Md. Code, Hum. Servs. § 7-1102

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 7-1102 - Establishment; administration

(a) There is an Individuals With Disabilities and Service-Disabled Veterans Boating Fund.

(b) The purpose of the Fund is to provide sailing, boating, kayaking, canoeing, paddleboarding, and surfing opportunities for individuals with disabilities and service-disabled veterans.

(c) The Department shall administer the Fund.

(d)

(1) The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7-302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

(2) The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.

(e) The Fund consists of:

(1) money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund; and

(2) any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.

(f) The Fund may be used only for:

(1) providing State grants under this section; and

(2) administrative expenses of the Department in administering the Fund.

(g)

(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Department may provide a grant of not more than $40,000 in a fiscal year to a grantee to provide sailing, boating, kayaking, canoeing, paddleboarding, or surfing opportunities for individuals with disabilities or service-disabled veterans.

(2) The Department may provide grants under this section only to a nonprofit organization in good standing that:

(i) is qualified under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(ii) has been in operation for at least 3 years, notwithstanding a cessation of operations during a national or public health emergency issued:

1. by the President of the United States under § 201, § 202(d), or § 301 of the federal National Emergencies Act; or

2. by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the federal Public Health Service Act; and

(iii) hasengaged individuals with disabilities or service-disabled veterans in sailing, boating, kayaking, canoeing, paddleboarding, or surfing activities on State waters at least 25 times in each of the past 3 years.

Md. Code, HS § 7-1102

Added by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 194,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.

Added by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 193,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.