PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 131

[as] PROVIDE a grant OF $53,000 to the County Commissioners of Cecil County for
the design of a work release addition to the Cecil County Detention Center; AND
PROVIDE A GRANT OF $19,000 TO THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF TALBOT
COUNTY FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND EQUIPPING OF A
DETENTION CENTER.

(5)     Prior to the payment of any funds TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF CECIL COUNTY under the provisions of this Act for the purposes set forth in
Section 1(3) above, the Board of County Commissioners of Cecil County shall provide at
least an equal and matching fund of [$72,000] $53,000. No part of an applicant's
matching fund may be provided, either directly or indirectly, from funds of the State,
whether appropriated or unappropriated. No part of the fund may consist of real
property, in kind contributions, or funds expended prior to the effective date of this Act.
In case of any dispute as to what money or assets may qualify as matching funds, the
Board of Public Works shall determine the matter, and the Board's decision is final. The
Board of County Commissioners of Cecil County has until June 1, 199.1, to present
evidence satisfactory to the Board of Public Works that the matching fund will be
provided. If satisfactory evidence is presented, the Board shall certify this fact to the State
Treasurer and the proceeds of the loan shall be expended for the purposes provided in
this Act. If this evidence is not presented by June 1, 1991, the proceeds of the loan shall
be applied to the purposes authorized in § 8-129 of the State Finance and Procurement
Article.

(6)     PRIOR TO THE PAYMENT OF ANY FUNDS TO THE COUNTY
COUNCIL OF TALBOT COUNTY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT FOR
THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN SECTION 1(3) ABOVE, THE COUNTY COUNCIL
OF TALBOT COUNTY SHALL PROVIDE AND EXPEND AT LEAST A
MATCHING FUND OF $16,000. NO PART OF AN APPLICANT'S MATCHING
FUND MAY BE PROVIDED, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM
FUNDS OF THE STATE, WHETHER APPROPRIATED OR UNAPPROPRIATED.
NO PART OF THE FUND MAY CONSIST OF REAL PROPERTY OR IN KIND
CONTRIBUTIONS. THE FUND MAY CONSIST OF FUNDS EXPENDED PRIOR
TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT. IN CASE OF ANY DISPUTE AS TO
WHAT MONEY OR ASSETS MAY QUALIFY AS MATCHING FUNDS, THE
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS SHALL DETERMINE THE MATTER, AND THE
BOARD'S DECISION IS FINAL. THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF TALBOT COUNTY
HAS UNTIL JUNE 1, 1997, TO PRESENT EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO THE
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS THAT THE MATCHING FUND WILL BE
PROVIDED. IF SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE IS PRESENTED, THE BOARD
SHALL CERTIFY THIS FACT TO THE STATE TREASURER AND THE
PROCEEDS OF THE LOAN SHALL BE EXPENDED FOR THE PURPOSES
PROVIDED IN THIS ACT. IF THIS EVIDENCE IS NOT PRESENTED BY JUNE 1,
1997, THE PROCEEDS OF THE LOAN SHALL BE APPLIED TO THE PURPOSES
AUTHORIZED IN § 8-129 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT
ARTICLE.

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