WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                    Ch. 516

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That:

(1)  The Board of Public Works may borrow money and incur
indebtedness on behalf of the State of Maryland through a State
loan to be known as the Maryland Center for Youth and Family
Development, Inc. Loan of 1987 in the total principal amount of
$750,000 $500,000. This loan shall be evidenced by the issuance,
sale, and delivery of State general obligation bonds authorized
by a resolution of the Board of Public Works and issued, sold,
and delivered in accordance with §§ 8-117 through 8-124 of the
State Finance and Procurement Article and Article 31, § 22 of the
Code.

(2)  The bonds to evidence this loan or installments of this
loan may be sold as a single issue, or may be consolidated and
sold as part of a single issue of bonds under § 8-122 of the
State Finance and Procurement Article.

(3)  The cash proceeds of the sale of the bonds shall be
paid to the Treasurer and first shall be applied to the payment
of the expenses of issuing, selling, and delivering the bonds,
unless funds for this purpose are otherwise provided, and then
shall be credited on the books of the Comptroller and expended,
on approval by the Board of Public Works, for the following
public purposes, including any applicable architects' and
engineers' fees: as a grant to the Maryland Center for Youth and
Family Development, Inc. for the residential site improvement,
construction, and equipping of a residential facility on the
campus of the Maryland Center for Youth and Family Development,
Inc.

(4)  An annual State tax is imposed on all assessable
property in the State in rate and amount sufficient to pay the
principal of and interest on the bonds, as and when due and until
paid in full. The principal shall be discharged within 15 years
after the date of issue of the bonds.

(5)  Prior to the payment of any funds under the provisions
of this Act for the purposes set forth in Section 1(3) above, the
Maryland Center for Youth and Family Development, Inc. shall
provide a matching fund up to $750,000 $500,000. Any part of an
applicant's matching fund may be provided, either directly or
indirectly, from funds of the State, whether appropriated or
unappropriated. The fund may consist of real property, in kind
contributions, or funds expended prior to the effective date of
this Act. In case of any dispute as to what money or assets may
qualify as matching funds, the Board of Public Works shall
determine the matter, and the Board's decision is final. The
Maryland Center for Youth and Family Development, Inc. has until
June 1, 1989, to present evidence satisfactory to the Board of
Public Works that the matching fund will be provided. If
satisfactory evidence is presented, the Board shall certify this

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