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2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 17 - Self-Help Homeownership Technical Assistance Program › Section 4-1706 - Family Eligibility

(a)    A family or individual qualifies as a family of limited income if the income of the family or individual does not exceed the upper income limit that the Secretary establishes.
(b)    Factors that the Secretary shall consider in setting the upper income limit under subsection (a) of this section include:
(1)    the total amount of family or individual income deemed available for housing;
(2)    the size of the family;
(3)    the ability of the family or individual to compete successfully in the private housing market;
(4)    the cost and condition of available housing; and
(5)    standards and definitions under related federal and State housing programs.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 17 - Self-Help Homeownership Technical Assistance Program › Section 4-1707 - Eligibility Standards

The Department may establish standards to determine eligibility for a technical assistance grant, which may include:
(1)    the number of families of limited income that the requested grant will serve;
(2)    the extent to which the applicant will use federal, State, and local programs and resources in the project;
(3)    the organizational ability of the applicant to carry out the project;
(4)    the feasibility of the project;
(5)    the cost in self–help housing fund money per unit of the project; and
(6)    the extent to which project participants will use self–help labor.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 17 - Self-Help Homeownership Technical Assistance Program › Section 4-1708 - Technical Assistance Grants -- for Self-Help Construction

(a)    The Department may award a technical assistance grant to a political subdivision or nonprofit organization to help families of limited income that are owner–builders or self–help rehabilitators.
(b)    A technical assistance grant under this section shall be used to:
(1)    help, train, and supervise owner–builders and self–help rehabilitators in self–help construction activities and techniques;
(2)    help in project development, including:
(i)    preparing plans for self–help housing;
(ii)    preparing contracts for professional services;
(iii)    applying for financing;
(iv)    packaging applications for assistance;
(v)    preparing subdivision maps;
(vi)    reviewing engineering plans and specifications for construction and rehabilitation projects; and
(vii)    complying with the requirements of political subdivisions and funding entities; and
(3)    pay the administrative costs of providing technical assistance for the activity that the Department finances.
(c)    A technical assistance grant may not be:
(1)    used to purchase land, materials, tools, or construction equipment or to pay for construction costs; or
(2)    awarded for a project of fewer than six dwellings.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 17 - Self-Help Homeownership Technical Assistance Program › Section 4-1709 - Technical Assistance Grants -- for Information and Technical Assistance

The Department may award a technical assistance grant to a political subdivision, public entity, or nonprofit organization to provide owner–builders and self–help rehabilitators with information and technical assistance about any topic that the Department finds will further the purpose of the Program, including:
(1)    cost savings by owner–builders in constructing a principal residence and by self–help rehabilitators in rehabilitating, renovating, or improving a principal residence;
(2)    construction materials and methods;
(3)    local material sources;
(4)    local technical resources;
(5)    financing requirements and opportunities;
(6)    site acquisition;
(7)    insurance and legal requirements;
(8)    building and housing codes and standards; and
(9)    other available housing alternatives.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 17 - Self-Help Homeownership Technical Assistance Program › Section 4-1710 - Technical Assistance Grants -- Terms and Conditions

