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<section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="14-708" title_number="14" title_name="Preferences" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Certified Local Farm and Fish Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Certified Local Farm and Fish Food Aggregation Grant Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The purpose of the Fund is to support the creation of food aggregation, storage, processing, and distribution sites across the State through grants and near–equity investments.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Maryland Agricultural and Resource–Based Industry Development Corporation shall administer the Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Fund consists of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>principal that is repaid from near–equity investments; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Fund may be used only for establishing and operating food aggregation, storage, processing, and distribution sites across the State through grants and near–equity investments.</text>
  </level>
</section>
