{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-4-221","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4–221","heading":"","body":"(a) A project or undertaking, including the real, personal, and mixed property involved, qualifies as a public purpose project if it is planned, acquired, owned, developed, constructed, reconstructed, rehabilitated, repaired, renovated, or improved with the financial assistance of the Administration or the assistance of federal low-income housing credits authorized by the Internal Revenue Code, and it is:\n(1) eligible wholly or partly for federal low-income housing credits; or\n(2) located in a distressed area designated under subsection (e) of this section.\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a public purpose project:\n(1) shall provide in substantial part for existing or new housing; and\n(2) may include:\n(i) any improvements, such as streets, roads, sewer lines, and water lines; and\n(ii) public or private commercial, educational, cultural, recreational, community, or civic facilities.\n(c) A public purpose project may include a greater proportion of public or private facilities if the Secretary determines that to do so would promote sound community development.\n(d) All or part of the housing portion of a public purpose project shall be occupied by families of limited income.\n(e) At the request of a political subdivision, the Secretary may designate a distressed area of the political subdivision after considering factors including:\n(1) the availability, cost, and condition of housing and neighborhood facilities, including the age and number of abandoned and substandard structures;\n(2) the incomes of residents relative to State or area-wide regional median incomes, including the number of individuals who are welfare recipients, unemployed, or living in poverty;\n(3) the need to finance housing or public or private facilities to upgrade the social and economic conditions of the distressed area;\n(4) the plans and financial commitment of the political subdivision to undertake improvements in the distressed area; and\n(5) other standards and criteria that the Secretary considers relevant, including standards established for other State or federal programs.","path":["Article - Housing and Community Development"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghs\u0026section=4-221","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:07Z","sha256":"94876772cfb9fbfee88538863183fd396a375e244666a8ae50f9291f2f28c54b","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-4-220","next":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-4-222"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}