(a)    The Department may award a technical assistance grant only if the applicant agrees to:
(1)    a budget that states the types and amounts of expenditures that may be made with the grant;
(2)    the manner, timing, and conditions for disbursement of money to the grantee;
(3)    a timetable to complete each stage of the project and for final project completion; and
(4)    terms to ensure compliance with regulations, special conditions imposed by grant approval, and any other terms or conditions that the Department specifies.
(b)    The amount of a technical assistance grant may not exceed 20% of the average purchase price, over the last 3 fiscal years for which data are available, of a home:
(1)    financed by a mortgage loan that the Administration purchased under § 4–239 of this title; and
(2)    located in the region where the technical assistance grant is to be awarded.
(c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a technical assistance grant recipient shall complete the project within 2 years after the effective date of the grant.
(2)    The Department may extend the term of a technical assistance grant because of delays beyond the reasonable control of the recipient.
(d)    The Department may require that all or part of a technical assistance grant be repaid when conditions that the Department specifies occur.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 18 - Workforce Housing Grant Program › Section 4-1801 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Affordable” means that housing costs do not exceed 30% of a household’s income.
(c)    “Area median income” means the median household income for the area adjusted for household size as published and annually updated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(d)    “Development costs” means costs related to acquisition, site clearance and preparation, relocation, construction, renovation, financing, refinancing, engineering, or architectural plans.
(e)    “Fund”  means the Workforce Housing Fund.
(f)    “Household of low or moderate income” means a household that a qualifying local government determines cannot afford a sales price or rent sufficient to induce private enterprise in the area of the qualifying local government to develop enough adequate and safe housing without the assistance of a program.
(g)    “Housing costs” means:
(1)    rent for a rental housing unit; or
(2)    mortgage principal and interest, real property taxes, and insurance for a housing unit that is for sale.
(h)    “Net proceeds of transfer” means all amounts paid to the original buyer or obligations of the original buyer assumed by a purchaser of a workforce housing unit minus:
(1)    reasonable costs paid by the original buyer;
(2)    the combined amount of Program funds and qualifying local government matching funds used to develop the workforce housing unit; and
(3)    other liens as permitted by regulation by the Department.
(i)    “Priority funding area” has the meaning stated in § 5–7B–02 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
(j)    “Program” means the Workforce Housing Grant Program.
(k)    “Qualifying local government” means a county or municipal corporation that qualifies for participation in the Program under § 4–1803 of this subtitle.
(l)    “Workforce housing” means:
(1)    rental housing that is affordable for a household with an aggregate annual income between 50% and 100% of the area median income; or
(2)    homeownership housing that:
(i)    except as provided in item (ii) of this item, is affordable to a household with an aggregate annual income between 60% and 120% of the area median income; or
(ii)    in target areas that are recognized by the Secretary for purposes of administering the Maryland Mortgage Program, is affordable to a household with an aggregate annual income between 60% and 150% of the area median income.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 18 - Workforce Housing Grant Program › Section 4-1802 - Established; Purpose; Funding

(a)    There is a Workforce Housing Grant Program.
(b)    The Program provides flexible funds to qualifying local governments for workforce housing programs, including programs that finance development costs.
(c)    The Program shall be operated with money in the Fund.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 18 - Workforce Housing Grant Program › 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, and policies to preserve or develop workforce housing; and
(3)    the local government provides a statement to the Department indicating:
(i)    a desire to participate in the Program; and
(ii)    a reasonable expectation of the local government’s ability to provide the matching funds required under § 4–1804 of this subtitle.
(b)    The workforce housing element in the 5–year consolidated plan or the comprehensive plan of a qualifying local government may include:
(1)    preservation and renovation of existing housing stock;
(2)    redevelopment of existing residential areas;
(3)    streamlined regulatory processes and reduced regulatory fees for construction or renovation;
(4)    financial incentives for construction and renovation including local property tax credits;
(5)    special zoning regulations for construction and renovation including inclusionary zoning;
(6)    efforts to preserve workforce housing stock for subsequent first–time homebuyers and renters;
(7)    coordination with neighboring jurisdictions;
(8)    coordination with private sector employers; and
(9)    leveraging of federal financial assistance.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 18 - Workforce Housing Grant Program › 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 commitments to other affordable or workforce housing initiatives.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 18 - Workforce Housing Grant Program › 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 a qualifying local government, and a municipal corporation in the county is also a qualifying local government, the Department shall:
(i)    determine the county’s proportionate share of Program funds based on the county’s share of the State population; and
(ii)    from the amount of Program funds determined under item (i) of this item, distribute:
1.    to each qualifying local government in the county that is a municipal corporation, an amount of Program funds based on the municipal corporation’s share of the county population; and
2.    to the county, the balance of the county’s share of Program funds; or
(3)    if a county is not a qualifying local government, but a municipal corporation in the county is a qualifying local government, the Department shall:
(i)    determine the county’s proportionate share of Program funds based on the county’s share of the State population; and
(ii)    distribute to each qualifying local government in the county that is a municipal corporation, a proportionate share of the amount of Program funds determined under item (i) of this item based on the municipal corporation’s share of the county’s population.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 18 - Workforce Housing Grant Program › Section 4-1806 - Requirements for Drawing Down Program Funds by Qualifying Local Government

