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(1970 Replacement Volume), title "Natural Resources," subtitle
"Shore Erosion Control," THE SAID ARTICLE AND SUBTITLE
OF THE CODE to follow immediately after Section 758A(e) of
said article, title and subtitle THEREOF, and to read as follows:

758A.

(f) In addition to the foregoing, any county, the City of Balti-
more, or any municipal corporation may borrow interest-free funds
from said Shore Erosion Control Construction Loan Fund for any
approved project without the project construction cost limitation
hereinbefore set forth, said funds to be repaid by said county, the
City of Baltimore, or municipal corporation at a uniform rate over a
period not exceeding twenty-five years as set forth in an agreement
between the State and said county, Baltimore City, or municipal
corporation.

Sec. 4 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.

Approved May 26, 1972.

CHAPTER 525
(House Bill 554)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 7(a) of
Article 27A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Replacement
Volume and 1971 Supplement), title "Public Defender," to provide
that parents shall be liable to reimburse the State, to the extent
reasonably possible, for the services rendered their child, and to
make a correction therein.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 7(a) of Article 27A of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1971 Replacement Volume and 1971 Supplement), title "Public De-
fender," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

7.

(a) Eligibility for the services of the Office of the Public Defender
shall be determined on the basis of the need of the person seeking
legal representation. Need shall be measured according to the finan-
cial ability of the person to engage and compensate competent private
counsel and to provide all other necessary expenses of representation.
Such ability shall be recognized to be a variable depending on the
nature, extent and liquidity of assets; the disposable net income of
the defendant; the nature of the offense; the effort and skill required
to gather pertinent information; the length and complexity of the
proceedings; and any other foreseeable expenses. In the event that
a determination of eligibility cannot be made before the time when
the first services are to be rendered, the office may undertake repre-
sentation of an indigent person provisionally, and if it shall [subs-
quently] subsequently determine that the person is ineligible, it shall