WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 632

[(m)] (Q) "Municipality" means a municipal corporation in
Maryland subject to the provisions of Article XI-E of the
Constitution; and it also means the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore. "County" means one of the twenty-three counties of
Maryland.

(R) "NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION" MEANS A CORPORATION,
FOUNDATION, OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY, NO PART OF THE NET EARNINGS OF
WHICH INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE SHAREHOLDERS OR
INDIVIDUAL HOLDING AN INTEREST IN SUCH ENTITY.

[(n)] (S) "Person" has the meaning stated in § 13-402 of
Article 41 for the purpose of providing financial assistance for
an energy conservation project or a solar energy project.

(T) "PUBLIC PURPOSE PROJECT" MEANS ANY UNDERTAKING OR
PROJECT, OR PORTION THEREOF, WHICH IS (1) ELIGIBLE, IN WHOLE OR
IN PART, FOR FEDERAL LOW-INCOME HOUSING CREDITS OR (2) LOCATED
IN A DISTRESSED AREA INCLUDING LAND, BUILDINGS, AND OTHER
IMPROVEMENTS, REAL, MIXED AND PERSONAL PROPERTIES, OR AN INTEREST
THEREIN, THAT IS PLANNED, ACQUIRED, OWNED, DEVELOPED,
CONSTRUCTED, RECONSTRUCTED, REHABILITATED, REPAIRED, RENOVATED,
OR IMPROVED WITH THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF THE ADMINISTRATION
OR THE ASSISTANCE OF FEDERAL LOW-INCOME HOUSING CREDITS AS MAY BE
AUTHORIZED BY THE CODE. WHILE PUBLIC PURPOSE PROJECTS MAY
INCLUDE IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS STREETS, ROADS, SEWER AND WATER
LINES, AND SUCH OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE FACILITIES INTENDED FOR
COMMERCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL, COMMUNITY OR
OTHER CIVIC PURPOSES, PUBLIC PURPOSE PROJECTS SHALL PROVIDE IN
SUBSTANTIAL PART FOR EXISTING OR NEW HOUSING, UNLESS IT IS
DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
THAT SOUND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS PROMOTED BY INCLUDING A
GREATER PROPORTION OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE FACILITIES. THE HOUSING
PORTION OF A PUBLIC PURPOSE PROJECT SHALL BE OCCUPIED IN WHOLE OR
IN PART BY FAMILIES OF LIMITED INCOMES.

[(o)] (U) "Residential building" means any single family or
multi-family structure that is used primarily for human dwelling
purposes and that has a system for heating or cooling, or both.

[(P)] (V) "Residential energy audit" means:

(1)  An inspection or energy audit of a residential
building, or of a dwelling unit in a residential building,
performed for purposes of Title II or VII of the National Energy
Conservation Policy Act, P.L. 95-619; or

(2)  An onsite inspection of a residential building",
or of a dwelling unit in a residential building, which inspection
includes a determination of, and provides information on:

(i) The type, quantity, and rate of energy
consumption of the building or dwelling unit;

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