Before drawing down any Program funds, a qualifying local government shall:
(1)    provide evidence satisfactory to the Department that the Program funds will be matched by the qualifying local government on a dollar-for-dollar basis; and
(2)    meet other Program criteria adopted by the Secretary.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 18 - Workforce Housing Grant Program › Section 4-1808 - Use of Funds

(a)    A qualifying local government shall use Program funds for development costs associated with a workforce housing development located in a priority funding area in accordance with the 5–year consolidated plan or comprehensive plan of the qualifying local government.
(b)    A qualifying local government may request that its program funds or match be expended by the Department through the Department’s existing housing programs.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 18 - Workforce Housing Grant Program › Section 4-1809 - Extension of Income Eligibility Limits

With the consent of the Department, in appropriate circumstances, a qualifying local government may extend the income eligibility limits for a workforce housing unit developed with Program funds to include a household of low or moderate income.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 18 - Workforce Housing Grant Program › Section 4-1810 - Establishment of per Unit Maximum Amount

(a)    The Secretary shall establish annually the maximum amount of Program funds that a qualifying local government may use to develop a workforce housing unit.
(b)    The per unit maximum established by the Secretary shall take into account the regional average construction costs applicable to the qualifying local government for a comparable workforce housing unit.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 18 - Workforce Housing Grant Program › Section 4-1811 - Requirements on Event of Transfer

(a)    Rental units developed under this subtitle shall remain affordable as workforce housing for a period of at least 25 years.
(b)    If an original buyer of a homeownership workforce housing unit developed through the Program transfers title to the unit at any time, the original buyer shall pay to the Department 100% of the combined amount of Program funds and qualifying local government matching funds used to develop the unit.
(c)    If an original buyer of a homeownership workforce housing unit developed through the Program transfers title to the unit:
(1)    within 5 years of the date of purchase, the original buyer shall pay the lesser of 20% of the net proceeds of transfer to the Department or a 5% annual return on the Program funds provided for the unit;
(2)    during the period that is more than 5 years but less than 15 years from the date of purchase, the original  buyer shall pay  to the Department the lesser of a percentage of the net proceeds of transfer that begins at 20% and declines by 2% for each subsequent year of ownership or a 5% annual return on the Program funds provided for the unit; and
(3)    during the period that is 15 years or more from the date of purchase, the original buyer is not required to pay  any portion of the net proceeds of transfer to the Department.
(d)    The Department shall distribute to the qualifying local government:
(1)    of the funds paid by the original buyer to the Department under subsection (b) of this section, an amount equal to the matching funds provided by the qualifying local government for the homeownership workforce housing unit; and
(2)    of the funds paid by the original buyer to the Department under subsection (c) of this section, a proportionate share based on the amount of matching funds provided by the qualifying local government for the homeownership workforce housing unit.
(e)    The Department and the qualifying local governments shall use the funds received under this section to develop workforce housing under the Program.
(f)    The contract of sale to the original buyer shall disclose all the requirements for repayment to the Department under this section in the event of a transfer of title, including the combined amount of Program funds and qualifying local government matching funds.
(g)    (1)    The amounts owed to the Department in the event of a transfer of title of a homeownership workforce housing unit under this section shall be secured by a recorded lien on the homeownership workforce housing unit.
(2)    The lien created under this subsection may be a subordinate lien.
(3)    The Department may charge a fee for servicing a lien created under this subsection.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 19 - Disaster Relief Housing Program › Section 4-1902 - Purpose; Continuation of Payments After Expiration of State of Emergency

