Ch. 126

LAWS OF MARYLAND

purpose other than the maintenance and operation of the facility,
the purchase of equipment to be used in the facility, or the
expansion of the facility.

(e) "Wholly owned" includes leased, if the:

(i) Lease is for a minimum term of 30 years
following project completion; and

(ii) Lessor consents to the recording of a
notice of the State's right of recovery in the land records of
the county or Baltimore City in which the facility is located.

(5)  Any public or other nonprofit entity sponsoring a
project involving the construction, acquisition, renovation, or
equipping of a facility in the State may apply to the Department
for a State grant to be applied toward the cost of that project.
The application shall be directed to the Secretary of Health and
Mental Hygiene. On approval of a project and the project 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 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 for only the
construction, acquisition, renovation, and equipping of
facilities including the reports, plans, specifications, site
improvements, surveys, and programs in connection therewith.

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