HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                      2695

Works, for the following public purposes, including any
applicable architects' and engineers' fees: for State grants to
local government agencies for:

(i) The conversion of surplus public school buildings
and other public buildings or parts of buildings to Elderly
Citizen Activities Centers;

(ii) The acquisition of existing buildings or parts
of buildings for use as Elderly Citizen Activities Centers;

(iii) The rehabilitation, renovation, and improvement
of Elderly Citizen Activities Centers;

(iv) The equipping of Elderly Citizen Activities
Centers to serve the needs of elderly citizens; ear

(v) Subgrants by local government agencies to
nonprofit organizations for the purposes stated in subsection
(3)(i)-(iv), above . ;

(vi) The planning, design, construction, and

equipping of an Elderly Citizen Activities Center in Baltimore
City to be known as the Northwest Senior Center; or

(vii) The planning, design, construction, and
equipping of a building in Charles County for use as an Elderly
Citizen Activities Center.

(4)  Before the Office on Aging approves any grant, the
Director of the Office on Aging shall have adopted regulations to
carry out this Act and previous or subsequent acts for the same
purposes. Before adoption, these regulations shall have been
approved by the Board of Public Works.

(5)  Any local government agency may apply to the Office on
Aging for a State grant to be applied toward the cost of a
project eligible for funds in accordance with this Act and the
regulations adopted under this Act. The application shall be
directed to the Director of the Office on Aging. When the
Director has approved the project and the project plans, the
Director shall report the application to the Board of Public
Works, describing the scope of the project, and recommend that
the Board make available the funds requested.

(6)  The allocation and use of State funds under this Act
are subject to the following terms and conditions:

(i) State funds may be used to acquire an existing
building or part of a building for use as an Elderly Citizen
Activities Center, to plan, design, construct, and equip an
Elderly Citizen Activities Center in Baltimore City to be known
as the Northwest Senior Center, and to plan, design, construct,
and equip a building in Charles County for use as an Elderly
Citizen Activities Center only if the local government and the