2276                                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                                         Ch. 333

issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the provisions of
§§ 19 to 23 of Article 31 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1983
Replacement Volume, 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 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 assist the
counties and Baltimore City in financing the design and
construction of public junior, community, and regional community
college buildings, site improvements, and facilities, and in
financing the acquisition of real estate property or interests in
land required in connection with those buildings, site
improvements, and facilities, on the following terms and
conditions:

(a)  Whenever a county or Baltimore City desires, or
whenever the counties that support a regional community college
desire, to participate in the financial assistance provided for
by this Act, the jurisdiction or jurisdictions 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. The State Board for Community
Colleges shall submit to the State Board for Higher Education a
copy of each petition and project proposal.

(b)  On receipt of one or more petitions, the State
Board for Community Colleges shall make a written report to the
Board of Public Works describing the request or requests for
financial assistance received and recommending a disposition for
each request. The report shall contain a determination of the
priority of needs for public junior, community, and regional
community college facilities among the counties and Baltimore
City.

(c)  The Board of Public Works shall approve each
grant and shall certify the amount of the grant to the Treasurer
and Comptroller. The Comptroller shall issue his warrant to the
Treasurer to pay the grant to the petitioning jurisdiction or
jurisdictions, when needed, for design and construction or the
acquisition of property. The decision of the Board of Public
Works shall be in such form as the Board deems advisable and
shall be final and conclusive.