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<section article="gfi" article_name="Financial Institutions" number="13-1113" title_number="13" title_name="State-Operated Financial Programs" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Heritage Areas">
  <level label="a">
    <text>As provided in the State budget and in accordance with terms and conditions the Authority establishes, the Authority may award:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Grants and loans to local jurisdictions or other appropriate entities for planning, design, acquisition, development, preservation, restoration, interpretation, marketing, and programming of certified heritage areas; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Grants to local jurisdictions or other appropriate entities to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Develop management plans in recognized heritage areas; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Encourage revitalization of and reinvestment in certified heritage area resources.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In awarding a grant or loan under subsection (a) of this section, the Authority may require matching funds in whatever proportion the Authority considers appropriate.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Through the resources of the members of the Authority and in cooperation with other State agencies, the Authority shall provide technical assistance to management entities implementing a management plan.</text>
  </level>
</section>
