# Local Government (GLG)

## Title 1. Definitions; General Provisions

### Subtitle 11. Clean Energy Loan Programs

#### Section 1-1104

(a) An ordinance or resolution enacted under Sec. 1-1102 of this subtitle shall provide for:

  (1) eligibility requirements for participation in the program, including eligibility requirements for:

    (i) energy and water efficiency projects, renewable energy devices, environmental remediation projects, and resiliency projects; and

    (ii) property and property owners; and

  (2) loan terms and conditions, including a provision that requires that a loan be repaid over a term not to exceed the useful life of the project as determined by the program.

(b) Eligibility requirements under subsection (a) of this section shall include a requirement that the county or municipality give due regard to the property owner's ability to repay a loan provided under the program, in a manner substantially similar to that required for a mortgage loan under Sec.Sec. 12-127, 12-311, 12-409.1, 12-925, and 12-1029 of the Commercial Law Article.

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Md. Code Ann., Local Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)