938                               Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 425

Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That, except as otherwise pro-
vided in this Act, no Ddepartment, board, commission, agency or insti-
tution specified or named in this Act shall begin any work with
funds secured pursuant to the provisions of this Act unless satis-
factory assurances are made to the Board of Public Works that
the work described in the individual terms in this Act can be com-
pleted with the funds specified for each such item respectively.

Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That where Federal funds may
be available to help accomplish any specific projects in this Act, the
using department or agency shall be obligated to seek the allocation
of such Federal funds to apply to the cost of the particular project.
In seeking approval of the Board of Public Works for award of a
contract under a specific appropriation under this Act, the using
department or agency shall formally advise the Board of Public
Works that efforts have been made through proper administrative
procedures to obtain such Federal funds, and the reason, if any,
why the Federal funds were not obtained. Availability of Federal
funds where allocated is intended to defray the cost of the approved
project, not expand its scope, except in the case of projects of the
Department of Forests and Parks. These latter projects may be
expanded in scope beyond that proposed in the specific appropriation
in the THIS Act if the addition of Federal funds makes this possible,
but not beyond the total park acreage or development contemplated
for the State park or recreation area to which it applies, as evident
from the master plan for State parks and recreation areas as adopted
by the Department of Forests and Parks.

SEC. 10. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT IF ANY
PROJECT LISTED IN SECTION 5 OF THIS ACT SHALL NOT
HAVE BEEN CONTRACTED FOR WITHIN TWO (2) YEARS
FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT, THEN SUCH
PROJECT SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN ABANDONED.
IF THE TOTAL LOAN AUTHORIZED HEREIN SHALL HAVE
BEEN ISSUED WITHIN TWO (2) YEARS FROM THE EFFEC-
TIVE DATE OF THIS ACT, THEN THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED
HEREIN FOR SAID ABANDONED PROJECT SHALL BE
TRANSFERRED TO THE ANNUITY BOND FUND AND SHALL
BE APPLIED TO THE DEBT SERVICES REQUIREMENTS OF
THE STATE. IF, HOWEVER, THE TOTAL LOAN AUTHOR-
IZED HEREIN SHALL NOT HAVE BEEN ISSUED WITHIN
TWO (2) YEARS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
ACT, THEN THE TOTAL ISSUABLE CERTIFICATES OF IN-
DEBTEDNESS AUTHORIZED HEREIN SHALL BE REDUCED
BY THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED HEREIN FOR SAID ABAN-
DONED PROJECT.

Sec. 10 11. And be it further enacted, That until all of the interest
on and principal of any bonds issued under this Act SHALL have been
paid in full there is hereby levied and imposed an annual State tax on
each $100 of assessable property at the rate to be determined in
the following manner: On or before May 1, 1972, and on or before
May 1 in each taxable year thereafter, the Board of Public Works
shall certify to the governing bodies of each of the counties and
Baltimore City the rate of State tax on each $100 of assessable
property necessary to produce revenue to meet interest and principal
which will be payable to the close of the next ensuing taxable year
on all bonds theretofore issued or authorized by resolution of the