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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 34.04.02.05" title_num="34" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="02" heading="Eligible Activities.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Loans. The Trust may provide loans from the Fund to an eligible borrower for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Acquisition of historic property;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Rehabilitation of historic property;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Restoration of historic property;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Refinancing of historic property; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Preparation costs that are directly related to work required or recommended by the Trust or the State Historic Preservation Officer through the review of a construction project in the State under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, or State Finance and Procurement Article, §§5A-325 and 5A-326, Annotated Code of Maryland, provided that the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Term of the loan may not exceed 24 months; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Borrower has evidence of permanent financing to serve as the source of repayment of the loan.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Trust Expenditures.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Trust may directly expend moneys in an amount up to 50 percent of those moneys available in the Fund which are derived from repayments or prepayments of loans made from the Fund or the proceeds from the resale or lease of any properties originally acquired with moneys from the Fund for the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Acquisition of historic property; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Restoration or rehabilitation of historic properties owned by the Trust, which may include preparation costs.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Trust expenditures under this section for acquisition, rehabilitation, or restoration shall be for use in accordance with the Trust's authorized purposes set forth in State Finance and Procurement Article, §5A-311, Annotated Code of Maryland, or for resale or lease by the Trust subject to appropriate preservation covenants.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Trust expenditures under this section are not considered loans as defined in these regulations and are governed solely by the provisions of this section, Regulation .07 of this chapter, and any other regulation or provision of law to which this section or Regulation .07 of this chapter may specifically refer.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Transfers.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Trust may provide transfers from the Fund to a transferee:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>To pay for the transferee to acquire historic properties or interests in historic properties for resale or lease;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>To pay costs, including preparation costs, directly related to the rehabilitation or restoration of historic properties owned by the transferee for resale or lease;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>To pay administrative costs incurred to restore or rehabilitate historic properties owned by the transferee for resale or lease, to the extent permitted under Regulation .08D(3) of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>To make subloans to other nonprofit organizations, political subdivisions, and business entities to acquire, rehabilitate, restore, or refinance historic properties;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>To make subloans to individuals to rehabilitate or restore historic properties recognized by the National Park Service as national historic landmarks; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>To pay necessary administrative costs and programmatic expenses associated with the transfer of funds, to the extent permitted under Regulation .08D(3) of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Transfers under this section are not considered loans as defined in these regulations.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>