(a)    The purpose of the Program is to provide financial assistance in an area covered by a state of emergency declared under § 14–107 of the Public Safety Article or in a federally declared disaster area to rehabilitate or replace a primary residence to:
(1)    a family whose primary residence was damaged or destroyed by the disaster; and
(2)    a nonprofit entity that assists a family in rehabilitating and replacing a primary residence destroyed by the disaster.
(b)    The Department may continue to provide financial assistance under this subtitle after the expiration of a state of emergency declared under § 14–107 of the Public Safety Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 19 - Disaster Relief Housing Program › 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 to the type of financial assistance allowed under subsection (b) of this section, the Department may provide financial assistance under a buy–down program that reduces the amount a borrower pays on a loan obtained from the private market or from the Department for a defined period of time.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 19 - Disaster Relief Housing Program › 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 assistance, including maximum income limits, may not apply to financial assistance provided to recipients under the Program.
(d)    Repayments of financial assistance under the Program shall be paid to the source of funds that was used to provide the financial assistance.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 19 - Disaster Relief Housing Program › 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 amount and type of assistance provided;
(2)    the counties in which the assistance was provided; and
(3)    the names of any financial institutions that provided assistance under the Program.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 20 - Energy-Efficient Homes Construction Loan Program › 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 amount of energy in 1 year that is equal to the amount of energy that the home uses in 1 year.
(e)    “Program” means the Energy–Efficient Homes Construction Loan Program.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 20 - Energy-Efficient Homes Construction Loan Program › 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 20 - Energy-Efficient Homes Construction Loan Program › 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 regulations designed to increase participation of minority business enterprises in the Program.
(b)    In setting the terms and interest rates for Program loans, the Department may:
(1)    offer preferred interest rates and terms for loans used to finance net–zero homes; and
(2)    establish different interest rates based on the projected energy efficiency of the home to be constructed.
(c)    The Department may:
(1)    contract for services related to the Program;
(2)    contract with private mortgage servicers to perform on behalf of the Department functions the servicers ordinarily perform, including foreclosure and employment of counsel;
(3)    charge a nonrefundable application fee and other customary loan fees;
(4)    enter into agreements with lenders or other entities to provide credit enhancement or collectively lend money for the construction of net–zero and low–energy homes;
(5)    purchase or commit to purchase from mortgage lenders notes or mortgages that meet the requirements of this subtitle, any regulations adopted under this subtitle, and appropriate Program directives;
(6)    modify the interest rate, the time or amount of payment, or any other term of a Program loan to facilitate repayment of the Program loan and to achieve the purpose of the Program; and
(7)    without approval or execution by the Board of Public Works:
(i)    assign a mortgage for value;
(ii)    release a mortgage;
(iii)    foreclose a mortgage;
(iv)    acquire property that secures a loan in default; and
(v)    encumber, sell, or otherwise dispose of property acquired in connection with a loan in default.
(d)    Every 6 months beginning January 1, 2015, the Department shall submit a report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on regulations adopted under subsection (a)(5) of this section to increase participation of minority businesses in the Program and the outcome of that effort.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 20 - Energy-Efficient Homes Construction Loan Program › Section 4-2004 - Loans

(a)    Proceeds of a Program loan shall be used only for:
(1)    property acquisition and development costs for the construction of a net–zero home or low–energy home; and
(2)    settlement and closing costs.
(b)    A Program loan shall be secured by a mortgage lien that:
(1)    may be subordinate to other mortgage liens; and
(2)    may include terms, including deferred payment of principal and interest, that the Department considers necessary to make the project viable.
(c)    To apply for a loan under this subtitle, an applicant shall submit:
(1)    a completed application in a form that the Department requires;
(2)    information on projected energy usage, project design, and marketing data; and
(3)    any other information or documentation that the Department considers necessary to make a determination on the loan.
(d)    (1)    The Department may give a preference to an application for:
(i)    a net–zero home; or
(ii)    a project that includes financing from other sources in addition to the Program loan.
(2)    In providing assistance under the Program for a net–zero home, the Department shall give preference to applications that will use the services of small, minority, women–owned, and veteran–owned businesses in the State in the clean energy industry, particularly businesses that provide employment for individuals trained through workforce development programs supported by the Strategic Energy Investment Fund under § 5–1501 of the Economic Development Article and through the Clean Energy Workforce Account under § 11–708.1 of the Labor and Employment Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 20 - Energy-Efficient Homes Construction Loan Program › Section 4-2005 - False Statements or Reports Prohibited

