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House amends Climate Solutions‑related bill to allow DHCD to issue loans as well as grants; members flag repayment concerns
Summary
House committee amendments let the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) issue loans in addition to grants for energy conservation and renewable projects. Delegates raised that DHCD expects most loans may not be repaid and requested more analysis; the bill was special‑ordered to a later session for further work.
Delegates considered House Bill 155, a departmental bill to authorize the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to issue loans in addition to grants for energy conservation and renewable energy projects used to meet greenhouse‑gas reduction targets required by the Climate Solutions Act of 2022.
Committee amendments were adopted on the floor that (1) authorize DHCD to issue loans as well as grants under the program and (2) preserve DHCD’s discretion to use…
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