Ch. 150

LAWS OF MARYLAND

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 County Executive and County
Council of Baltimore County for the construction and equipping of
a drunk driving facility to be used to house individuals
convicted of the offense of driving while intoxicated.

(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
County Executive and County Council of Baltimore County shall
provide at least an equal and matching fund of $1,500,000. 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 in kind contributions or funds expended prior to the effective
date of this Act. The fund may consist of real property. 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 Baltimore County have until June 1, 1991,
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, 1991, 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, 1989.

Approved May 5, 1989.

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