WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 4

Environment Article...........................................................................            3,700,000

MISCELLANEOUS
50.01.00                      MISCELLANEOUS GRANT PROGRAMS

(A)    Christopher Columbus Center. Provide a grant to the Christopher
Columbus Center, Inc., to assist in the construction and equipping
of the Christopher Columbus Center for Marine Research and
Exploration (Baltimore City).............................................................           10,000,000

It is the intent of the General Assembly to honor its commitment
to provide the remaining $7,000,000 of a $17,000,000 State grant to
the Christopher Columbus Center, Inc. during Fiscal Year 1994.

(B)    Maryland Bioprocessing Facility. Provide a grant to the Maryland
Bioprocessing Center, Inc., to assist in the construction and
equipping of the Maryland Bioprocessing Facility (Baltimore
region), provided that this appropriation may not be expended
until:

(1)  the Maryland Bioprocessing Center, Inc. has received at least
S3 million in non-state contributions for the construction, start-up
and validation of the facility, and the receipt of this amount has
been verified by the Department of Fiscal Services;

(2)  the Department of Economic and Employment Development
provides the budget committees with a report detailing a plan of
preferential treatment for Maryland firms, and a strategy for
encouraging firms to locate their manufacturing facilities in rural
areas of the state; and

(3)  the committees have reviewed and commented upon the report
or 45 days have elapsed from the date the report is received by the
committees.

It is the intent of the General Assembly that the department
pursue further income generating measures for this facility in
order to ensure its self-sufficiency, the possibility of financing a
repayment of its construction costs, and the financial involvement
of the private sector in the construction and operation of the
facility..................................................................................................           13,000,000

(C)    Johns Hopkins Oncology Center. Provide a grant to the Johns
Hopkins Health System Corporation to assist in the design,
construction and equipping of patient care, research, and support
facilities for the Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, subject to the
requirement that the grantee provide an equal and matching fund

for this purpose (Baltimore City)......................................................            5,000,000

(D)    Baltimore Convention Center. Provide a grant to the Mayor and

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