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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="4-605" title_number="4" title_name="Water Management" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Underground Storage Tank Upgrade and Replacement Fund">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A loan agreement under this subtitle shall contain those conditions that the Secretary requires by regulation to achieve the purposes of this subtitle and to protect the interests of the State.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A loan agreement under this subtitle shall contain provisions that authorize the Secretary to recall the loan and require that any amount of financial assistance provided under this subtitle be returned to the State under terms established by the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The recipient of a loan under this subtitle fails to remain in compliance with any law or regulation governing the installation, operation, or use of underground storage tanks; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The proceeds of a loan provided under this subtitle have been used for a purpose other than one authorized under this subtitle.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Any funds returned to the State under this subsection shall be credited to the Underground Storage Tank Upgrade and Replacement Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A loan extended under this subtitle:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>May not exceed $50,000 for any one upgrade;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Shall bear at least the same rate of interest as the most recent State general obligation bond sale preceding the date of approval by the Board of Public Works; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Shall be repaid in full in a term not to exceed 15 years in accordance with the provisions of the loan agreement.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The aggregate amount of all loans awarded under this subtitle to a single applicant in any calendar year may not exceed $150,000, unless the Secretary determines that extraordinary circumstances exist.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The proceeds of a loan awarded under this subtitle may be applied to the costs of developing plans and specifications, equipment, construction, and site assessment related to the upgrade and replacement of underground storage tanks.</text>
  </level>
</section>
