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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="10-134" title_number="10" title_name="Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Maryland Economic Development Corporation">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Fund” means the Strategic Infrastructure Revolving Loan Fund.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Priority funding area” means an area identified under § 5–7B–02 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Program” means the Strategic Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>“Sustainable community” means an area designated under § 6–205 of the Housing and Community Development Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>“Transit–oriented development” has the meaning stated in § 7–101 of the Transportation Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>There is a Strategic Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program in the Maryland Economic Development Corporation.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The purpose of the Program is to make loans for targeted investments in real estate and infrastructure projects to support transformative place–making, enhance transit–oriented development, enhance community development, and achieve inclusive and equitable economic growth objectives, with a focus on bringing underutilized assets into performance and generating revenue.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>There is a Strategic Infrastructure Revolving Loan Fund in the Corporation.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The purpose of the Fund is to provide loans for the cost of infrastructure projects that meet the purposes of the Program.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Corporation shall administer the Fund.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <level label="i">
        <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="ii">
        <text>The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The Fund consists of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>premiums, fees, interest payments, and principal payments on loans made under this section; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>The Fund may be used only for loans made under the Program.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An applicant for a loan under this section shall submit to the Corporation an application on the form that the Corporation requires.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The application shall include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a detailed strategic plan for the targeted investment;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the amount of money required for the activities described in the strategic plan;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the money available to the applicant without financial assistance from the Program;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the amount of financial assistance requested from the Program;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>information relating to the financial status of the applicant, including, if applicable:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>a current balance sheet;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>a profit and loss statement; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>credit references; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>any other relevant information that the Corporation requests.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>An applicant is eligible for a loan under the Program for projects located in a sustainable community, priority funding area, or transit–oriented development area.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The Corporation shall establish an Advisory Loan Committee to review loan applications and make recommendations to the Corporation on approval.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>In making loans, the Corporation shall prioritize projects that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>activate underutilized property owned by the government and institutions;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>redevelop land contiguous to rail transit stations that is owned by the State, Baltimore City, or the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>offer significant development or redevelopment value;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>leverage private investment; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>have the potential for significant job growth or retention.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Loans may be used:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>to acquire property, including vacant sites;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>for design and development of a project; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>for rehabilitation, construction, and demolition.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Corporation may set the terms and conditions for loans made under the Program, including the length of the loan term and renewals, appropriate fees, and loan amount per applicant.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Corporation shall prepare the loan documents.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The loan documents shall include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the interest rate on the loan;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the amount of the loan;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>repayment provisions for the loan; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>any other provision that the Corporation determines is necessary, including a provision on taking liens and security interests in real or personal property.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If a recipient of a loan under this section violates any provision of the loan documents or ceases to meet the requirements of this section, the Corporation may, on reasonable notice to the loan recipient:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>withhold further advances of loan proceeds until the loan recipient complies with the agreement or requirements; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>exercise any other remedy provided in the loan documents.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>If a loan made under this section is in default, the Corporation may foreclose on a mortgage or deed of trust held as security for the loan in the manner provided under the Maryland Rules for foreclosures in private transactions.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The Corporation may take title in the Corporation’s name to any property foreclosed and convey title to a bona fide purchaser.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>The Corporation shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