(a)    (1)    A person may not knowingly make or cause to be made a false statement or report in a document required to be submitted to the Department under an agreement relating to a Program loan.
(2)    A loan applicant may not knowingly make or cause to be made any false statement or report to influence an action of the Department on a Program loan application or a Program loan already made.
(b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $50,000 or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 20 - Energy-Efficient Homes Construction Loan Program › Section 4-2006 - Energy-Efficient Homes Construction Fund

(a)    There is an Energy–Efficient Homes Construction Fund.
(b)    The Department shall administer the Fund.
(c)    (1)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
(2)    The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.
(d)    The Fund consists of:
(1)    money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;
(2)    repayments or prepayments of principal and payments of interest on loans made under the Energy–Efficient Homes Construction Loan Program;
(3)    investment earnings of the Fund; and
(4)    any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.
(e)    The Department may use the Fund only to:
(1)    pay expenses of the Program;
(2)    provide credit enhancement under the Program; and
(3)    make or purchase loans under the Program.
(f)    (1)    The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.
(2)    Any investment earnings of the Fund shall be paid into the Fund.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 21 - Interagency Council on Homelessness › Section 4-2101 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Continuum of Care” means a regional or local planning body that coordinates housing and services funding for homeless families and individuals.
(c)    “Council” means the Interagency Council on Homelessness.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 21 - Interagency Council on Homelessness › Section 4-2103 - Council -- Membership; Removal

(a)    The Council consists of the following members:
(1)    the Secretary of Aging, or the Secretary’s designee;
(2)    the Secretary of Budget and Management, or the Secretary’s designee;
(3)    the Secretary of Health, or the Secretary’s designee;
(4)    the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee;
(5)    the Secretary of Human Services, or the Secretary’s designee;
(6)    the Secretary of Labor, or the Secretary’s designee;
(7)    the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, or the Secretary’s designee;
(8)    the State Superintendent of Schools, or the State Superintendent’s designee;
(9)    the Secretary of Transportation, or the Secretary’s designee;
(10)    the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or the Secretary’s designee;
(11)    the Secretary of Juvenile Services, or the Secretary’s designee;
(12)    the Secretary of Disabilities, or the Secretary’s designee; and
(13)    the following members, appointed by the Governor:
(i)    one representative of the Division of Children and Youth of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services;
(ii)    three representatives of local Continuums of Care;
(iii)    nine representatives from diverse geographical regions of the State engaged in homeless advocacy with a focus on housing, employment, and access to health care; and
(iv)    one community representative who has personally experienced homelessness.
(b)    The Governor may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 21 - Interagency Council on Homelessness › Section 4-2104 - Council -- Chair

(a)    The Governor shall designate as chair of the Council a member who is a secretary or a secretary’s designee with decision–making authority on issues that relate to the work of the Council.
(b)    The term of the chair is 2 years.
(c)    The chair may not serve consecutive terms.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 21 - Interagency Council on Homelessness › Section 4-2105 - Council -- Quorum; Meetings; Compensation

(a)    A majority of the members then serving on the Council is a quorum.
(b)    The Council shall determine the times and places of its meetings.
(c)    A member of the Council:
(1)    may not receive compensation as a member of the Council; but
(2)    is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 21 - Interagency Council on Homelessness › 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 and effective collaborative strategies and best practices for remediation and prevention of homelessness in the State, in particular addressing the differing needs of the State’s geographic areas;
(5)    review and analyze the need for and availability of affordable and accessible housing resources to address the needs of homeless individuals throughout the State;
(6)    recommend changes necessary to alleviate or prevent homelessness, including making recommendations annually to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, and appropriate State agencies and organizations regarding effective policies, effective distribution of resources, and access to available services and programs;
(7)    identify supportive services for special populations, including veterans, youth, families, and individuals with behavioral health problems;
(8)    disseminate information and educate the public about the prevalence and causes of and responses to homelessness;
(9)    solicit input from the advocacy community, the business community, the faith community, and consumers regarding policy and program development; and
(10)    determine best practices and models for providing emergency shelter and shelter diversion, including ensuring the health, safety, and security of shelter residents, providing client–centered and trauma–informed support services, and ensuring equal access to protected classes under applicable federal, State, and local civil rights laws.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 22 - Crisis Shelter Home Program for the Homeless › Section 4-2201 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Client” means an individual or a family who is in need of housing and is not eligible for other available housing services.
(c)    “Program” means the Crisis Shelter Home Program for the Homeless.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 22 - Crisis Shelter Home Program for the Homeless › Section 4-2202 - Legislative Findings and Declarations

