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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 796

compliance with water quality standards of the State, and (b)
that a timely and sufficient Federal grant is not available for
such project or part of a project. In approving such grants, the
Board of Public Works shall make all reasonable efforts not to
jeopardize Federal grants for the remaining part of such
projects.

(4)  Any project initiated in fiscal year 1973
and not completed by the effective date of this Act shall be
eligible for a grant hereunder.

(5)  The Secretary of the Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene shall report on or before January 1 of each
year to the Governor and General Assembly on the status of Bond
Funds for the construction of sewerage facilities under this and
previous Bond Authorization Acts. His report shall indicate
funds expended, funds committed, and funds remaining; and a list
of projects for which funds have been expended and are committed.
It shall also contain his projection of projects to be
constructed for the following two years for which grants are
anticipated.

SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 5(b) of
Chapter 286 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1974, as
amended by Chapter 262 of the Acts of the General Assembly of
1975, by Chapter 394 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1979,
and by Chapter 306 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1982 be
and it is hereby repealed and reenacted with amendments, to read
as follows:

Chapter 286 of the Acts of 1974

5.

(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, construction, 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 or made hereunder shall be subject
to the following conditions and limitations: