Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                  1329

they can obtain for the same; provided they shall not be sold at
private sale for less than par and accrued interest.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the sum of Twenty Thou-
sand Dollars ($20,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary,
shall be paid by the Treasurer of the State upon the warrant of the
Comptroller out of the proceeds of the sale of said bonds or Certifi-
cates of Indebtedness, for the payment of the expense of engraving,
printing and other outlays connected with the issue of the loan here
authorized, and for the payment of the advertising directed by this
Act, and all other incidental expenses, connected with the execution
of its provisions in connection with said loan.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, (a) That the actual cash pro-
ceeds from the sale of certificates of indebtedness to be issued under
this Act shall be paid to the Treasurer of the State upon the warrant
of the Comptroller, and such proceeds shall be used exclusively to
supplement grants made to municipalities in this State under the
Water Pollution Control Act of the Congress of the United States,
as amended by Public Law 660 of the 84th Congress and as fur-
ther amended from time to time.

(to) Any use of State funds shall be only for the construction of
necessary treatment works to prevent the discharge of untreated
or inadequately treated sewage or other waste into any waters and
for the purpose of reports, plans, and specifications in connection
therewith, under said Public Law 660, as amended from time to time.

(c)   Any municipality in this State which has received a Federal
grant under said Public Law 660, as amended from time to time,
may petition the State of Maryland for an equal and matching grant
toward the cost of the same projects , SUBJECT TO THE LIMITA-
TION THAT THE STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS COMBINED
SHALL NOT EXCEED FORTY PER CENTUM (40%) OF THE
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST OF ANY SEWERAGE TREAT-
MENT PLANT. The petition in the first instance shall be directed
to the State Board of Health and upon the approval of the
plans by the State Board of Health, the said Board of Health
shall promptly report the petition to the Board of Public Works
together with its report that the project has been approved both by
the Surgeon General of the United States or other lawful Federal
authority under the provisions of Public Law 660 of the 84th Con-
gress, as amended from time to time, and also by the State Depart-
ment of Health, and that the Board of Public Works should make
available the necessary matching funds as provided hereunder.

(d)   The Board of Public Works shall allocate from moneys avail-
able under this Act, to every municipality receiving such a Federal
grant, an equal and matching sum toward the cost of the same
project., SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATION THAT THE STATE
AND FEDERAL GRANTS COMBINED SHALL NOT EXCEED
FORTY PER CENTUM (40 %) OF THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION
COST OF ANY SEWERAGE TREATMENT PLANT. The Board
shall certify the allocation of State funds to the Treasurer of the
State, and the Treasurer shall make them available to the municipal-
ity when needed for the construction of the project.

(e)   The Board of Public Works is authorized, in its discretion,
to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for receiving such