Section 9-406 - State's right of recovery.

§ 9-406. State's right of recovery.
 

(a)  Grounds.- The State may recover grant funds paid under this subtitle if, within 30 years after completion of a project, the project property: 

(1) is sold or transferred to a person that: 

(i) would not qualify as an applicant under this subtitle; or 

(ii) the Board of Public Works does not approve as a transferee; or 

(2) ceases to be a juvenile facility. 

(b)  Persons liable.- The State may recover from the: 

(1) transferor; 

(2) transferee; or 

(3) owner of a property that has ceased to be a juvenile facility. 

(c)  Amount.- The State is entitled to recover the sum of: 

(1) an amount that equals the value of the project property at the time of the recovery multiplied by a fraction: 

(i) the numerator of which is the amount of the State funds for the project; and 

(ii) the denominator of which is the total eligible cost of the project; and 

(2) all costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in the recovery proceedings. 

(d)  Waiver.- The Board of Public Works may waive the State's right of recovery for good cause. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 83C, § 4-106(a), (e); 2007, ch. 3, § 2.]