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VETOES
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H.B. 391
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equipping of [a] new [facility] FACILITIES at Camp Puh'Tok in Monkton, [the]
WHICH MAY INCLUDE A facility to be used as an environmental and educational
center with programs for children from Baltimore County schools, as well as for
children who attend the camp, which is nonprofit and open to the public.
(4) An annual State tax is imposed 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. The principal shall be discharged within 15 years
after the date of issuance of the bonds.
(5) Prior to the payment of any funds under the provisions of this Act for the
purposes set forth in Section 1(3) above, the grantee shall provide and expend a
matching fund. No part of the grantee's matching fund may be provided, either
directly or indirectly, from funds of the State, whether appropriated or
unappropriated. The fund may consist of real property, in kind contributions, or funds
expended prior to the effective date of this Act. In case of any dispute as to the amount
of the matching fund or what money or assets may qualify as matching funds, the
Board of Public Works shall determine the matter and the Board's decision is final.
The grantee has until June 1, 2000, to present evidence satisfactory to the Board of
Public Works that a matching fund will be provided. If satisfactory evidence is
presented, the Board shall certify this fact and the amount of the matching fund to
the State Treasurer, and the proceeds of the loan equal to the amount of the matching
fund shall be expended for the purposes provided in this Act. Any amount of the loan
in excess of the amount of the matching fund certified by the Board of Public Works
shall be canceled and be of no further effect.
(6) No portion of the proceeds of the loan or any of the matching funds may be
used for the furtherance of sectarian religious instruction, or in connection with the
design, acquisition, or construction of any building used or to be used as a place of
sectarian religious worship or instruction, or in connection with any program or
department of divinity for any religious denomination. Upon the request of the Board
of Public Works, the grantee shall submit evidence satisfactory to the Board that none
of the proceeds of the loan or any matching funds have been or are being used for a
purpose prohibited by this Act.
(7) THE PROCEEDS OF THE LOAN MUST BE EXPENDED OR ENCUMBERED BY
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE PURPOSES PROVIDED IN THIS ACT NO LATER
THAN JUNE 1, 2006. IF ANY FUNDS AUTHORIZED BY THIS ACT REMAIN UNEXPENDED
OR UNENCUMBERED AFTER JUNE 1, 2006, THE AMOUNT OF THE UNENCUMBERED OR
UNEXPENDED AUTHORIZATION SHALL BE CANCELED AND BE OF NO FURTHER
EFFECT. IF BONDS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE LOAN, THE AMOUNT OF
UNEXPENDED OR UNENCUMBERED BOND PROCEEDS SHALL BE DISPOSED OF AS
PROVIDED IN § 8-129 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 2005.
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May 20, 2005
The Honorable Michael E. Busch
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