1. A. Except for waivers, any action or decision required or permitted to be taken or made by the Trust under these regulations may be taken or made by the Director or the Director's designee.
2. B. The Department may terminate a grant, refuse to make additional disbursements under the grant agreement, or suspend or debar a grantee as provided in COMAR 05.01.05, if the Secretary finds that the grantee is not complying with any of the requirements of the Program or the grant documents.

3. C. The Trust from time to time may establish operational handbooks or manuals governing matters relating to the Program, including descriptive statements of Program procedures which do not directly affect the:

   1. (1) Rights of the public; or
   2. (2) Procedures available to the public.

4. D. Waiver. The Secretary may waive or vary particular provisions of these regulations if:

   1. (1) The waiver or variance is not inconsistent with the authorizing provisions of the Act; and
   2. (2) In the written determination of the Secretary, the application of the regulations in a specific case or in an emergency situation would be inequitable or contrary to the purposes of the Act.

Authority: State Finance and Procurement Article, §§5A-349—5A-359, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: November 12, 1990 (17:22 Md. R. 2654)

Regulation .01 amended effective December 25, 2000 (27:25 Md. R. 2279)

Regulation .02B amended effective February 28, 1994 (21:4 Md. R. 273); December 25, 2000 (27:25 Md. R. 2279)

Regulation .04 amended effective February 28, 1994 (21:4 Md. R. 273); December 25, 2000 (27:25 Md. R. 2279)

Regulation .05 amended effective December 25, 2000 (27:25 Md. R. 2279)

Regulation .05C amended effective May 23, 1994 (21:10 Md. R. 841)

Regulation .06 amended effective December 25, 2000 (27:25 Md. R. 2279)

Regulation .07 amended effective December 25, 2000 (27:25 Md. R. 2279)

Regulation .08 amended effective December 25, 2000 (27:25 Md. R. 2279)

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

Regulation .09 amended effective December 25, 2000 (27:25 Md. R. 2279)

Regulation .10 amended effective December 25, 2000 (27:25 Md. R. 2279)

Regulation .11 amended effective December 25, 2000 (27:25 Md. R. 2279)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 05.08.04 to COMAR 34.04.04

Regulation .01 amended effective April 24, 2017 (44:8 Md. R. 408)

Regulation .04B amended effective February 3, 2025 (52:2 Md. R. 70)