Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department may provide to a person, including a responsible person, a low-interest loan or grant to conduct the environmental site assessment of a potential brownfields site that is required to participate in the Voluntary Cleanup Program under Title 7, Subtitle 5 of the Environment Article, if the person: has not already applied to participate in the Program; is otherwise eligible to participate in the Program; and meets the eligibility requirements that the Department sets. The information contained in an environmental site assessment is: the property of the State, if the assessment is financed wholly or partly by: a grant from the Department; or a loan that is in payment default; or the property of the person who contracted for the assessment, if the assessment is financed by: a loan from the Department; or a grant that is repaid. Eligibility for a loan or grant for an environmental site assessment under this section does not constitute eligibility for: any other financial assistance under this subtitle; or the tax credits provided under § 9-229 of the Tax - Property Article. The recipient of a grant under this section shall repay the grant if, within 12 months after receiving the grant, the recipient does not receive approval from the Department of the Environment to: participate in the Voluntary Cleanup Program; or implement a corrective action plan under Title 4 of the Environment Article. A low-interest loan provided under this section shall convert to a market rate loan if, within 12 months after receiving the loan, the recipient does not receive approval from the Department of the Environment to: participate in the Voluntary Cleanup Program; or implement a corrective action plan under Title 4 of the Environment Article. The Department may establish procedures and eligibility requirements for the approval of requests for loans and grants under this section.