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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="9-2008" title_number="9" title_name="Miscellaneous Executive Agencies" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Maryland Energy Administration">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Geothermal heat pump” means a heating and cooling device that is installed using ground loop technology.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Program” means the Geothermal Heat Pump Grant Program.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Ton” means 1 standard ton of refrigeration equal to 12,000 British thermal units of heat removal per hour.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>There is a Geothermal Heat Pump Grant Program in the Administration.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The purpose of the Program is to provide grants to individuals for a portion of the cost of acquiring and installing a geothermal heat pump.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Administration shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>administer the Program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>establish application procedures for the Program; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>award grants from the Program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A grant awarded under the Program may not exceed the lesser of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>$1,000 per ton or $3,000 for a residential system; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>$1,000 per ton or $10,000 for a nonresidential system.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>Subject to the limitations in subsection (e) of this section, the Administration may adjust the grant amounts under the Program to reflect market conditions and the prevailing prices of geothermal heat pump systems.</text>
  </level>
</section>
