WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 461

plans by the Department, the Secretary shall promptly report the
application to the Board of Public Works, together with the
Secretary's recommendation that the Board make funds available as
provided in this Act.

(6)  (a) Before the Department approves any project, the
applicant shall file with the Department:

(i) A statement listing the personnel employed
or to be employed at the facility and showing all remuneration
and perquisites for personal services and all other expenses paid
or to be paid to these personnel, as well as all other expenses
incurred or to be incurred in operating the facility; and

(ii) The schedule of rates charged or to be
charged for services rendered.

(b) Before the Department approves any project, the
Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene shall have adopted
regulations to carry out this Act and previous or subsequent acts
for the same purposes. Among other things, these regulations
shall provide for certified annual financial statements from each
facility and may provide for other reports. For each facility,
this information shall be required annually for at least the term
of the bonds used to finance any project at that facility.

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

(a)  State funds may be used only for the
construction, acquisition, renovation, and equipping of
facilities, including reports, plans, specifications, site
improvements, surveys, and programs in connection therewith.

(b)  (i) Any federal grant that is available for the
purpose shall be applied first to the cost of construction,
acquisition, renovation, or equipping of a facility.

(ii) A State grant shall provide up to 50
percent of the eligible cost remaining after the federal grant
has been applied.

(iii) For projects designated under federal
regulations, State plans, or the departmental regulations
provided for by Section (6)(b) of this Act as eligible for
poverty area funding, State grants shall amount to up to 75
percent of the eligible cost remaining after the federal grant
has been applied.

(iv) For purposes of this Act, community
development block grant funds shall be considered as local
matching funds and may not be considered as federal funds.

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