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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 441

(3) The actual cash proceeds of the sale of the bonds
shall be paid to the Treasurer and shall be first applied to
the payment of the expenses of issuing and delivering the
bonds unless funds for this purpose are otherwise provided
and thereafter shall be credited on the books of the State
Comptroller and expended, upon approval by the Board of
Public Works, for the following public purposes, including
any applicable architects' and engineers' fees:

To supplement the financing of the design and
construction of public junior or community college
buildings, site development, and facilities and the cost of
the acquisition of real estate or interests in lands
required in connection therewith, by each of the counties in
this state and by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore,
upon the following terms and conditions:

(a)    Whenever any County or the City of
Baltimore desires to participate in the financial assistance
which is provided for under the terms and conditions of this
Act, the county commissioners or county council thereof or
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, shall file with the
State Board for Community Colleges, a petition and such
information as the State Board for Community Colleges
requires, together with a complete proposal for each project
for which financial assistance is desired.

(b)    Upon receipt of one or more petitions, the
State Board for Community Colleges shall make a written
finding of fact addressed to the Board of Public Works, in
the form of a recommendation to that Board, advising it
which of the requests for financial assistance made by any
of the counties or by the City of Baltimore should be
allowed and which should be denied. In making the finding
of fact, the State Board for Community Colleges shall
determine priority needs for public junior or community
colleges among the counties and the City of Baltimore. The
State Board for Community Colleges shall also forward to the
State Board for Higher Education a copy of each petition and
complete project proposal so that the latter Board can make
recommendations as to which of the requests for financial
assistance should be allowed and which should be denied,
pursuant to § 12—108(a) of the Education Article of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1978 Volume, as amended from
time to time).

(c)    No grant of financial assistance may be
made until the grant has been ratified and approved by the
Board of Public Works, which shall certify to the State
Treasurer and the State Comptroller the allocation of State
funds. The Comptroller shall issue his warrant on the
Treasurer to make such funds available to the county or the
City of Baltimore when needed for construction of an
approved project. The decision of the Board of Public Works
shall be in such form as the Board deems advisable and
proper and shall be final and conclusive upon all parties.