§ 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.

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