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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
County Executive and County Council of Anne Arundel County shall
provide at least an equal and matching fund of $2,000,000. No
part of an applicant's matching fund may be provided, either
directly or indirectly, from funds of the State, whether
appropriated or unappropriated. No part of 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 County Executive and County Council of Anne Arundel
County have until June 1, 1990, 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 fact to the State Treasurer and the proceeds of the
loan shall be expended for the purposes provided in this Act. If
this evidence is not presented by June 1, 1990, the proceeds of
the loan shall be applied to the purposes authorized in § 8-129
of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1988.

Approved May 17, 1988.

CHAPTER 533

(House Bill 1131)

AN ACT concerning

Handguns - Prohibition of Manufacture and Sale - Prohibition
of Strict Liability for Damages Caused by Certain Criminal Use

of Firearms

FOR the purpose of prohibiting the manufacture for distribution
or sale, sale, and offer for sale of certain handguns;
establishing a Handgun Roster Board in the Department of
Public Safety and Correctional Services; requiring the
Superintendent of the Maryland State Police Board to
establish and maintain a publish by a certain date a handgun
roster, and thereafter maintain the handgun roster;
establishing certain considerations before a handgun is
placed on the handgun roster; providing that certain types
of handguns may not be placed on the handgun roster;

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