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3.  When for lack of adequate Federal funds at the time the
petition is filed, the amount of Federal funds available for a grant
is a lesser per centum of the eligible cost of the project than that
to which it was found to be entitled under the provisions of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the petition may include a
request for the advance payment of the Federal deficit, provided
that the petitioner shall contract to repay to the State for deposit
to the Water Quality Loan account all subsequent Federal funds
which the petitioner may receive to make up the original Federal
deficiency.

4.  When the petitioner has received a grant offer under the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act for the construction of facilities
to demonstrate an improved method of controlling the discharge to
any waters of the State of untreated or inadequately treated sewage
or other wastes from sewers which carry stormwater or both storm-
water and sewage or other wastes; to demonstrate advanced waste
treatment and water purification methods; or to provide for new
or improved methods of joint treatment for municipal and industrial
wastes; and for the purpose of reports, plans and specifications in
connection therewith, then the funds made available under this Act
shall be allocated as an outright grant to the petitioner in an amount
equal to one-half (½) of the difference between the eligible cost and
the amount of the Federal grant offer.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall not in any
way affect the payment of proceeds, or the terms upon which any
State grant was heretofore made pursuant to the provisions of
Chapter 445 of the Acts of 1968.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1970.

Approved April 22, 1970

CHAPTER 254
(Senate Bill 123)

AN ACT to add new Section 387C(c) (5) to Article 43 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1969 Supplement), title "Health," sub-
title "Water, Ice and Sewerage," to follow immediately after Sec-
tion 387C(c) (4) thereof, to provide that the Department of Health
shall determine the location of any sewerage system SEWERAGE
TREATMENT FACILITY DISCHARGE POINT included in a
county plan.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 387C(c) (5) be and it is hereby added to Article 43
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969 Supplement), title
"Health," subtitle "Water, Ice and Sewerage," to follow immediately
after Section 387C(c)(4) thereof, and to read as follows: