BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

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maintenance of the State penal and reformatory institutions
under its jurisdiction on such terms as [said Department]
THE DIVISION approves, provided there is no requirement to
apply [said] THE funds, chattels, or foodstuffs or any part
thereof in contravention of any provision of Maryland law
relating to such institutions, and provided further that no
such funds, chattels, or foodstuffs may be accepted by way
of loan without the approval [of the Board of Public Works]
REQUIRED BY LAW first having been obtained. The repayment
thereof with the interest, if any, shall only be made out of
funds appropriated to the [Department] DIVISION in the
budget.

5.

      Any gift or legacy OR OTHER DONATION, GRANT, OR LOAN,

WHETHER PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY, coming into the hands of any
department board, commission, officer or institution of the
State, may be utilized in accordance with the terms of such
gift [or], legacy, DONATION, GRANT, OR LOAN [provided] IF
the Governor [shall have] previously HAS assented to the
acceptance of such gift [or], legacy, DONATION, GRANT, OR
LOAN.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1978.

Approved May 2, 1978.

CHAPTER 208
(Senate Bill 199)

AN ACT concerning

State Government — Gifts, Legacies, Donations,
Grants, or Loans

FOR the purpose of deleting the requirement that the Board
of Public Works first approve the application for and
acceptance of any federal grant or loan of funds,
chattels, or foodstuffs to the Patuxent Institution and
making that application and acceptance subject to the
requirements of law; expanding the categories of aid

which may be utilized generally by the State, subject

to the prior approval of the Governor; and clarifying
language.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 31B - Patuxent Institution
Section 15

Article 15A - Budget and Fiscal Planning