J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                     955

The State funds authorized by this Act will be used to provide 50 per
cent of the cost of each construction project, to the extent that Fed-
eral funds do not provide that percentage of such cost. When no
Federal funds are available for this purpose, State funds will be
used to satisfy the entire 50 per cent State responsibility.

(c)    The State Department of Health shall submit its plan for
the financing of sewerage systems for each fiscal year after it has
been formulated in accordance with the provisions of this section,
based on the petitions, plans, and other supporting documents re-
ceived, to the State Board of Health and Mental Hygiene for approval
and prompt report to the Board of Public Works. This report must
specify the projects which have been approved by the State Board
of Health and Mental Hygiene and must incorporate a recommenda-
tion that the Board of Public Works should make available the nec-
essary State funds, as provided herein.

(d)   The Board of Public Works shall allocate from monies avail-
able under this Act, to every county, municipality, or any agency
thereunder, or any special governmental agency which is charged
with providing a sanitary facility within a county or a municipality,
whose plan is approved, the sum recommended by the State Board
of Health and Mental Hygiene. The Board of Public Works shall
certify the allocation of State funds to the Treasurer of the State
and the Treasurer shall make them available to the local govern-
ments and agencies which submitted the petitions, when needed
for the construction of the respective projects.

(e)   The Board of Public Works is authorized, in its discretion,
to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for receiving such
petitions from local governments and agencies in this State, and
for the consideration of the petitions and disbursing of the funds
to the petitioning local governmental units and agencies, within
the spirit and intent of this Act.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That until all of the interest
on and principals of any Certificates issued under this Act have
been paid in full, there is hereby levied and imposed an annual State
tax on each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) of assessable property
at the rate to be determined in the following manner: On or before
May 1, 1967, and on or before May 1st of each calendar FISCAL
year thereafter, the Board of Public Works shall certify to the gov-
erning bodies of each of the Counties and of Baltimore City the rate
of State tax on each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) of assessable
property necessary to produce revenue to meet all interest and prin-
cipal which will be payable to the close of the next ensuing calendar
FISCAL year on all Certificates theretofore issued or theretofore
authorized by resolution of the Board of Public Works to be issued,
and the governing bodies of each of the Counties and Baltimore City
shall forthwith levy and collect such a tax at such a rate.

All matters committed by this Act to the discretion of the Board
of Public Works shall be determined by a majority of said Board.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1966.

Approved May 6, 1966.