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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="5-2003" title_number="5" title_name="Economic Development and Financial Assistance Programs" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Winery and Vineyard Economic Development Grant Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Subject to the limitations of this section, the Department shall provide a grant to an individual or a corporation equal to 25% of the qualified capital expenses incurred in connection with:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the establishment of a new winery or vineyard; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>capital improvements made to an existing winery or vineyard.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An individual or a corporation who paid or incurred qualified capital expenses during the immediately preceding calendar year may submit an application to the Department for a grant authorized under this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>For any fiscal year, the total amount of grants approved by the Department under this section may not exceed the total appropriation for the Program for that fiscal year.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>If the total amount of grants applied for under this section exceeds the maximum specified under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the Department shall approve a grant for each applicant in an amount equal to the product of multiplying the amount applied for by the applicant times a fraction:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>the numerator of which is the maximum specified under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>the denominator of which is the total of all grants applied for by all applicants for that calendar year.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Department shall award the grants authorized under this section to each eligible applicant.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>For each fiscal year, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of at least $1,000,000 to the Department to award grants under the Program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Department shall adopt regulations to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>implement the provisions of this section; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>specify criteria and procedures for application for, approval of, and monitoring continuing eligibility for the grants authorized under this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
