MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                           1297

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.

SECTION 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 for State parks
and recreation areas of the Department of Natural
Resources. 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 Natural Resources.

SECTION 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 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 two (2) 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 project.

SECTION 11. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That all
funds which may be appropriated at any time or from time
to time by the General Assembly in any Annual State