1144                                   LAWS OF MARYLAND                                 Ch. 395

equipping of sewage treatment plants and related
activities and sanitary sewer systems, by amending
under Section 5(b) of Chapter 445 of the Acts of 1968
as Section 5(b) was amended by Chapter 653 of the Acts
of 1969, Chapter 246 of the Acts of 1970, Chapter 242
of the Acts of 1972, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 1973,
Chapter 286 of the Acts of 1974, and Chapter 262 of the
Acts of 1975 to provide that a State grant shall be a

certain percentage of the total project cost in

relation to the federal grant offer for the project; by
amending; under Section 5(b) of Chapter 561 of the Acts
of 1966, as Section 5(b) was amended by Chapter 689 of
the Acts of 1967, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 1973, and
Chapter 262 of the Acts of 1975 to provide that a State
grant shall be a certain percentage of the total
project cost in relation to the federal grant offer for
the project, by amending ; and under Section 5 of
Chapter 651 of the Acts of 1965, as Section 5 was
amended by Chapter 286 of the Acts of 1974, and Chapter
262 of the Acts of 1975; to provide that a State grant
shall be a certain percentage of the total project cost
in relation to the federal grant offer for the project.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 5(b) of Chapter 445 of the Acts of
1968, as amended by Chapter 653 of the Acts of 1969, Chapter
246 of the Acts of 1970, Chapter 242 of the Acts of 1972,
Chapter 55 of the Acts of 1973, Chapter 286 of the Acts of
1974, and Chapter 262 of the Acts of 1975, be and it is
hereby repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Chapter 445 of the Acts of 1968

5.

(b) Of the actual cash proceeds from the sale of
Certificates of Indebtedness to be issued under this Act,
the sum of One Hundred Nineteen Million Dollars
($119,000,000), less a proportionate share of the costs
specified in Section 4 of this Act, shall be used
exclusively to provide State grants to assist in the
construction of sewage treatment plants and related
facilities in Maryland; however, the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission's 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. That 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.