WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 676

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,
1992 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, 1992, the
proceeds of the loan shall be applied to the purposes authorized in § 8-129 of the State
Finance and Procurement Article.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1990.

Approved May 29, 1990.

CHAPTER 676
(House Bill 1288)

AN ACT concerning

Workers' Compensation - Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squads - Allegany and Garrett

Counties

FOR the purpose of allowing the Board of County Commissioners of Allegany and the
Board of County Commissioners of Garrett Counties to provide for workers'
compensation for volunteer fire companies and rescue squads.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 101 - Workmen's Compensation
Section 21(c)(5) and 34(e)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1985 Replacement Volume and 1989 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 101 - Workmen's Compensation

21.

(c) The following employees are exempt from the coverage of this act:

(5) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph,
members of volunteer police departments, nonsalaried members of boards or
commissions, volunteer workers for agencies or departments of any political
subdivisions, volunteer civil defense members or trainees, members of volunteer fire
departments and rescue squads in the following counties: Allegany, Carroll, Charles,

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