Section 4-2107 – Duties of Council
The Council shall: (1) coordinate State policy and working relationships among State, local, and nonprofit agencies concerning efforts to remedy and prevent homelessness; (2) coordinate data sharing between local Continuums of Care; (3) coordinate outreach to each Continuum of Care to develop joint strategies that impact State and federal funding efforts to remedy and prevent homelessness; (4) determine comprehensive […]
Section 4-1903 – Financial Assistance
(a) The Department may provide financial assistance under the Program utilizing funds from: (1) any fund or program under Division I of this article; or (2) any other source of funds available to the Department. (b) The Department may provide any type of financial assistance permitted by Division I of this article to recipients under the Program. (c) In addition […]
Section 4-1904 – Regulations, Guidelines, and Eligibility Requirements
(a) (1) The Secretary shall adopt regulations, guidelines, and eligibility requirements for implementing the Program. (2) The guidelines and eligibility requirements may be different for each disaster. (b) The Secretary shall establish income limits for the Program in connection with each disaster. (c) The eligibility requirements of any State fund or program from which funds are utilized for providing financial […]
Section 4-1905 – Reports
(a) The Department shall issue to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article: (1) a preliminary report 6 months after the Program is initially activated for each disaster; and (2) a final report on or before 18 months after the Program is initially activated for each disaster. (b) The reports shall include: (1) the […]
Section 4-1803 – Requirements for Participation
(a) A local government qualifies for participation in the Program if: (1) the local government has: (i) a 5–year consolidated plan approved by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; or (ii) a comprehensive plan; (2) the plans listed in item (1) of this subsection: (i) have a workforce housing element; (ii) assess workforce housing needs; and (iii) contain goals, objectives, […]
Section 4-2001 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Fund” means the Energy–Efficient Homes Construction Fund. (c) “Low–energy home” means a home that achieves a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Index rating: (1) of 50 or lower; or (2) as determined by the Department in regulations. (d) “Net–zero home” means a home that is designed to produce an […]
Section 4-1804 – Matching Funds
(a) A qualifying local government shall provide a dollar–for–dollar match for Program funds used to develop workforce housing units under this subtitle. (b) In determining whether a local government has met the match requirement under subsection (a) of this section, the Department may consider the local government’s: (1) costs to administer a program under this subtitle; and (2) financial […]
Section 4-2002 – Program Established
(a) There is an Energy–Efficient Homes Construction Loan Program. (b) The purpose of the Program is to provide construction loans to persons to construct low–energy homes and net–zero homes. (c) The Program shall be operated with money in the Fund.
Section 4-1805 – Proportional Distribution of Annual Appropriations
The Department shall proportionately distribute the annual appropriation of Program funds as follows: (1) if a county is a qualifying local government, and no municipal corporation in the county is a qualifying local government, the Department shall distribute Program funds to the county based on the county’s share of the State population; (2) if a county is […]
Section 4-2003 – Duties and Powers of Department
(a) The Department shall: (1) administer the Program; (2) attach to a Program loan the terms needed to carry out the Program; (3) establish eligibility standards for Program loans; (4) establish interest rates that may be as low as 0% or as high as is reasonable to make the project viable; and (5) adopt regulations to carry out the Program, including […]