HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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of an applicant's matching fund may be provided, either directly
or indirectly, from funds of the State, whether appropriated or
unappropriated. No part of 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 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 County Executive and County Council of Baltimore
County have until June 1, 1986, to present evidence satisfactory
to the Board of Public Works that the matching fund will be
provided. If satisfactory evidence is presented, the Board shall
certify this fact to the State Treasurer and the proceeds of the
loan shall be expended for the purposes provided in this Act. If
this evidence is not presented by June 1, 1986, the proceeds of
the loan shall be applied to the purposes authorized in Article
78A, § 3 of the Code. Furthermore, the County Executive and
County Council of Baltimore County shall grant and convey a
perpetual preservation easement on the exterior and interior of
the structures, where appropriate, and on the land to the
Maryland Historical Trust, in form and substance acceptable to
the Trust.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1984.

Approved May 15, 1984.

CHAPTER 495

(House Bill 1674)

AN ACT concerning

Bail - Subsequent Offenders

FOR the purpose of providing that a person charged with causing
abuse to a child under 18 while the person has been released
on bail or on the person's own recognizance for committing a
certain crime is ineligible to give bail or be released on
the person's own recognizance on the subsequent charge of
causing abuse to a child under 18; providing for a certain
rebuttal; and generally relating to bail for subsequent
offenders.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 616 l/2(c)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1982 Replacement Volume and 1983 Supplement)