WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 460

on approval by the Board of Public Works, for the following
public purposes, including any applicable architects' and
engineers' fees: for State grants to counties, municipal
corporations, and nonprofit organizations for:

(a)  The conversion of public buildings or parts of
buildings to Adult Day Care Centers;

(b)  The acquisition of existing buildings or parts of
buildings for use as Adult Day Care Centers;

(c)  The renovation of Adult Day Care Centers;

(d)  The purchase of capital equipment for Adult Day
Care Centers; or

(e)  The planning, design, and construction of Adult
Day Care Centers.

(4) For purposes of this Act, the following terms have the
meanings indicated.

(a)  "Department" means the Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene.

(b)  "Facility" means an Adult Day Care Center that is
wholly owned by and operated under the authority of:

(i) A county or a municipal corporation, or
both; or

(ii) A nonprofit organization.

(c)  "Nonprofit organization" means:

(i) A bona fide religious organization, no part
of the earnings of which inures to the benefit of any individual
or is used for any purpose other than the maintenance and
operation of the facility, the purchase of equipment to be used
in the facility, or the expansion of the facility; or

(ii) An organization:

1.  That is chartered as a nonprofit
corporation and classified by the Internal Revenue Service as
nonprofit; and

2.  No part of the earnings of which
inures to the benefit of any individual or is used for any
purpose other than the maintenance and operation of the facility,
the purchase of equipment to be used in the facility, or the
expansion of the facility.

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