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Ch. 305
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2000 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(2) STEAM OR OTHER FORMS OF USEFUL ENERGY, SUCH AS HEAT, THAT
ARE USED FOR INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, HEATING, OR COOLING PURPOSES.
(G) "COMMERCIAL BUILDING" MEANS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR AN ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECT OR A SOLAR
ENERGY PROJECT IN A COMMERCIAL BUILDING, ANY BUILDING, OTHER THAN A
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, THAT IS USED PRIMARILY TO CARRY ON A BUSINESS,
INCLUDING ANY NONPROFIT BUSINESS, AND IS NOT USED PRIMARILY FOR THE
MANUFACTURE OR PRODUCTION OF RAW MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, OR
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.
(h) "County" means any of the 23 counties of Maryland, and the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore.
(i) "Department" means the Department of Business and Economic
Development of the State.
[(j) "Energy project" means any energy project within the meaning indicated
in § 6-402 of this article.]
(J) "ENERGY AUDIT" MEANS:
(1) AN ENERGY AUDIT PERFORMED FOR PURPOSES OF THE NATIONAL
ENERGY CONSERVATION POLICY ACT, P.L. 95-619; OR
(2) AN ON-SITE INSPECTION OF A COMMERCIAL BUILDING, AN
INDUSTRIAL BUILDING, OR AN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS, WHICH INSPECTION INCLUDES
A DETERMINATION OF, AND PROVIDES INFORMATION ON:
(I) THE TYPE, QUANTITY, AND RATE OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF
THE BUILDING OR PROCESS;
(II) APPROPRIATE ENERGY CONSERVING MAINTENANCE AND
OPERATION PROCEDURES THAT MAY BE EMPLOYED TO REDUCE THE ENERGY
CONSUMPTION OF THE BUILDING OR PROCESS; AND
(III) THE COST OF IMPLEMENTING APPROPRIATE ENERGY
CONSERVATION PROJECTS OR SOLAR ENERGY PROJECTS AND THE SAVINGS IN
ENERGY COSTS THAT ARE LIKELY TO RESULT FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
PROJECTS.
(K) "ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECT' MEANS:
(1) WITH RESPECT TO A COMMERCIAL BUILDING, AN INDUSTRIAL
BUILDING, OR AN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS, THE PURCHASE OR INSTALLATION OR
MODIFICATION OF AN INSTALLATION WHICH IS DESIGNED PRIMARILY TO REDUCE
THE CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY, INCLUDING:
(I) CAULKING AND WEATHER STRIPPING;
(II) THE INSULATION OF THE BUILDING STRUCTURE AND ANY
SYSTEM WITHIN THE BUILDING;
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