submits a consolidated statewide capital improve-
ment program with recommendations to the Board
of Public Works, which acts at a special public
meeting each January. Funding for approved allo-
cations is made by the General Assembly.

Appropriations for the expense of administrative
operations are included in the annual budgets of the
Board of Public Works, the State Department of
Education, the Department of Budget and Fiscal
Planning, and the Department of General Services.

Each of the three participating departments fur-
nishes staff to the Committee. The Executive Direc-
tor is appointed by and works under the direction
of the Committee.

A brochure, The State of Maryland Public School
Construction Program, 1971-1981, is available upon
request.

ADVISORY COUNCIL TO THE
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ON
HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES
ACTS

Chairperson:
Charles L. Benton, Jr., Secretary of Budget &
Fiscal Planning

Appointed by Governor: William M. Brish; J.
Elizabeth Garraway; David W. Hornbeck; Brent

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M. Johnson; Henry J. Knott; Parlett L. Moore;
William A. Ruhl, Sr.; Jean E. Spencer; one vacancy.

Charles J. Lietwiler, Executive Secretary

Department of Budget & Fiscal Planning
Goldstein Treasury Building
60 Calvert St.
Annapolis, MD 21401 974-2114

The Governor designated the Board of Public
Works to administer grant programs under the
federal Higher Education Act of 1965 (PL. 89-
329, as amended). Title VII-A of the Act provides
federal grants to institutions of higher education to
finance construction of classrooms, laboratories,
and libraries. Title VII-C of the same Act provides
federal grants to subsidize interest payments on
bonds and mortgages used to finance such con
struction when direct federal funding is not avail-
able.

In 1964, the Governor created the Advisory
Council to the Board of Public Works on Higher
Education Facilities Acts. The Council assists and
makes recommendations to the Board of Public
Works on matters pertaining to grant programs
under the federal Higher Education Act of 1965.
The Council processes applications and recom-
mends priorities for federal grants among the eligi-
ble institutions. It disseminates information and
maintains liaison with Maryland colleges, the Board
of Public Works, and the U.S. Office of Education.