§ 1-405. Healing Hunting and Fishing Fund
West's Annotated Code of MarylandNatural ResourcesEffective: July 1, 2022
Effective: July 1, 2022
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 1-405
§ 1-405. Healing Hunting and Fishing Fund
(2) “Eligible sponsor organization” means a nonprofit charitable organization that provides any of the following opportunities for Gold Star recipients, disabled veterans or other veterans who could benefit from one of the opportunities provided, disabled members of the armed forces of the United States or other members of the armed forces of the United States who could benefit from one of the opportunities provided, or permanently disabled persons who require the use of a wheelchair:
(b)(1)(i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Chesapeake Bay Trust may use the Healing Hunting and Fishing Fund established under subsection (d) of this section to make grants to eligible sponsor organizations.
(ii) In awarding a grant to an eligible sponsor organization that provides opportunities that the eligible sponsor organization believes benefit veterans or members of the armed forces of the United States, the Chesapeake Bay Trust shall determine whether the opportunities provided by the eligible sponsor organization will, in fact, benefit veterans or members of the armed forces of the United States.
(c) The Department shall adopt regulations to implement this section, including regulations establishing eligibility requirements for applicants for grants to eligible sponsor organizations.
(d)(1) In this subsection, “Fund” means the Healing Hunting and Fishing Fund.
(3) The purpose of the Fund is to provide any of the following opportunities for Gold Star recipients, disabled veterans or other veterans who could benefit from one of the opportunities, disabled members of the armed forces of the United States or other members of the armed forces of the United States who could benefit from one of the opportunities, and permanently disabled persons who require the use of a wheelchair:
(10) Money expended from the Fund for grants to eligible sponsor organizations is supplemental to and is not intended to take the place of funding that otherwise would be appropriated for any of the opportunities specified under subsection (b)(2) of this section that are provided to Gold Star recipients, disabled veterans or other veterans who could benefit from one of the opportunities, disabled members of the armed forces of the United States or other members of the armed forces of the United States who could benefit from one of the opportunities, or permanently disabled persons who require the use of a wheelchair.
Credits
Added by Acts 2016, c. 424, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 62, § 1, eff. April 11, 2017; Acts 2019, c. 261, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2020, c. 536, § 1, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2022, c. 90, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 91, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 1-405, MD NAT RES § 1-405
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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