392 Laws of Maryland [Ch. 120
the Community Mental Health Center Component or Mental Retarda-
tion Facility when needed for the construction, acquisition and/or
renovation and equipment of the project.
(e) The Board of Public Works is authorized, in its discretion, to
adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for receiving such
petitions from public and other nonprofit Community Mental Health
Center Component or Mental Retardation Facilities in this State
and for the consideration petitions and disbursing of the funds to
the petitioning public and other nonprofit Community Mental Health
Center Components or Mental Retardation Facility, within the spirit
and intent of this Act.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That, until all of the interest
on the principals 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 One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) of assessable property at
the rate to be determined in the following manner: On or before
May 1, 1973, and on or before May 1st of each taxable year there-
after, the Board of Public Works 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 ($100.00) of assessable
property necessary to produce revenue to meet all interest and prin-
cipal which will be payable to the close of the next ensuing taxable
year on all bonds theretofore issued or authorized by resolution of
the Board of Public Works to be issued, and the governing bodies
of each of the Counties and of Baltimore City shall forthwith levy
and collect such a tax at such rate.
All matters committed by this Act to the discretion of the Board
of Public Works shall be determined by a majority of said Board.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That, if any funds provided
by this Act shall not have been encumbered within three (3) years
from the effective date of this Act, then such funds shall be deemed
to have been abandoned. If the total loan authorized herein shall
have been issued within three (3) years from the effective date of
this Act then the amount specified herein for said abandoned funds
shall be transferred to the Annuity Bond Fund and shall be applied
to the debt service requirements of the State. If, however, the total
loan authorized herein shall not have been issued within three (3)
years from the effective date of this Act, then the total issuable
bonds authorized herein shall be reduced by the amount specified
herein for said abandoned funds.
(a) For the purposes of this Act, funds are encumbered when a
project is approved for a grant under this program for a specific
amount by actions of the Board of Public Works.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That, if any word, phrase,
provision or portion of this Act shall be held in a court of competent
jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, the unconstitutionality
or invalidity shall apply only to such word, phrase, provision or por-
tion, and for this purpose the provisions of this Act are declared to
be severable.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1972.
Approved April 26, 1972.
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