Section 5-9D-01 - Definitions(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.(b) "Board" means the Greenspace Equity Advisory Board.(c)(1) "Community greenspace" means a community space that enhances the public health and livability of an overburdened community or an underserved community.(2) "Community greenspace" includes:(ii) A community gathering open space area;(iii) A community woodland;(d) "Eligible applicant" means: (1) A land trust or nongovernmental organization located or working in an overburdened community or an underserved community where a project is proposed to be implemented; or(2) A county or municipality.(e) "Green network" means a system of greenspaces that are interconnected by linear corridors that facilitate the movement of people and wildlife.(f) "Land acquisition" means: (1) The fee simple acquisition of real property; or(2) The acquisition of a perpetual conservation easement.(g) "Land trust" means an organization that: (1) Is a qualified organization under § 170(h)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and any regulations adopted under that section;(2) Has executed a cooperative agreement with the Maryland Environmental Trust; or(3) Is an affordable housing land trust as defined in § 14-501 of the Real Property Article.(h) "Overburdened community" has the meaning stated in § 1-701 of the Environment Article.(i) "Program" means the Greenspace Equity Program.(j)(1) "Stewardship" means activities undertaken on a project to:(i) Develop a property for public use; and(ii) Improve the conservation value of the property.(2) "Stewardship" does not include the operating expenses of a recipient of a grant under the Program.(k) "Underserved community" has the meaning stated in § 1-701 of the Environment Article.Added by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 487, Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2023.