Ch. 113                                    2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(E)     A PROGRAM PARTICIPANT MAY PROVIDE DOOR-TO-DOOR
TRANSPORTATION TO AN ELIGIBLE SENIOR WHO DOES NOT RESIDE IN THE
GEOGRAPHIC AREA DEFINED BY THE PROGRAM PARTICIPANT UNDER SUBSECTION
(D)(4) OF THIS SECTION WHEN APPLYING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, SO
LONG AS SERVICE IS NOT DIMINISHED TO AN ELIGIBLE SENIOR WHO DOES RESIDE IN
THE DEFINED GEOGRAPHIC AREA.

(F)     A PROGRAM PARTICIPANT SHALL EXPEND A MATCHING FUND OF AT
LEAST 25% OF THE TOTAL CAPITAL OR OPERATING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
PROVIDING DOOR-TO-DOOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME TO
MODERATE-INCOME SENIORS.

(G)     (1) A PROGRAM PARTICIPANT MAY NOT RECEIVE MORE THAN ONE
GRANT ANNUALLY AND MAY NOT RECEIVE A TOTAL OF MORE THAN FOUR GRANTS.

(2) THE ADMINISTRATION MAY NOT AWARD MORE THAN $400,000 IN
GRANTS PER YEAR

(H) A PROGRAM PARTICIPANT MAY CHARGE REASONABLE FEES FOR
DOOR-TO-DOOR TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED BY THE PROGRAM PARTICIPANT.

(II) (I) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION PROHIBITS A PROGRAM PARTICIPANT
FROM PROVIDING SERVICES IN ADDITION TO THOSE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (D)
OF THIS SECTION.

7-1003.

THE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION SHALL:

(1)      SOLICIT GRANT APPLICATIONS FROM PROSPECTIVE PROGRAM
APPLICANTS;

(2)      SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS IN § 7-1002(G) OF THIS SUBTITLE,
AWARD GRANTS OF UP TO $100,000 EACH TO FOUR QUALIFIED PROGRAM APPLICANTS
OR, IF FEWER THAN FOUR QUALIFIED PROGRAM APPLICANTS ARE IDENTIFIED BY
THE ADMINISTRATION, TO EACH QUALIFIED PROGRAM APPLICANT APPLICANTS;

(3)     ENSURE THAT THE GRANTS AWARDED UNDER ITEM (2) OF THIS
SECTION ARE DISTRIBUTED AMONG PROGRAM APPLICANTS PROVIDING
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO PROVIDE DOOR-TO-DOOR TRANSPORTATION IN
THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH NO AREA RECEIVING GRANTS TOTALING MORE THAN
ONE GRANT $100,000 PER YEAR:

(I)      THE BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREA;

(II)     THE WASHINGTON D.C. METROPOLITAN AREA;

(III)   WESTERN MARYLAND;

(IV)    SOUTHERN MARYLAND; AND

(V)     THE EASTERN SHORE; AND

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