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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ (60) Reports of loans, loan guarantees, and loan insurance.">
  <section prefix="§" num="(60)" heading="Reports of loans, loan guarantees, and loan insurance.">
    <text>To exercise powers which may be granted by the General Assembly of Maryland under Articles &lt;cite data-doc="Md. Const." data-path="XI-G"&gt;XI-G&lt;/cite&gt;, &lt;cite data-doc="Md. Const." data-path="XI-H"&gt;XI-H&lt;/cite&gt;, and &lt;cite data-doc="Md. Const." data-path="XI-I"&gt;XI-I&lt;/cite&gt; of &lt;cite data-doc="Md. Const."&gt;the Constitution of Maryland&lt;/cite&gt; only if the following requirements are fulfilled:</text>
    <para num="(a)" heading="Reports required.">Prior to each regular session of the General Assembly of Maryland, the Board of Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore shall submit to each member of the General Assembly representing Baltimore City a report regarding loans and loan guarantees made during the immediately preceding fiscal year, from the proceeds of any debt created or credit extended under &lt;cite data-doc="Md. Const." data-path="XI|§7"&gt;Article XI, Section 7 of the Constitution of Maryland&lt;/cite&gt; or from the proceeds of any notes issued in anticipation of such proceeds, for the purposes authorized pursuant to Articles &lt;cite data-doc="Md. Const." data-path="XI-G"&gt;XI-G&lt;/cite&gt;, &lt;cite data-doc="Md. Const." data-path="XI-H"&gt;XI-H&lt;/cite&gt;, or &lt;cite data-doc="Md. Const." data-path="XI-I"&gt;XI-I&lt;/cite&gt; of &lt;cite data-doc="Md. Const."&gt;the Constitution of Maryland&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Contents.">The report shall contain the following information regarding each loan of $300,000 or more, made or guaranteed as described in subsection (a); provided that the loans or loan guarantees or insurance for any particular project or the particular project itself may not be divided or split for the purpose of being exempted from the reporting requirement:<para num="(1)">the recipient of the loan, and a brief description of the purpose of the loan.</para>
      <para num="(2)">the street address and a brief description of each property acquired, constructed, rehabilitated or otherwise improved with the proceeds of the loan.</para>
      <para num="(3)">the amount of each loan made.</para>
      <para num="(4)">the amount of each loan guaranteed and the amount of reserve maintained for each guarantee commitment.</para>
      <para num="(5)">the amount and source of any other funds committed in connection with the loan.</para>
      <para num="(6)">the extent of minority business participation in the proceeds of the loan, determined in accordance with the standards, terms, and conditions of the minority business enterprise program of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City.</para>
      <para num="(7)">whether and in what manner the provisions of &lt;cite data-path="VI|§4"&gt;Article VI, Section 4&lt;/cite&gt; &lt;em&gt;{&lt;cite data-path="VI|§11"&gt;Article VI, § 11&lt;/cite&gt;}&lt;/em&gt; of &lt;cite&gt;the City Charter&lt;/cite&gt; applied to the loan.</para>
      <para num="(8)">whether and in what manner Sections 19 through 27 inclusive of the Baltimore City Code, “Contracts - Hours and Wages” &lt;em&gt;{Article 5, Subtitle 25, “Hours and Wages - Service Contracts”, City Code (Edition 2000)}&lt;/em&gt;, applied to the loan.</para>
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    <para num="(c)" heading="“Guarantee” defined.">In &lt;cite data-path="II|§(60)"&gt;this section&lt;/cite&gt;, a loan “guarantee” or a loan “guaranteed” shall include insurance of a loan, or a loan insured.</para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Legislative audit.">At the request of either the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate or the Joint Budget and Audit Committee to the General Assembly, the legislative auditor shall:<para num="(1)">examine, evaluate, and audit any report made under &lt;cite data-path="II|§(60)"&gt;this section&lt;/cite&gt;; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">examine and evaluate any loan or loan guarantee for which a report is not made in order to determine if a report should be made for it under &lt;cite data-path="II|§(60)"&gt;this section&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
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    <para num="(e)" heading="Savings clause.">Failure to file any report required by &lt;cite data-path="II|§(60)"&gt;this section&lt;/cite&gt; does not affect the validity of any bonds or other obligations issued for the purpose of exercising any of the powers authorized by Articles XI-G, XI-H, and XI-I of the Constitution.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ch. 749, Acts of 1984</annotation>
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