Ch. 125

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(i) State funds may be used to acquire an existing
building or part of a building for use as a Senior Citizen
Activities Center, or to plan, design, and construct a Senior
Citizen Activities Center, only if the local government and the
Office on Aging certify to the Board of Public Works that no
surplus school building or other public building appropriate for
use as a Senior Citizen Activities Center exists in the area
where it is desired to locate a Center.

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

(iii) For the development of a comprehensive master
plan for Senior Citizen Activities Centers in a political
subdivision, a State grant may not exceed $15,000 or 50 percent
of the costs of development of the plan, whichever is less.

(iv) For a project other than, the development of a
comprehensive master plan, except as provided in subsection
(6)(v), below, a State grant may not exceed $300,000 or 50
percent of the cost of eligible work remaining unpaid after any
federal grant has been applied, whichever is less.

(v) At the discretion of the Board of Public Works, a
grant for a project other than the development of a comprehensive
master plan may exceed 50 percent of the cost of eligible work
remaining unpaid after any federal grant has been applied, up to
$300,000, if:

1. The project involves the conversion of a
public building or part of a building to a Senior Citizen
Activities Center, the renovation of a Senior Citizen Activities
Center, or the planning, design, and construction of a Senior
Citizen Activities Center;

2. The residual value of the real property and
improvements made available by the local government, or the value
of the Center to be renovated is in excess of:

a.  Any prior amount used for match under
this program;

b.  Outstanding State debt relating to the
property from any program other than this;

c.  Any prior grant under this program;
and

the property;

Any other tangible State investment in

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