Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2A - Land Trust Grant Fund
Section 3-2A-07 - Considerations and Prerequisites for Grants

(a)    In making grants under this subtitle, the Trust shall give consideration to:
        (1)    The amount of funds contributed to the project by the land trust as a match against the grant;
        (2)    The amount of funds contributed to the project by parties other than the land trust or the Trust;
        (3)    The natural resource, open space, or recreational value of the project;
        (4)    Geographic distribution;
        (5)    The degree of development pressure in the area; and
        (6)    Whether the grant will be reimbursed to the Land Trust Grant Fund, as provided by § 3-2A-08 of this subtitle.
    (b)    The Trust may not make a grant under this subtitle to a land trust unless the land trust:
        (1)    Contributes an amount not less than 15% of the amount of the grant as a match; or
        (2)    Agrees to resell the property to the Department or a local governing body as provided by § 5-903 or § 5-905 of this article.

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