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H.B. 972
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VETOES
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[(f) "Bond Insurance Fund" means the Bond Insurance Fund created by §
5-914 of this subtitle.
(g) ] (E) "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 [§ 6-402 of] this [article] SUBTITLE.
(F) "COGENERATION" MEANS THE COMBINED GENERATION BY ANY FACILITY .
OF:
(1) ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL POWER; AND
(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
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