The Secretary may waive or vary the provisions of this chapter to the extent that the waiver or variance is consistent with the legal authorizations for the Program, if, in the written determination of the Secretary, the application of a regulation in a specific case, or in an emergency situation, would be inequitable or contrary to the purposes of the Program.

Authority: Housing and Community Development Article, §6-102, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: April 16, 1990 (17:7 Md. R. 847)

Regulation .02B amended effective February 28, 1994 (21:4 Md. R. 273)

Regulation .05C amended effective February 1, 1993 (20:2 Md. R. 112); February 28, 1994 (21:4 Md. R. 273)

Regulation .08 amended effective February 28, 1994 (21:4 Md. R. 273)

Regulation .08C and D amended effective February 1, 1993 (20:2 Md. R. 112)

Regulation .08-1 adopted effective February 28, 1994 (21:4 Md. R. 273)

Regulation .11B amended effective February 1, 1993 (20:2 Md. R. 112)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 05.07.06 to COMAR 05.13.02 effective September 6, 1999 (26:18 Md. R. 1373)

Regulation .02B amended effective September 6, 1999 (26:18 Md. R. 1373)

Regulation .08 amended effective September 6, 1999 (26:18 Md. R. 1373)

Regulation .09 amended effective September 6, 1999 (26:18 Md. R. 1373)

Regulations .01—.13, Main Street Improvement Grant Program, repealed effective October 15, 2001 (28:20 Md. R. 1779)

Regulations .01—.12, Main Street Improvement Program, adopted effective October 15, 2001 (28:20 Md. R. 1779)

Chapter revised effective October 20, 2008 (35:21 Md. R. 1823)

Regulation .02B amended effective January 20, 2014 (41:1 Md. R. 12)

Regulation .11 amended effective March 16, 2015 (42:5 Md. R. 485)