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2007 Laws of Maryland
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(d) "Program" means the Maryland Senior Rides [Demonstration] Program
established under this subtitle.
7-1002.
(a) There is a Maryland Senior Rides [Demonstration] Program in the
Administration.
(b) The purpose of the Program is to encourage regional providers to provide
door-to-door transportation for low-income to moderate-income seniors.
(c) The Administration shall award grants to qualified Program applicants,
as provided in § 7-1003 of this subtitle, for the operation of transportation services as
specified in this section.
(d) To be eligible for a grant under § 7-1003 of this subtitle, a Program
applicant shall:
(1) Provide door-to-door transportation for low-income to
moderate-income seniors who have difficulty accessing or using other existing
transportation systems;
(2) Use primarily volunteer drivers who drive their own vehicles;
(3) Use a dispatcher system to respond quickly to requests from
low-income to moderate-income seniors for door-to-door transportation; and
(4) Define a geographic area for which door-to-door transportation is
provided.
(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 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 $500,000
in grants per year.
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