Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 14 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Subtitle 29 - MARYLAND HERITAGE AREAS AUTHORITY
Chapter 14.29.03 - Maryland Heritage Areas Grant Program
Section 14.29.03.02 - Definitions
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 14.29.03.02
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) 'Act" means Financial Institutions
Article, §§13-1101-13 -1124, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(2) 'Authority" means the Maryland Heritage
Areas Authority established by the Act.
(3) "Capital project" means a project to
acquire, develop, preserve, rehabilitate, or restore either real property or
tangible personal property that has a useful life of at least 15
years.
(4) "Certified heritage
area" means a recognized heritage area that has been designated a certified
heritage area in accordance with the Act and Chapter .02 of this
subtitle.
(5) "Fund" means the
Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Financing Fund established by the
Act.
(6) "Grant" means an award of
financial assistance from the Fund.
(7) "Grant Program" means the Maryland
Heritage Areas Grant Program of the Authority established by this chapter as
authorized under the Act.
(8)
"Grantee " means the recipient of a grant.
(9) "Heritage area" means a contiguous or
noncontiguous developed geographic area of public and private uses that:
(a) Can range in size from as small as a
portion of a county or municipal corporation or as large as a regional
area;
(b) Has a coherent and
cohesive special character;
(c) Is
distinguished by a concentration of natural, recreational, cultural, and
historic resources of Statewide significance that have played a vital role in
the historic life and development of the area and contribute to the public
through interpretive, educational, and recreational uses; and
(d) May include traditional parks and
historic places or property.
(10) "Heritage area management entity" means
a nonprofit organization or agency of either State or local government that is
or will be responsible for coordinating development of a management plan for a
recognized heritage area or is responsible for implementing the management plan
for a certified heritage area.
(11)
"Local jurisdiction" means any of the 23 counties of the State, the City of
Baltimore, any municipal corporation in the State that is subject to the
provisions of Article XI-E of the Maryland Constitution, or any of their duly
authorized agencies or instrumentalities.
(12) "Management plan" means a document
prepared and approved in accordance with the Act and COMAR 14.29.02, that
includes a comprehensive strategy expressed in words, maps, illustrations, or
other media for planning, implementing, and achieving the goals and objectives
for the heritage area.
(13)
"Noncapital project" means a project that is not a capital project and
involves:
(a) The development or presentation
of interpretive exhibits, materials, or other products intended to further the
educational or recreational objectives of a certified heritage area;
or
(b) Planning, design,
interpretation, marketing, or programming activities intended to encourage
revitalization of, or reinvestment in, a certified heritage area or its
resources.
(14)
"Nonprofit organization" means a corporation, foundation, governmental entity,
or other legal entity, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the
benefit of a private shareholder or individual holding an interest in the
entity.
(15) "Recognized heritage
area" means a heritage area designated a recognized heritage area in accordance
with the Act and COMAR 14.29.01.
(16) "Trust" means the Maryland Historical
Trust established under State Finance and Procurement Article, §
5A-310,
Annotated Code of Maryland.
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