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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="10-474" title_number="10" title_name="Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Maryland Technology Development Corporation">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Maryland Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Incentive Program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Corporation shall administer the Program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The purpose of the Program is to foster job creation and economic development in the State by:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>promoting the commercialization of research conducted by small businesses in the State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>facilitating the transfer of technology from universities and federal research laboratories to small businesses; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>encouraging small businesses, including economically disadvantaged small businesses, to apply for small business innovation research awards and small business technology transfer awards.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
