1212                           LAWS OF MARYLAND                     [CH. 500

any of the counties or by the City of Baltimore, should be allowed
and which should be denied. In making the finding of fact, the
State Board for Community Colleges will, at the request of the
Board of Public Works, determine a priority of need for junior
colleges as between any one or more counties in the State and the
City of Baltimore. No grant of financial assistance is allowed until
such grant has been finally ratified and approved by the Board of
Public Works, which certifies the allocation of State funds to the
Treasurer of the State, who makes them available to the county or
city when needed for construction of the project. The decision of the
Board of Public Works in this regard is made in such form as the
Board deems advisable and proper and it is final and conclusive upon
all parties concerned.

(c) The amount of financial assistance granted to any one or
more counties or to the City of Baltimore under the terms and
conditions of this act for any community college project shall be an
amount determined either by multiplying the total construction costs,
including site acquisition, by the percentage as fixed in Section 221
(2) in Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, (1957 Edition
as amended from time to time) or by an amount not to exceed one-
half of the total construction costs including site acquisition, which-
ever is the greater amount, subject to the limitation that where these
total costs of construction and/or site acquisition exceed $6,000 times
the proposed capacity of the college in number of students, the State
shall not share in that portion of these costs which are in excess
of $6,000 times the proposed capacity.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That until all of the interest on
and principals PRINCIPAL of any certificates issued under this act
are HAVE BEEN paid in full, there is hereby levied and imposed an
annual State tax on each One Hundred Dollars ($100) of assessable
property at the rate to be determined in the following manner: On
or before May 1, 1970, and on or before May 1st in each taxable year
thereafter the Board of Public Works certifies SHALL CERTIFY,
to the governing bodies of each of the counties and of Baltimore City
the rate of State tax on each One Hundred Dollars ($100) of assess-
able property necessary to produce revenue to meet all interest and
principal which will be payable to the close of the next ensuing tax-
able year on all certificates theretofore issued or theretofore author-
ized by resolution of the Board of Public Works to be issued, and the
governing bodies of each of the counties and Baltimore City will
SHALL forthwith levy and collect such a tax at such a rate.

Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That all matters committed by
this act to the discretion of the Board of Public Works are SHALL
BE determined by a majority of said Board.

Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That it is the legislative in-
tention to provide financial assistance for capital expenses which
may be incurred after the effective date of this act in the acquisition
of land and the construction of public junior or community colleges.

Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July JUNE 1, 1969.

Approved May 2, 1969.