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<section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="5A-331" title_number="5A" title_name="Division of Historical and Cultural Programs" subtitle_number="3">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, a “qualified cooperating nonprofit organization” means a nonprofit organization in good standing with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is based in the State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>operates statewide; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>has demonstrated experience:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>rehabilitating historic structures;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>managing preservation funds; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>holding preservation easements.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A qualified cooperating nonprofit organization may use funds provided by the Trust only:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>to pay for the qualified cooperating nonprofit organization to acquire historic properties or interests in historic properties for resale or lease;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>to pay costs, including preparation and administrative costs, to restore or rehabilitate historic properties owned by the qualified cooperating nonprofit organization for resale or lease;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>to make loans to other nonprofit organizations, political subdivisions, and business entities to acquire, rehabilitate, restore, or refinance historic properties;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>to make loans to individuals to rehabilitate or restore historic properties recognized by the National Park Service as National Historic Landmarks; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>for necessary administrative and programmatic expenses associated with carrying out the transfer of funds.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A qualified cooperating nonprofit organization shall develop a competitive process for making awards of financial assistance with funds received from the Trust.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A qualified cooperating nonprofit organization receiving funds from the Trust, in coordination with the Director, shall adopt appropriate guidelines to carry out the purposes enumerated in subsection (b) of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A qualified cooperating nonprofit organization shall make the following information available on its website:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the guidelines established under subsection (c) of this section;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the availability of funds; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>information on projects receiving financial assistance from the transferred funds.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>On or before June 30 each year, a qualified cooperating nonprofit organization shall provide an annual report to the Trust outlining all funds received.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The annual financial review or audit of the organization shall be provided at the request of the Trust to confirm the intended use of the transferred funds.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
