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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="5-325" title_number="5" title_name="Economic Development and Financial Assistance Programs" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority and Fund">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Subject to the restrictions of this subtitle, the Department or Authority may impose the terms and conditions on financial assistance from the Fund as either considers appropriate.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of this subsection, financial assistance from the Fund may not exceed 70% of the total costs of the project being financed.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Financial assistance from the Fund may constitute 100% of the total costs of the project being financed if:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the recipient is the Corporation; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the financial assistance is for:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>an arts and entertainment enterprise;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>an arts and entertainment project; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>a Tier I county project.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, financial assistance from the Fund:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>may be used to finance up to 50% of the costs of construction, purchase, or renovation of real property, fixtures, or equipment related to a child care facility; but</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>may not be used for working capital, supplies, or inventory related to a child care facility.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Financial assistance from the Fund may be used to finance up to 20% of the costs described in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph incurred by a business that has received or will receive a day care loan insured by the Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Financial assistance for preparation of a strategy or plan for economic development of a county or municipal corporation may not exceed:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>50% of the costs of preparation; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>$50,000 in a 3–year period.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Department or the Authority shall determine whether a loan from the Fund shall bear interest and, if so, the interest rate.</text>
  </level>
</section>
