HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                  2651

not defrayed by moneys authorized under this Act may be
provided by a person participating in the project as
part of a cost sharing agreement with the Department of
Agriculture; making certain technical corrections; and
authorizing the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene
to promulgate rules and regulations, with the approval
of the Board of Public Works, to establish application
procedures and certain criteria for the use of State
grants, loans, and loan guarantees under Section 5(b)
of the Water Quality Loan Act of 1974, as amended.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Chapter 286 of the Acts of the General Assembly of

1974,   as amended by Chapter 777 of the Acts of
the General Assembly of 1980 262 of the Acts of

1975,  Chapter 394 of the Acts of 1979 and Chapter
777 of the Acts of 1980

Section 5(b) and 5(c)

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

Chapter 286 of the Acts of 1974, as amended

by Chapter 262 of the Acts of 1975, Chapter 394

of the Acts of 1979 and Chapter 777

of the Acts of 1980

SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the actual
cash proceeds of the sale of the bonds to be issued under
this Act shall be paid to the Treasurer of the State upon
the warrant of the Comptroller and such proceeds shall be
used exclusively for the following purposes, to wit:

(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, LOANS, OR
LOAN GUARANTEES to assist in the ACQUISITION, [constructing]
CONSTRUCTION, [and] equipping, REHABILITATION, AND
IMPROVEMENT of sewage treatment plants and related
facilities, SOLID WASTE PROCESSING AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES,
WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES, AND PROJECTS FOR THE CONTROL OF
AGRICULTURALLY RELATED NONPOINT SOURCES OF POLLUTION 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. LOANS FOR SEWER FACILITIES
SHALL BE EXTENDED ONLY AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS
SECTION. All grants, LOANS, OR LOAN GUARANTEES authorized