§ 9-1605. Maryland Water Quality Revolving Loan Fund
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironmentEffective: July 1, 2022
Effective: July 1, 2022
MD Code, Environment, § 9-1605
§ 9-1605. Maryland Water Quality Revolving Loan Fund
(2) The Water Quality Fund is a special, continuing, nonlapsing fund which is not subject to § 7-302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article and which shall be available in perpetuity for the purpose of providing financial assistance in accordance with the provisions of this subtitle and Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.1
(b) There shall be deposited in the Water Quality Fund:
(1) Federal capitalization grants and awards or other federal assistance received by the State pursuant to Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and any funds transferred to the Water Quality Fund pursuant to § 302 of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act;2
(c)(1) The Administration may establish accounts and subaccounts within the Water Quality Fund to:
(iii) The technical assistance subaccount may be used to provide financial assistance to entities specified in subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph for the purpose of providing technical assistance for projects in rural, small, and tribal communities, with priority given to entities providing technical assistance for projects in disadvantaged communities and communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harms and risks, including financial assistance to support the development of:
(d) Amounts in the Water Quality Fund may be used only:
(e) The costs of administering the Water Quality Fund shall be paid from federal capitalization grants and awards, from bond sale proceeds, and from amounts received from borrowers pursuant to loan agreements, and not from any State moneys appropriated to the Fund, except general funds of the State used to match federal capitalization grants and awards to the Water Quality Fund.
(f) In creating an intended use plan for the Water Quality Fund, the Administration shall prioritize:
(g) The Department shall provide to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, a copy of each intended use plan that the Department submits to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to request federal capitalization grants and awards in accordance with Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for use in the Water Quality Fund within 5 days after the Department publishes the plan for public comment.
Credits
Added by Acts 1988, c. 535. Amended by Acts 1991, c. 85; Acts 1993, c. 396; Acts 1994, c. 3, § 3, eff. Feb. 28, 1994; Acts 1997, c. 635, § 9, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1997, c. 636, § 9, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1997, c. 673, § 1, eff. June 1, 1997; Acts 1998, c. 328, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 2006, c. 44, § 6, eff. April 8, 2006; Acts 2009, c. 168, § 1, eff. April 14, 2009; Acts 2010, c. 384, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2015, c. 124, § 1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2016, c. 49, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2021, c. 292, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2022, c. 135, § 5; Acts 2022, c. 237, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 238, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 341, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 342, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
Footnotes
June 30, 1948, ch. 758, 62 Stat. 1155, codified at 33 U.S.C.A. § 1251 et seq.
Pub.L. 93-523, July 1, 1944, c. 373, Title XIV, as added Dec. 16, 1974, 2(a), 88 Stat. 1661, codified at 42 U.S.C.A. § 300f et seq.
MD Code, Environment, § 9-1605, MD ENVIR § 9-1605
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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