(a) Establishment. There is a Community Benefit Program for the purpose of assisting incorporated nonprofit community associations and other incorporated nonprofit organizations to upgrade or improve their subdivisions or communities.
(b) Eligibility. To be eligible for a grant, an association or organization shall be in good standing with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation and:
(1) (i) be active in the following area in the southwest portion of the County: From the point at which Maryland Route 4 enters Anne Arundel County from the south thence running in a westerly direction along the common boundary between Anne Arundel County and Calvert County to the shores of the Patuxent River, thence running in a northerly direction along the westernmost boundary of Anne Arundel County and binding along the shores of the Patuxent River to the point at which the western boundary of Anne Arundel County intersects with Kings Branch, thence running along Kings Branch in an easterly and then northerly direction to the intersection of Kings Branch with Mt. Airy Road, then in an easterly direction on Mt. Airy Road to the point at which Mt. Airy Road intersects with Maryland Route 424, thence running in a southeasterly direction along the southwest border of Birdsville Road, to the point at which Birdsville Road intersects with Maryland Route 2, thence running in a southerly direction along the western border of Maryland Route 2 to the point at which Maryland Route 2 intersects with Maryland Route 408, thence running in a southwesterly direction along the northwestern border of Maryland Route 408 to the point at which Maryland Route 408 intersects with Brooks Woods Road, thence running in a southeasterly direction along the southwestern border of Brooks Woods Road to the point at which Brooks Woods Road intersects with Little Road, thence running in a generally westerly direction along the northern border of Little Road to the point at which Little Road intersects with Bay Front Road, thence running in an easterly direction along the southern border of Bay Front Road to the point at which Bay Front Road intersects with Fishers Station Road, thence running in a southwesterly direction along the northwestern border of Fishers Station Road until Fishers Station Road intersects with Maryland Route 4, thence running in a southerly direction along the western border of Maryland Route 4, to the point of beginning; and
(ii) agree to use the grant to protect and benefit the County and the communities located near a sanitary landfill operated solely for the disposal of rubble that contributes a host community benefit fee to the County; or
(2) (i) be active in the area of the northern portion of the County bounded by Route 295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway), Route 176 (Dorsey Road), Route 170 (Telegraph Road), Route 174 (Reece Road), and Route 175 (Annapolis Road); and
(ii) agree to use the grant to protect and benefit the County and the communities located near a video lottery facility.
(c) Amount of grant. The County Executive may award a grant to an eligible association or organization in an amount not to exceed $10,000 or, with the approval of the County Council, in an amount in excess of $10,000.
(d) Agreement. Each association or organization that receives a grant shall enter into an agreement with the County that ensures compliance with the requirements of subsection (b) and contains any other provisions that the County Executive determines to be necessary or prudent to protect the interests of the County.
(1985 Code, Art. 6, § 8-110) (Bill No. 44-95; Bill No. 86-09)