STATE OF MARYLAND

Notes to General Purpose Financial Statements
for the year ended June 30,1999

1. Financial Reporting Entity And Description of Funds and Account Groups:

A. Reporting Entity:

The accompanying financial statements include the various departments, agencies, and other organizational
units governed by the General Assembly and/or Constitutional Officers of the State of Maryland (State).

As required by generally accepted accounting principles, these financial statements present the state government
(primary government) and its component units (entities for which the State is considered to be financially accountable).
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has set forth criteria to be considered in determining
financial accountability. These criteria include the State appointing a voting majority of an organization's governing
body and (1) the ability of the governing body to impose its will on that organization, or (2) the potential for the
organization to provide specific financial benefits to, or impose specific financial burdens on the State.

DISCRETE COMPONENT UNITS

These component units are entities which are legally separate from the State, but are financially accountable
to the State, or whose relationships with the State are such that exclusion would cause the State's financial statements
to be misleading or incomplete. The two Component Units columns of the combined financial statements include
the financial data of these entities.

Colleges and Universities (Higher Education Fund)—Colleges and universities consist of the University
System of Maryland, Morgan State University, St. Mary's College of Maryland and Baltimore City Community
College. Each entity is governed by its own Board of Regents, or Board of Trustees, whose members are appointed
by the Governor. The colleges and universities are funded through State appropriations, tuition, federal grants,
and private donations and grants. Because the colleges and universities are similar in nature and function,
they have been combined and presented as a single discretely presented component unit. Amounts for foundations
affiliated with the colleges and universities have been included with the financial information of the colleges
and universities in accordance with the requirements of GASB Statement No. 14.

Maryland Stadium Authority (Proprietary Fund Type)—The Maryland Stadium Authority (Authority) was
created as a body corporate and politic and as an independent unit of the Executive Department of the State
of Maryland. The Authority's purpose is to acquire land and to construct, operate and/or manage various capital
facilities in the State. The Board consists of seven members, of which, six are appointed by the Governor, with
the advice and consent of the State Senate, and one whom is appointed by the Mayor of Baltimore City, with
the advice and consent of the State Senate. The Maryland State Legislature and the Board of Public Works
(consisting of the Governor, Comptroller and the Treasurer) have approved all of the projects and bond issuances
of the Authority.

Maryland Food Center Authority (Proprietary Fund Type)—The Maryland Food Center Authority
(Authority) is a body corporate and politic, the governing board of which is composed of twelve members. Four
members are State officials, and eight are appointed by the Governor. The Authority was created to establish
and operate a consolidated wholesale food center within the Greater Baltimore Region and is subject to State
regulations.

Maryland Environmental Service (Proprietary Fund Type)—The Maryland Environmental Service
(Service) was created as a body corporate and'politic and is governed by a nine-member Board of Directors. The
Board of Directors and the officers of the Service are appointed and/or approved by the Governor. The Service
helps private industry and local governments manage liquid, solid and hazardous wastes. In accordance with
direction from the Governor, the Service plans and establishes major resource recovery facilities, solid waste
management plans and hazardous waste management programs.

Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority (Proprietary Fund Type)—The Maryland
Industrial Development Financing Authority (Authority) was established as a body corporate and politic and a
public instrumentality of the State. The Authority consists of nine members, the Secretary of the Department

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