HARRY HUGHES, Governor                             2755

(1)  The Board of Public Works may borrow money and
incur indebtedness on behalf of the State of Maryland
through a State loan to be known as the Howard County
Detention Center Loan of 1978 in the aggregate principal
amount of [$2,000,000] $3,775,000. This loan shall be
evidenced by the issuance and sale of State general
obligation bonds authorized by a resolution of the Board of
Public Works and issued, sold and delivered in accordance
with the provisions of §§ 19 to 23 of Article 31 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1976 Replacement Volume and 1977
Supplement, as amended from time to time).

(2)  The bonds issued to evidence this loan or
installments thereof may be sold as a single issue, or may
be consolidated and sold as part of a single issue of bonds
under § 2B of Article 31 of the Code.

(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 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: for the renovation of the
existing Howard County Detention Center Facility at its
present site and/or for the design, planning, construction,
and equipping of a Howard County Detention Center Facility.

(4)  There is hereby levied and imposed an annual State
tax on all assessable property in the State in rate and
amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on
the bonds as and when due and until paid in full, such
principal to be discharged within fifteen years of the date
of issue of the bonds.

(5)  Except for renovation of the existing Howard
County Detention Center Facility at its present site, no
portion of the proceeds of the loan may be used for the
design, planning, construction, or equipping of a detention
facility which is situated within 1,000 feet of any existing
residence and its lot or curtilage or which exceeds a
capacity of 108 beds; provided, however, that the total
capacity of the detention center facility or facilities
shall not exceed 108 beds.

(6)  Prior to the payment of any funds under the
provisions of this Act for the purposes set forth in Section
1.(3) above, the County Executive and County Council of
Howard County shall provide at least an equal and matching
fund of [$2,000,000] $3,775,000 for this project. The
County Executive and County Council of Howard County shall
have until June 1, [1980] 1982 to present evidence
satisfactory to the Board of Public Works that this fund
will be provided. Upon receiving from the Board of Public
Works on or before June 1, [1980] 1982, a certification of