# Natural Resources (GNR)

## Title 3. Environmental Programs

### Subtitle 2A. Land Trust Grant Fund

#### Section 3-2A-07

(a) In making grants under this subtitle, the Trust shall give consideration to:

  (1) The amount of funds contributed to the project by the land trust as a match against the grant;

  (2) The amount of funds contributed to the project by parties other than the land trust or the Trust;

  (3) The natural resource, open space, or recreational value of the project;

  (4) Geographic distribution;

  (5) The degree of development pressure in the area; and

  (6) Whether the grant will be reimbursed to the Land Trust Grant Fund, as provided by Sec. 3-2A-08 of this subtitle.

(b) The Trust may not make a grant under this subtitle to a land trust unless the land trust:

  (1) Contributes an amount not less than 15% of the amount of the grant as a match; or

  (2) Agrees to resell the property to the Department or a local governing body as provided by Sec. 5-903 or Sec. 5-905 of this article.

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Md. Code Ann., Nat. Res. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)