# COMAR Title 24 — Department of Commerce

## Subtitle 05 — Economic Development

### Chapter 27 — More Jobs for Marylanders

#### Regulation .09 Priority of Funding for Initial Certificates.

*COMAR 24.05.27.09*

A. The Department shall approve initial applications submitted under Regulation .08 based on the following priority order:

  (1) An eligible project in a Tier 1 area that received a final certificate in the previous fiscal year.

  (2) An eligible project in a Tier II area that received a final certificate in the previous fiscal year.

  (3) An eligible project in a Tier 1 area that did not receive a final certificate in the previous fiscal year.

  (4) An eligible project in a Tier II area that did not receive a final certificate in in the previous fiscal year.

B. If there are unencumbered funds remaining, the Department may:

  (1) Carry forward the unused balance to the next fiscal year;

  (2) Establish one or more additional periods during the fiscal year for accepting initial applications; or

  (3) Issue credits on a first-come first-served basis during the fiscal year until fiscal year funding is exhausted.