522                              Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 179

Correction of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional
Services, in accordance with the provisions of Section 681 of Article
27, Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume).

Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That, except as otherwise pro-
vided in this Act, no department, 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 satisfactory
assurances are made to the Board of Public Works that the work
described in the individual terms in this Act can be completed 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 alloca-
tion 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 proce-
dures 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 proj-
ect, not expand its scope, except in the case of projects of the Depart-
ment of Forests and Parks. These latter projects may be expanded in
scope beyond that proposed in the specific appropriation in 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 effective
date of this Act, then the amount specified herein for said abandoned
project shall be transferred to the annuity bond fund ANNUITY
BOND FUND and shall be applied to the debt services SERVICE
requirements of the State. If, however, the total loan authorized
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 BONDS authorized herein shall be reduced by the amount
specified herein for said abandoned project.

Sec. 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 follow-
ing manner: On or before May 1, 1973, 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