Ch. 73

1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That except as otherwise
provided in this Act, before a State agency or institution named in this Act as responsible
for an individual item may begin work with funds appropriated by this Act, the agency or
institution shall provide satisfactory evidence to the Board of Public Works that the work
described in the individual item can be completed with the funds specified for that item.

SECTION 8. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That with the approval of the
Department of Budget and Fiscal Planning, any appropriation for construction or
equipment under the provisions of this Act or any appropriation for the General
Construction Project Contingency Fund established under Section 3-609 of the State
Finance and Procurement Article that is in excess of the amount needed for a project may
be credited to the Construction Contingency Fund created by Section 1(3) Item
23.05.02(E) of the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 1992 and codified under
Section 3-609 of the State Finance and Procurement Article. Provided that an
appropriation may not be credited to the Construction Contingency Fund until a
construction contract has been awarded. Further provided, that the balance of the
Construction Contingency Fund may not exceed $2,000,000. Further provided that a
summary report on the sources and uses of the Fund shall be sent to the budget
committees by January 1, 1994.

SECTION 9. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That if federal funds are
available to help accomplish any project identified in this Act, the State agency or
institution responsible for the project shall make efforts through proper administrative
procedures to obtain these federal funds. Before spending any funds appropriated by this
Act, the agency or institution shall certify its efforts to the Board of Public Works and
state the reason for any failure to obtain federal funds. If federal funds are obtained, they
shall be used to defray the costs of the project described in this Act, and not to expand its
scope.

SECTION 10. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That for any appropriation
for planning of a State-owned project provided in this Act, if a program required by
Section 3-602(d) of the State Finance and Procurement Article has not been submitted,
then the State agency or institution responsible for the project shall submit a program to
the Department of Budget and Fiscal Planning for approval before funds may be
expended from the appropriation. For any appropriation for construction of a
State-owned project provided in this Act, if preliminary plans and outline specifications
required by Section 3-602(f)(2)(i) of the State Finance and Procurement Article have not
been prepared, then the State agency or institution responsible for the project shall
submit preliminary plans and outline specifications to the Department of Budget and
Fiscal Planning for approval before funds may be expended from the appropriation.

SECTION 11. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That no portion of the
proceeds of a loan or any of the matching funds provided for a project funded under this
Act may be used for the furtherance of sectarian religious instruction, or in connection
with the design, acquisition, or construction of any building used or to be used as a place
of sectarian religious worship or instruction, or in connection with any program or
department of divinity for any religious denomination. Upon the request of the Board of

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