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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="10-708" title_number="10" title_name="Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Maryland Venture Capital Trust">
  <text>The Board shall give preference to venture capital fund proposals that:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>provide financing predominately to businesses that conduct a substantial amount of business in the State;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>require venture capital funds to match the money invested by the Trust with money invested by private investors on at least a 1 to 3 ratio; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>ensure that a majority of the money that the Trust invests is for seed capital financing in the State.</text>
  </level>
</section>
