HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                     3123

(K) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION,
THE COUNTY MAY FINANCE THE PURCHASE OF FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT
AND LAND ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF
VOLUNTEER FIRE, AMBULANCE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE MEMBERS
IN GOOD STANDING OF THE ST. MARY'S COUNTY FIRE BOARD OR THE ST.
MARY'S COUNTY AMBULANCE AND RESCUE ASSOCIATION BY ANY MEANS WHICH
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DETERMINES TO BE REASONABLE AND
APPROPRIATE TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS OR OTHER
ALTERNATIVE FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS. APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCING
UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE MADE AND PROCESSED IN THE SAME
MANNER AND UPON THE SAME CONDITIONS PRESCRIBED BY THIS SECTION
FOR LOANS FROM THE FUND. THE ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT OR OTHER
PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY
PROCUREMENT OR SIMILAR PROCEDURES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE
APPLICABLE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1985.

Approved May 28, 1985.

CHAPTER 677

(House Bill 1110)

AN ACT concerning

Mental Hygiene Facilities - Notification of
Releases and Transfers

FOR the purpose of requiring a certain mental hygiene facility to
notify certain individuals about the planned release or
transfer of a resident of the facility under certain
circumstances; and generally relating to notifying certain
individuals about certain releases or transfers of a
resident of certain facilities.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Health - General

Section 10-808

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1982 Volume and 1984 Supplement)

BY renumbering

Article - Health - General

Section 10-809(a) through (c), respectively