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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="8-303" title_number="8" title_name="Fire and Rescue Funds" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="County Money and Loans for Volunteer Fire Companies">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section applies to Allegany County, Calvert County, Charles County, Frederick County, Garrett County, Kent County, and St. Mary’s County.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The county commissioners of a county subject to this section have the express power to guarantee or insure financial loans made by a governmental third party to a volunteer fire company that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is located within the county; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>has a mutual aid agreement with the county.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
