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§ 8-106. Powers of community action agency

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHousing and Community Development

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Housing and Community Development (Refs & Annos)
Division I. Housing and Community Programs [Titles 1-11] (Refs & Annos)
Title 8. Community Action Agencies (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Housing & Community Development, § 8-106
§ 8-106. Powers of community action agency
Currentness
Powers
(a)(1) A community action agency may accept and administer:
(i) financial assistance received under this title;
(ii) money and contributions from private or local public sources for community action programs;
(iii) money from State or federal assistance programs under which a public or private nonprofit organization may act as a grantee, contractor, or sponsor of projects suitable for community action programs; and
(iv) federal money from federal block grants previously designated as antipoverty money, subject to applicable federal law.
(2) A community action agency may transfer money and delegate responsibility to a subsidiary board, council, or similar agency for projects designed to further community action program objectives.
Policy findings
(b) Responsibility for making policy determinations, including the characters, funding, extent, and administration of and budgeting for programs or projects affecting a particular geographic area in a community may be delegated by a community action agency to a subsidiary board, council, or similar agency if the subsidiary body is broadly representative of the area.

Credits

Added by Acts 2005, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.
MD Code, Housing & Community Development, § 8-106, MD HOUS & CMTY DEV § 8-106
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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