Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 14 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES › Subtitle 29 - MARYLAND HERITAGE AREAS AUTHORITY › Chapter 14.29.03 - Maryland Heritage Areas Grant Program › Section 14.29.03.02 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) 'Act" means Financial Institutions
				Article, §§13-1101-13 -1124, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(2) 'Authority" means the Maryland Heritage
				Areas Authority established by the Act.
(3) "Capital project" means a project to
				acquire, develop, preserve, rehabilitate, or restore either real property or
				tangible personal property that has a useful life of at least 15
				years.
(4) "Certified heritage
				area" means a recognized heritage area that has been designated a certified
				heritage area in accordance with the Act and Chapter .02 of this
				subtitle.
(5) "Fund" means the
				Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Financing Fund established by the
				Act.
(6) "Grant" means an award of
				financial assistance from the Fund.
(7) "Grant Program" means the Maryland
				Heritage Areas Grant Program of the Authority established by this chapter as
				authorized under the Act.
(8)
				"Grantee " means the recipient of a grant.
(9) "Heritage area" means a contiguous or
				noncontiguous developed geographic area of public and private uses that:
(a) Can range in size from as small as a
				portion of a county or municipal corporation or as large as a regional
				area;
(b) Has a coherent and
				cohesive special character;
(c) Is
				distinguished by a concentration of natural, recreational, cultural, and
				historic resources of Statewide significance that have played a vital role in
				the historic life and development of the area and contribute to the public
				through interpretive, educational, and recreational uses; and
(d) May include traditional parks and
				historic places or property.
(10) "Heritage area management entity" means
				a nonprofit organization or agency of either State or local government that is
				or will be responsible for coordinating development of a management plan for a
				recognized heritage area or is responsible for implementing the management plan
				for a certified heritage area.
(11)
				"Local jurisdiction" means any of the 23 counties of the State, the City of
				Baltimore, any municipal corporation in the State that is subject to the
				provisions of Article XI-E of the Maryland Constitution, or any of their duly
				authorized agencies or instrumentalities.
(12) "Management plan" means a document
				prepared and approved in accordance with the Act and COMAR 14.29.02, that
				includes a comprehensive strategy expressed in words, maps, illustrations, or
				other media for planning, implementing, and achieving the goals and objectives
				for the heritage area.
(13)
				"Noncapital project" means a project that is not a capital project and
				involves:
(a) The development or presentation
				of interpretive exhibits, materials, or other products intended to further the
				educational or recreational objectives of a certified heritage area;
				or
(b) Planning, design,
				interpretation, marketing, or programming activities intended to encourage
				revitalization of, or reinvestment in, a certified heritage area or its
				resources.
(14)
				"Nonprofit organization" means a corporation, foundation, governmental entity,
				or other legal entity, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the
				benefit of a private shareholder or individual holding an interest in the
				entity.
(15) "Recognized heritage
				area" means a heritage area designated a recognized heritage area in accordance
				with the Act and COMAR 14.29.01.
(16) "Trust" means the Maryland Historical
				Trust established under State Finance and Procurement Article, §
										5A-310,
				Annotated Code of Maryland.