The General Assembly finds and declares that:
(1)    an increasing number of people in the State are homeless;
(2)    homeless people have been ignored by State units;
(3)    current State–operated programs do not adequately address the problem; and
(4)    as a result, there is a lack of quality emergency public or private housing available for homeless people.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 22 - Crisis Shelter Home Program for the Homeless › Section 4-2203 - Established; Purpose; Location of Shelter Homes

(a)    There is a Crisis Shelter Home Program for the Homeless in the Department.
(b)    The purpose of the Program is to provide crisis shelter homes, meals, and counseling to clients.
(c)    At least one crisis shelter home shall be located in a major population center of the State to facilitate the use of the shelter by clients living in the region surrounding the shelter.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 22 - Crisis Shelter Home Program for the Homeless › Section 4-2205 - Powers and Duties of Department; Duties of Shelter Homes

(a)    A shelter home:
(1)    shall provide clients with a temporary residence and necessary counseling to link clients to appropriate community services to stabilize the clients’ living conditions;
(2)    shall accept, from the police and other referral sources in the community, clients for temporary shelter;
(3)    shall conform to applicable State and local fire codes, health codes, and zoning ordinances; and
(4)    is subject to the regulations adopted by the Department.
(b)    The Department shall:
(1)    establish standards of care and admission policies for shelter homes;
(2)    monitor the operation of the shelter homes; and
(3)    annually evaluate the effectiveness of the shelter homes.
(c)    The Department may contract with private nonprofit organizations to operate the Program.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 22 - Crisis Shelter Home Program for the Homeless › Section 4-2207 - Priority Access to Institutions Supervised by Maryland Department of Health

The Maryland Department of Health shall:
(1)    give a client evaluated by a shelter home priority access, as appropriate, to an institution that the Maryland Department of Health supervises; and
(2)    supply appropriate mental health services to the client.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 23 - Housing Navigator and Aftercare Program › Section 4-2305 - Assistance in Securing and Maintaining Permanent Housing

A housing navigator shall assist a family or an individual client with securing and maintaining permanent, affordable housing by:
(1)    assisting the client with searching for and obtaining permanent, affordable housing;
(2)    developing a comprehensive, current list of housing resources and expanding the list of housing resources to include new resources;
(3)    establishing a working relationship with the client and advocating for the client with landlords, property managers, realty companies, and other sources of low–income housing;
(4)    working with a client’s case manager, when applicable, to coordinate services to the client;
(5)    assisting the client, as needed, with issues that contribute to chronic housing problems, such as budgeting and household management; and
(6)    performing other duties as assigned by the Department.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 23 - Housing Navigator and Aftercare Program › Section 4-2306 - Use of Funds; Management by Local Administrative Agency

(a)    Program funds may be used for:
(1)    salary and FICA for housing navigators and aftercare case managers;
(2)    client–related expenses, including:
(i)    first and final months’ rent;
(ii)    transportation for housing searches;
(iii)    moving expenses;
(iv)    essential furnishings;
(v)    storage;
(vi)    arrearages;
(vii)    credit checks and housing application fees;
(viii)    security deposits;
(ix)    utility deposits; and
(x)    other identified needs; and
(3)    other items that the Department designates.
(b)    A local administrative agency shall be designated by the Department or a local government to manage the Program in a particular subdivision, provide services, and provide funds for additional costs, including operating costs, related to the Program.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 24 - Homeless Women and Youth -- Feminine Hygiene Products › Section 4-2401 - General Consideration

