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<section article="ghs" article_name="Housing and Community Development" number="4-505" title_number="4" title_name="Division of Development Finance" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Funds">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “Fund” means the Special Loan Programs Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>There is a Special Loan Programs Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>As provided in the State budget and subject to subsection (d) of this section, the Department shall use the Fund to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>operate, pay expenses of, and make loans under the Group Home Financing Program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>operate, pay expenses of, and make grants and loans under the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program and the Lead Hazard Reduction Loan Program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>operate, pay expenses of, and make loans and grants under the Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program, including reserves for anticipated future losses directly related to the Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>make loans and grants under the Regular Rehabilitation Program; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>make loans and grants under the special loan programs.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>During the first 6 months of each fiscal year the Department shall reserve at least 25% of the appropriation for the Fund to make loans to rehabilitate buildings with four or fewer dwelling units.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Department annually shall allocate money in the Fund to the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program and the Lead Hazard Reduction Loan Program.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the number of eligible applications under the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program, or the Lead Hazard Reduction Loan Program is insufficient to commit all money allocated to that Program within 6 months after the allocation, the Department may reallocate the uncommitted money to other programs of the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The Fund shall be administered in accordance with this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Fund consists of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>money appropriated by the State for special loan programs, including:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>the Special Rehabilitation Program under § 4–906(b) of this title;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>the Regular Rehabilitation Program under § 4–906(b) of this title;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>the Group Home Financing Program under § 4–602 of this title;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program under § 4–708 of this title and the Lead Hazard Reduction Loan Program under § 4–709 of this title; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>the Accessible Homes for Senior Homeowners Grant Program under § 4–931 of this title;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>repayments of principal and payments of interest on loans made under these programs;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>repayments of grants from the Fund;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>repayments of principal and payments of interest on loans from the Fund;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>money transferred to the Fund in accordance with §§ 4–502(e), 4–503(d), and 4–504(f) of this subtitle and §§ 3–203(i) and 6–310(g) of this article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>investment earnings of the Fund.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The State, under § 4–501(c) of this subtitle, may appropriate to the Fund money received as repayment of principal or payment of interest on a loan made by the Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>Subject to § 7–209 of the State Finance and Procurement Article and except as otherwise provided in the State budget, after the first 8 months of a fiscal year, the Department may transfer unencumbered money in the Fund to any other fund established under this title.</text>
  </level>
</section>
