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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="9-422" title_number="9" title_name="Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Drinking Water">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Before any loan is made, the applicant shall execute an agreement specifying the purpose, amount, and manner of repayment of the loan.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The agreement shall be signed on behalf of the State by the Department of the Environment and shall be approved by the Board of Public Works.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>To the extent not inconsistent with this Part II of Subtitle 4, a grant, loan, or loan guarantee agreement shall contain those conditions that the Secretary requires by regulation and that the Board of Public Works requires on a specific application for financial assistance.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A State loan extended under this subtitle:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>May not exceed $500,000 principal amount for each project or part of a project in any calendar year except as provided in subsection (c) of this section;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>May not exceed the eligible cost of the project less the total of federal and State grants and federal loans;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <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="4">
      <text>Shall be repaid within 30 years.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The aggregate principal amount of all loans for each project or part of a project in any calendar year may not exceed $500,000 unless the Board of Public Works determines that extraordinary circumstances exist.</text>
  </level>
</section>
