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Ch. 439 2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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SA25.09 Special Loan Programs - Capital
Appropriation
Provided that it is the intent of the General
Assembly that a deficiency appropriation
be made available to Baltimore City to
supplement the State's lead abatement
grant to the city should substantive
changes be made to the Lead Hazard
Reduction Grant Program (LHRGP),
which would allow Baltimore City to fully
expend the fiscal 2003 grant funds as well
as all available prior year LHRGP
appropriations made to Baltimore City.
Further provided that it is the intent of the
General Assembly that should a fiscal
2003 deficiency appropriation not be
made available, the Governor shall
increase the funding for Baltimore City's
lead abatement program by $1,000,000 in
fiscal 2004.
General Fund Appropriation, provided that
$500,000 of this appropriation shall be
withheld until the Department of Housing
and Community Development (DHCD)
and the City of Baltimore have entered
into a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) which sets forth that State
appropriations made for the purpose of
funding lead abatement grants and loans
in Baltimore City under the Lead Hazard
Reduction Grant Program (LHRGP) shall
be disbursed as a single block grant to
either the Baltimore City Health
Department or a designated private entity.
Further provided that the designated grant
recipient, as provided for under the MOU,
shall submit quarterly reports to DHCD
that include statistical data on the use of
the grant proceeds. The statistical data
shall include the name of each lead
abatement grant or loan recipient, the
amount of each grant or loan provided;
and the property address for which lead
abatement grant and loan funds have been
made available. The statistical data shall
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