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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="9-20D-04" title_number="9" title_name="Miscellaneous Executive Agencies" subtitle_number="20D" subtitle_name="Regulated Sustainable Energy Contracts">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Under a Program created in accordance with § 9–20D–03(a) of this subtitle, a regulated sustainable energy contract shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>meet the requirements established by the Administration under subsection  (d) of this section; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>require, for each property expected to be subject to the regulated sustainable energy contract, the qualified contractor to notify, by first–class certified mail, any party that holds a recorded mortgage or deed of trust on property  of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the expected existence and terms of the regulated sustainable energy contract; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the right of the party that holds a recorded mortgage or deed of trust to object to the contract as provided in subsection (b) of this section.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A party that holds a recorded mortgage or deed of trust on property that would be subject to a regulated sustainable energy contract has 30 days from receipt of the notice required under subsection (a)(2) of this section to object to the contract.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Any objection to the contract on the part of a party that holds a recorded mortgage or deed of trust on the property must be in writing and addressed to the owner of the property and the qualified contractor.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If an objection is made under subsection (b) of this section by a party that holds a recorded mortgage or deed of trust on the property, the regulated sustainable energy contract may not become effective and if executed shall be void.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>When creating a Program under this subtitle, the Administration shall, by order or regulation, establish specific requirements for a regulated sustainable energy contract under this subtitle, including:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>terms and conditions, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>interest rates, schedules, and rates for repayment;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a requirement that, if there is no objection by a party that holds a recorded mortgage or deed of trust, the regulated sustainable energy contract be recorded in the land records of the county in which the property is located;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>time frames for the recordation; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>any terms and conditions required to create and enforce a lien under the Maryland Contract Lien Act, Title 14, Subtitle 2 of the Real Property Article;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>eligibility requirements for property owners that give due regard to the owner’s ability to pay in a manner substantially similar to the requirements for a mortgage loan under §§ 12–127, 12–311, 12–409.1, 12–925, and  12–1029 of the Commercial Law Article; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>mechanisms:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>for quality control; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>to ensure that the savings to the property owner under a regulated sustainable energy contract outweigh the cost of the regulated sustainable energy contract.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
