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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="10-130" title_number="10" title_name="Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Maryland Economic Development Corporation">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “Fund” means the Dorchester County Economic Development Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>There is a Dorchester County Economic Development Fund in the Corporation.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Fund is a continuing, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to reversion under § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Corporation shall manage and administer the Fund on terms and conditions acceptable to the Corporation and the Department.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Comptroller shall account and collect for the Fund and disburse the revenues to the trustee maintaining the Fund for the Corporation.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Any investment earnings of the Fund shall be paid into the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Fund consists of revenues from the hotel surcharge imposed under § 11–102(b) of the Tax – General Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Fund shall be used to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>complete the Corporation project commonly known as the Chesapeake Bay Conference Center; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>satisfy the full and final settlement of pending construction claims related to the project and any bonds issued in connection with those claims.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Fund may be pledged by the Corporation to pay bonds issued to satisfy the full and final settlement of pending construction claims on the project.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
