WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 667

(a)  State funds may be used to acquire an existing
building or part of a building for use as an Adult Day Care
Center, or to plan, design, and construct an Adult Day Care
Center, only if the local government and the Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene certify to the Board of Public Works that no
surplus school building or other public building appropriate for
use as an Adult Day Care Center exists in the area where it is
desired to locate a Center.

(b)  Any federal or other grant that is received for
an eligible project shall be applied first to the cost of the
project.

(c)  Except as provided in subsection (7)(d) and (e)
below, a State grant may not exceed $300,000 or 50 percent of
the cost of eligible work remaining unpaid after all federal and
other grants have been applied, whichever is less.

(d)  At the discretion of the Board of Public Works, a
State grant may exceed 50 percent of the cost of eligible work
remaining unpaid after all federal and other grants have been
applied, up to $300,000 if:

(i) The project involves the conversion of a
public building or part of a building to an Adult Day Care
Center, the renovation of an Adult Day Care Center, or the
planning, design, and construction of an Adult Day Care Center;

(ii) The value of real property and
improvements made available by the local government, or the value
of the Center to be renovated, equals or exceeds the amount of
the State grant;

(iii) No State funds have been used for the
acquisition, construction, or maintenance of any real property
and improvements made available by the local government or any
building to be converted or renovated; and

(iv) The State is not responsible for any
bonded indebtedness in connection with any real property and
improvements made available by the local government or any
building to be converted or renovated.

(e)  For a project designated under federal
regulations, State plans, or the departmental regulations
provided for by Section 1(6) of this Act as eligible for poverty
area funding, a State grant may cover up to 75% of the cost of
eligible work remaining unpaid after all federal and other
grants have been applied.

(f)  The amount of the State grant for any project
shall be determined after consideration of all eligible
applications, the total of unallocated State funds available at

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