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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="5-553" title_number="5" title_name="Economic Development and Financial Assistance Programs" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Authority may execute and perform a bid bond, performance bond, and payment bond as a surety for the benefit of a principal in connection with a contract.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>This subsection does not apply if the sources of funding for the bonds are grants.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The bonds may not exceed $5,000,000 each.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Bonds are subject to the approval of the Authority based on the bond worthiness of the principal.</text>
  </level>
</section>
