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(vii) seafood and aquacultural products.
(3) “Board” means the Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Board established under § 2-206(e) of this subtitle.
(4) “Council” means the Rural Maryland Council established under Title 13, Subtitle 4 of the Economic Development Article.
(5) “Fund” means the Rural Maryland Prosperity Investment Fund established under this section.
(v) the Upper Shore Regional Council.
(ii) portions of other counties in close proximity to agricultural activity.
(8) “Rural community” means an incorporated or unincorporated area of a county or group of counties in a rural area.
(vii) generally promoting the health, happiness, safety, employment opportunity, and general welfare of the residents of each of the rural counties and municipal corporations of the State.
(c)(1) There is a Rural Maryland Prosperity Investment Fund.
(2) The Fund is administered by the Rural Maryland Council with the assistance of the Board.
(3) The purpose of the Fund is to provide funding to rural regional and statewide planning and development organizations, institutions of higher education serving rural communities, rural community development organizations, and local governments acting in partnership with one another to promote the quality of life in rural areas.
(d) Each year, beginning in fiscal year 2008 and continuing through fiscal year 2030, the Governor may include an appropriation in the budget bill for the Fund.
(e)(1) The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to reversion under § 7-302 of this article.
(2) The Treasurer shall separately hold and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.
(3) The Treasurer may invest money in the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.
4. rural health care organizations.
(ii) the remaining disbursements of money appropriated to the Fund shall be allocated in the manner described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(g)(1) Any money received by a regional council under subsection (f)(1)(i) of this section shall be used to benefit rural areas as the regional council determines.
(2)(i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Board shall award grants from the Fund under subsection (f)(1)(ii) of this section on a competitive basis in accordance with the procedures in § 2-206(e) of this subtitle.
(ii) Any money received by the Council under subsection (f)(1)(ii) of this section shall be used to help administer the Fund and perform other functions that benefit rural areas as the Council determines.
(3) A grant recipient shall submit to the Council written documentation of how the grant recipient spent or otherwise used the grant.
(h) The Board may reallocate money from one category listed in subsection (f)(1)(ii) of this section to another category only if there is a lack of sufficient applications requesting use of money in a particular category.
(i)(1) On or before October 1 of each year, the Council shall submit a report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.
(iv) documentation of how the grant recipient spent or otherwise used the grant.
Added by Acts 2006, c. 621, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006. Amended by Acts 2006, c. 44, § 6, eff. April 8, 2006; Acts 2008, c. 307, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2014, c. 469, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2014, c. 470, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014.
Acts 2006, c. 44, § 6, in subsec. (a)(7)(i)7, corrected spelling.

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