WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 593

(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 Babe Ruth Museum in Baltimore
City for the expansion and renovation of the Museum.

(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
Babe Ruth Museum shall provide at least an equal and matching
fund of $3,300,000 $300,000. 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 Babe Ruth Museum has 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.

(6)  The Babe Ruth Museum shall grant and convey a perpetual
preservation easement on the exterior and interior of the
improvements, where appropriate, and on the land to the Maryland
Historical Trust, in form and substance acceptable to the Trust.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1989.

Approved May 25, 1989.

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