1630                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 626

(d)    If federal assistance is FEDERAL FUNDS ARE provided
on any acquisition project, the State shall provide one hundred per-
cent (100%) of the difference between the total project cost and the
Federal contribution.

(e)    The other half of any local governing body's annual appor-
tionment shall be used for acquisition and/or development projects.
The State shall provide seventy-five percent (75%) of the total
project cost of each approved local acquisition or development proj-
ect if the applicant has requested federal assistance and has not

been notified of grant approval or disapproval within 120 days of

submission of such request or has been advised that the project is

not eligible for federal funds IN THOSE INSTANCES IN WHICH
THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OB-
TAIN FEDERAL FUNDS PURSUANT TO SECTION 357G(E)
OF THIS ARTICLE..

(f)    If federal assistance is FEDERAL FUNDS ARE provided on
any acquisition and/or development project cost, the State shall pro-
vide fifty percent (50%) of the difference between the total project
cost and the federal FEDERAL contribution. Subject to the limitation
that the total State funds, when added to all other available funds,
shall not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of a project's cost, the
minimum State contribution to a project shall be twenty-five percent
(25%). If the Federal assistance is FEDERAL FUNDS ARE less
than fifty (50%) of the total project cost, the State shall provide an
amount equal to the difference between the federal FEDERAL contri-
bution and seventy-five percent (75%) of the total project cost.

(g)    In cases where land is donated to local governing bodies dur-
ing the fiscal year, seventy-five percent (75%) of the appraised value
approved by the Department of Natural Resources may be applied
as a portion of, or all of, the local governing body's share of the
prospect's cost for those projects referred to in Section 357E of this
Act.

(h) If federal assistance is FEDERAL FUNDS ARE received for
any approved local project after it was funded by the State in accord-
ance with Section 357F(c) and/or 357E of this Act, the applicant
shall reimburse the State in an amount equal to the federal FED-
ERAL contribution. Such reimbursement will SHALL be reserved
for other projects approved for the applicant up to the limit of the
share allocated to the local governing body.

357G.

(a)    Each local project shall conform to a comprehensive plan
approved by the local governing body and shall have the approval of
official planning agencies having jurisdiction, including comprehen-
sive planning agencies.

(b)    All acquisition and development projects funded by the State
in whole or in part must meet needs identified in the "Maryland Out-
door Recreation and Open Space Plan" prepared by the Department
of State Planning in cooperation with the Department of Natural Re-
sources. Said document and changes thereto shall be distributed to all
LOCAL governing bodies.

(c)    The Department of Natural Resources shall administer the
local projects portion of Program Open Space and promulgate and
adopt rules and regulations governing the submission of applications