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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 471
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agree to certain requirements; restricting the total amount of grant money that
may be awarded to a project within a certain period of time; requiring, subject to
a certain exception, that a matching grant be provided by certain parties;
prohibiting the State from expending any State general funds to implement the
Program; requiring the Secretary to adopt regulations necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Act; defining certain terms; providing for the application of
this Act; requiring the Secretary to annually report to the General Assembly
about the status and effectiveness of the Program; making this Act subject to a
certain contingency; providing for the termination of this Act; and generally
relating to the Naturally Occurring Retirement Community Demonstration
Program.
BY adding to
Article 70B - Department of Aging
Section 37 through 44, inclusive, to be under the new subtitle "Naturally
Occurring Retirement Community Demonstration Program"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1998 Replacement Volume and 2001 Supplement)
SECTION 1, BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article 70B - Department of Aging
NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT COMMUNITY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
37.
(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.
(B) "ELDERLY RESIDENT" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS:
(1) AT LEAST 60 YEARS OLD;
(2) A RESIDENT OF A NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT
COMMUNITY; AND
(3) THE HEAD OF A HOUSEHOLD.
(C) "NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT COMMUNITY" MEANS A DEFINED
GEOGRAPHIC AREA OR IDENTIFIABLE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY THAT HAS EXISTED
FOR AT LEAST 20 YEARS AND, AS A RESULT OF NATURALLY OCCURRING
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES, HAS COME TO BE CHARACTERIZED BY CONCENTRATED
CLUSTERS OF RESIDENTS OVER THE AGE OF 60 YEARS. AN APARTMENT BUILDING OR
HOUSING COMPLEX THAT;
(1) WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH MONETARY ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY
THE FEDERAL, STATE, OR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT;
(2) WAS NOT ORIGINALLY BUILT FOR ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS;
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