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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 394

(House Bill 1497)

AN ACT concerning

Water Quality Loan of 1975 1974

FOR the purpose of amending Chapter 286 of the Laws of
Maryland of 1974, as amended by Chapter 262 of the Laws
of Maryland of 1975 to alter a certain bond
authorization provision which relates to the percentage
of the State grant required when the federal grant is
greater than a certain percentage of the total cost of
a project under the Water Quality Loan Act, which
provides for the construction or improvement of
sewerage facilities.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Chapter 286 of the Acts of the General Assembly of
1974(as amended by Chapter 262 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of 1975)

Section 5(b)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That chapter(s) of the Acts of the General
Assembly be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as
follows:

Chapter 262 286 of the Acts of 1975 1974

(b) The remainder of the proceeds of such loan shall
be credited on the books of the State Comptroller, to be
used as needed by the State, upon approval by the Board of
Public Works, exclusively to provide State grants to assist
in the constructing and equipping of sewage treatment plants
and related facilities in Maryland; however, the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commissions portion of the capital costs
for improvements to and enlargement of sanitary sewage
facilities and systems operated by the District of Columbia
pursuant to agreements between the Commission, the District
of Columbia, and the United States Government shall be
deemed a project eligible for a State grant hereunder. All
grants authorized or made hereunder shall be subject to the
following conditions and limitations:

(1)  A State grant offer shall be made only for
the construction of projects that meet the specifications
required by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and all
applicable State legislation and regulations, as amended
from time to time.

(2)  Except as provided in paragraph (3) below, a
State grant offer shall be made only for a project or part
of a project on which a federal grant offer is made, and the