HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(c)  "Authority" means the Maryland Industrial Development
Financing Authority.

(d)  "Authorized Purpose Insurance Fund" means the
Authorized Purpose Insurance Fund created by § 13-121 of this
subtitle.

(e)  "Authorized purpose obligations" means bonds or notes,
or other instruments, certificates, or other evidences of
obligation issued, offered for sale or delivered by any person or
public body for any purpose found and determined by the Authority
to accomplish the purposes of this subtitle.

(f)  "Bond Insurance Fund" means the Bond Insurance Fund
created by § 13-120 of this subtitle.

(g)  "Bonds" means bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes,
notes in the nature of commercial paper or other instruments,
certificates, or evidences of obligation issued and sold by any
public body, agency or instrumentality of the State to finance or
refinance 1 or more facilities or 1 or more energy projects, or
to refund outstanding bonds, including, by way of example, bonds
within the meaning indicated in the Maryland Economic Development
Revenue Bond Act and bonds within the meaning indicated in
Article 41, § 518 of the Code.

(h) "County" means any of the 23 counties of Maryland, and
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore.

(i) "Department" means the Department of Economic and
Community Development of the State.

(j) "Energy project" means any energy project within the
meaning indicated in Article 41, § 518 of the Code.

(K) "EXPORT-RELATED FINANCING TRANSACTION" MEANS FINANCING
PROVIDED TO A MARYLAND MANUFACTURER OF GOODS, OR A MARYLAND
SELLER OF GOODS OR SERVICES, WHERE THE GOODS OR SERVICES ARE
INTENDED FOR SALE TO A FOREIGN ENTITY.

[(k)] (L) "Facility" or "facilities" means any facility or
facilities within the meaning indicated in the Maryland Economic
Development Revenue Bond Act.

[(1)] (M) "Facility applicant" means any facility applicant
within the meaning indicated in the Maryland Economic Development
Revenue Bond Act.

[(m)] (N) "Facility user" means any facility user within
the meaning indicated in the Maryland Economic Development
Revenue Bond Act.

[(n)] (O) "Financial assistance" means any financial
assistance provided by the Authority under § 13-129, § 13-131, or
§ 13-138 of this subtitle.