Section 9-347 - Construction grants or loans; satisfaction of State water qualities standards. - Maryland Statutes

§ 9-347. Construction grants or loans; satisfaction of State water qualities standards.
 

(a)  Award authorized.- Grants or loans may be awarded under this section to any State or local governmental entity responsible by law for the provision of sewerage systems in order to finance construction of those systems so as to satisfy State water quality standards and policies. 

(b)  Limitations on combined State and federal assistance.-  

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) and subsection (d), combined State and federal assistance shall not exceed 871/2 percent of federally eligible costs. 

(2) Combined State and federal assistance under this section shall not exceed 771/2 percent if the Department has determined that: 

(i) A project is eligible for federal construction grant funding before October 1, 1984; and 

(ii) The information required by the federal government or the Department has not been provided by the applicant in a timely fashion to allow approval by that date. 

(c)  Limitation on use.- State grants or loans authorized under this section may only be used to finance projects for which construction grant funding under the Federal Clean Water Act has been awarded. 

(d)  Projects containing innovative or alternative technology.- For projects which contain innovative or alternative technology as defined by the Federal Clean Water Act, State and federal assistance may not exceed 961/4 percent of eligible costs for that technology. 
 

[1984, ch. 795.]