(a)    (1)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Feminine hygiene products” means tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle.
(3)    “Local administering agency” means the agency designated by the Department or a local government to manage the programs for transitional housing services, including the Homeless Women – Crisis Shelter Home Program, and to provide a service directly or by contract with a service provider.
(4)    “Service provider” means a public or private nonprofit that contracts with the Department or a local administering agency to provide shelter services for homeless individuals.
(b)    (1)    The Department shall make available to:
(i)    service providers and local administering agencies for service providers a supply of feminine hygiene products sufficient to meet the needs of female residents in shelters; and
(ii)    county boards of education a supply of feminine hygiene products sufficient to meet the needs during the normal school year of female students who are determined to be homeless children or youth under the federal McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
(2)    The feminine hygiene products provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be made available free to:
(i)    service providers, local administering agencies for service providers, and female residents in shelters; and
(ii)    county boards of education and qualifying female students in schools.
(c)    Each county board of education, through school nurses, shall make available to female students who are determined to be homeless children or youth under the federal McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act a free supply of feminine hygiene products, as provided under subsection (b) of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 25 - Qualified Workforce Housing Tax Credit › Section 4-2501 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Opportunity zone” means an area that has been designated as a qualified opportunity zone in the State under § 1400Z–1 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(c)    “Qualified workforce housing project” means a workforce housing project in an opportunity zone that meets requirements for eligibility for the State tax credit as specified in regulations that the Secretary adopts under § 4–2502 of this subtitle.
(d)    “State tax credit” means the income tax credit allowed under § 10–749 of the Tax – General Article.
(e)    “Workforce housing” has the meaning stated in § 4–1801 of this title.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 25 - Qualified Workforce Housing Tax Credit › Section 4-2502 - Application for Credit

(a)    The owner of a qualified workforce housing project or the developer of a proposed project that will become a qualified workforce housing project may apply to the Secretary for allocation to the project of a portion of the State tax credit.
(b)    An application under this section shall be made in the form and manner and contain any information that the Secretary requires by regulation.
(c)    (1)    The Secretary may require that the owner of a qualified workforce housing project, as a condition to receiving an allocation of the State tax credit, enter into a written regulatory agreement with the Secretary under terms and conditions set by the Secretary, regarding the use of the project.
(2)    The Secretary may require that any agreement required by the Secretary under this subsection be filed in the official land records of the county where the project is located.
(3)    The Secretary and any local agency or authority designated by the Secretary may enforce an agreement required by the Secretary under this section in the event the owner fails to satisfy any of the requirements of the agreement.
(4)    The Secretary may not require that the owner of a qualified workforce housing project, as a condition to receiving an allocation of the State tax credit, use the bonding authority of the State.
(d)    The Secretary shall adopt:
(1)    regulations or policies establishing criteria by which the State tax credit will be allocated among qualified workforce housing projects; and
(2)    any other regulations necessary to administer the provisions of this subtitle.
(e)    Any project that receives an allocation of a portion of the State tax credit shall be restricted in occupancy as specified in the regulations adopted by the Secretary under subsection (d) of this section for a period of at least 30 years beginning with the first taxable year in which a State tax credit is claimed by the owner.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 4 - Division of Development Finance › Subtitle 25 - Qualified Workforce Housing Tax Credit › Section 4-2504 - Notice and Certification That Project Placed in Service

(a)    On or before the last day of the taxable year in which a qualified workforce housing project that has been allocated a part of the State tax credit under this subtitle is placed in service, the owner shall:
(1)    notify the Secretary that the project has been placed in service; and
(2)    certify that the project is a qualified workforce housing project eligible for the State tax credit.
(b)    Within 15 days after notification that a project has been placed in service, the Secretary shall issue to the owner a final credit certificate for the project stating the final credit amount for the project, not to exceed the credit amount initially allocated to the project.
(c)    The Secretary shall:
(1)    determine whether any event has occurred in violation of this subtitle or regulations adopted under this subtitle that makes the project ineligible for the State tax credit or otherwise triggers the recapture of any State tax credit as provided under § 10–749 of the Tax – General Article; and
(2)    promptly notify the Comptroller of the occurrence of the event.