Section 6-101 – Division Established

    (a)    There is a Division of Neighborhood Revitalization.     (b)    The Division of Neighborhood Revitalization includes the Neighborhood Business Development Program.

Section 6-102 – Duties of Division or Department

    (a)    The Division of Neighborhood Revitalization shall administer commercial and mixed–use revitalization programs to encourage physical and organizational improvements to business areas.     (b)    To carry out commercial and mixed–use revitalization programs, the Division of Neighborhood Revitalization shall administer State and federal grants and loans and other financial assistance to:         (1)    political subdivisions, local public agencies, nonprofit organizations, neighborhood […]

Section 6-103 – Commercial and Mixed-Use Revitalization Programs

    (a)    A commercial or mixed-use revitalization program provides assistance for downtown or business area commercial management, promotion, and revitalization.     (b)    Assistance may be in an area such as:         (1)    market surveying, grantsmanship, organization, economic development, design, or similar services; or         (2)    facilitating establishment of a commercial district management authority.

Section 6-104 – Sustainable Communities

    (a)    (1)    The General Assembly finds that the State must have sustainable communities in order to:             (i)    preserve and protect the State’s natural resources; and             (ii)    achieve the State’s economic growth, resource protection, and planning policy in § 5–7A–01 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.         (2)    The General Assembly finds that sustainable communities are places where public and private […]