{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-economic-development-5-444","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Economic Development § 5–444","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) The Authority shall participate in financial assistance programs for energy projects provided by the federal Energy Security Act, P.L. 96-294.\n(2) For purposes of that Act, the Authority is a “person” as defined in:\n(i) 42 U.S.C. § 8802, concerning the financing of biomass energy, municipal solid waste, and alcohol fuels projects; and\n(ii) 30 U.S.C. § 1511, concerning the financing of geothermal energy projects.\n(b) For purposes of the federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, the Authority is a “nonprofit organization” as defined in 16 U.S.C. § 2708 and used in 16 U.S.C. §§ 2702 and 2703, concerning small-scale hydropower projects.","path":["Article - Economic Development"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gec\u0026section=5-444","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:28Z","sha256":"8633dd0ec45c1c8cce1e5af28d94d9eda8bf8e94beba2e91eb6486f9089151f7","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-economic-development-5-441","next":"us-md/md.-code-economic-development-5-445"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}