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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="10-810" title_number="10" title_name="Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Clean Energy Center">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board shall establish an Advisory Committee.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Advisory Committee consists of individuals that the Board considers will assist the Center in studying and developing policies to further the purposes of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board shall establish a Financing Investment Advisory Committee.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Financing Investment Advisory Committee consists of individuals with knowledge and expertise in financing matters relevant to borrower eligibility, terms and conditions of support, and other financing evaluation criteria of the Center.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Before the Center provides financing for a project, including a project to be funded by the Maryland Energy Innovation Fund under § 10–835 of this subtitle, the Financing Investment Advisory Committee shall review and make recommendations to the Board for qualifying project applicants.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The Maryland Economic Development Corporation and other State economic development units may provide resources and expertise to the Financing Investment Advisory Committee and the Center to assist in evaluating projects, coordinating financing for projects, and other matters.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Board may establish other committees as appropriate.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The membership of a committee may include individuals who are not Board members.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Board may establish the term and manner of selection of the membership of a committee.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
