{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-2-102","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 2–102","heading":"","body":"(a) The Department shall:\n(1) encourage and assist political subdivisions and public and private community organizations to develop mutual and cooperative solutions to their common problems;\n(2) serve as a clearinghouse for information and materials that may be pertinent to sound community assistance, including information on available federal, State, and private financial assistance and technical assistance;\n(3) implement model or demonstration programs and projects or otherwise provide a program of practical research in community assistance;\n(4) provide grants and loans for energy conservation and the use of solar energy in commercial and residential buildings;\n(5) provide advisory, consultative, training, and educational services, and technical assistance to any political subdivision, local public agency, or nonprofit organization for community assistance purposes;\n(6) contract for and accept a gift, grant, contribution, or loan of money, property, or other aid for community assistance from a governmental unit, the federal government, or another source and comply with the terms and conditions of that aid;\n(7) attach terms and conditions to financial assistance as the Secretary determines;\n(8) participate with political subdivisions, regional governments, organizations, and the federal government in developing, financing, and implementing a program to build the management capabilities of municipal corporations by supplying needed managerial expertise through circuit riding managers;\n(9) administer federal programs relating to community assistance; and\n(10) develop and implement a weatherization program in accordance with Title 4 of this article and administer the low–income weatherization component of the electric universal service program in accordance with § 7–512.1 of the Public Utilities Article.\n(b) The Department may:\n(1) sell any mortgage or other obligation that the Department holds at public or private sale, with or without public bidding;\n(2) retain the servicing rights and charge servicing fees for any mortgage or other obligation that the Department sells; and\n(3) apply the proceeds from any sale and servicing fees earned to any of the funds established under Title 4, Subtitle 5 of this article.","path":["Article - Housing and Community Development"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghs\u0026section=2-102","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:07Z","sha256":"6703f4f5fd54adf9c4479ac04c95abe292fab8cc8dee7eef7dd6afedd32844ef","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-2-101","next":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-2-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}