Ch. 204                                     1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Natural Resources Article, that are unfunded as of February 15, 1994 shall be no longer
eligible for funding. By January 31, 1994, the Department of Natural Resources shall
submit with the budget details a list of funded projects and those projects no longer
eligible for funding for which the authorization will expire on February 15, 1994. Nothing
in this section precludes funding authorization for any project at a date subsequent to the
enactment of this Act.

SECTION 20. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, for fiscal year 1994, in every case in which a defendant is found guilty, enters
a plea of guilt or nolo contendere, or is given probation before judgment for an offense under
the Motor Vehicle Law that is punishable by imprisonment or for any other criminal offense,
including cases in which the defendant is represented by the Office of Public Defender, the
District Court and the circuit courts shall require the defendant to pay an additional court cost
of $5. The court cost imposed under this section shall be in addition to any other court costs
imposed in the District Court and circuit courts. For fiscal year 1994, the court may not waive
any court cost including the court cost imposed under this section unless the defendant
establishes indigency as provided in the Maryland Rules. The funds collected under this section
shall be remitted to the Comptroller and credited to the General Fund.

SECTION 21. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, for fiscal year 1994,
notwithstanding the provisions of § 5-903 of the Natural Resources Article, the 25% limit
on the use of the State's share of Program Open Space funds for capital improvements on
land owned by the State may be exceeded in accordance with action taken in the Fiscal
Year 1994 Budget Bill.

. SECTION 22. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, for fiscal year 1994,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Maryland Legal Services Corporation
shall pay $500,000 from funds received from the Interest on Lawyers Trust Account
(IOLTA) program, as provided by § 10-303 of the Business Occupations and Professions
Article, to the Office of the Public Defender to defray any costs of Children in Need of
Assistance (CINA) cases. These funds may be made available to the Office of the Public
Defender by approved budget amendment.

SECTION 23. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, for fiscal year 1994,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds collected in accordance with the
provisions of § 17-222 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, relating to
liquidated damages for failure to comply with prevailing wage law, may be used to
proportionately offset any funds transferred from capital projects by budget amendment
to support the costs of the Prevailing Wage Unit of the Division of Labor and Industry in
the Department of Licensing and Regulation.

SECTION 24. 22. 23. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That if any
provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held
invalid for any reason in a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity does not affect
other provisions or any other application of this Act which can be given effect without the
invalid provision or application, and for this purpose the provisions of this Act are
declared severable.

SECTION 4. 25. 23. 24. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect June 1, 1993.

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