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<section article="gag" article_name="Agriculture" number="2-2103" title_number="2" title_name="Department of Agriculture" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="Urban Agriculture Water and Power Infrastructure Grant Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is an Urban Agriculture Water and Power Infrastructure Grant Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The purpose of the Fund is to provide grants to urban agricultural producers and qualified nonprofit organizations for the purchase and installation of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Agriculture equipment associated with water supply and irrigation; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Electric power access.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Secretary shall administer the Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Fund consists of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Money appropriated to the Fund under § 13–209 of the Tax – Property Article; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The Fund may be used only for:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Providing up to 87.5% of matching funds to urban agricultural producers and qualified nonprofit organizations for the purchase and installation of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Water meters;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Water pipes;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Irrigation hoses;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Electric meters;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Electrical lines; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>Any other equipment associated with water supply and irrigation or electric power access the Department determines is appropriate; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Administrative costs for the Department to administer the Program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>On or before October 15 each year, beginning in 2024, the Department shall submit a report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and the House Appropriations Committee on the effectiveness of the funding provided under this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
