WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 550

(2)     Determine the kind of lighthouses to be saved;

(3)     Designate specific lighthouses to be saved;

(4)     Determine, where necessary, new sites for lighthouses;

(5)     Recommend, where appropriate, replacement of site markers with
scenic structures;

(6)     Conduct a feasibility study on the cost to save the lighthouses;

(7)     Investigate FUNDING sources [of AND RECEIVE assistance] AND
RECEIVE DONATIONS for lighthouse preservation and restoration, including financial
assistance AND DONATIONS to be credited and paid into the Lighthouse Preservation
Special Fund under Article 83B, § 5-614.1 of the Code;

(8)     Promote a cooperative dialogue with other jurisdictions toward the
preservation and restoration of lighthouses along the Atlantic Seaboard;

(9)     Review applications and proposals from any source for preservation and
restoration of any lighthouse in the State that is publicly owned or not for profit; and

(10)   Recommend projects concerning preservation and restoration of specific
lighthouses in the State that are publicly owned or not for profit for final consideration by
the Maryland Historical Trust.

Article 83B - Department of Housing and Community Development

5-614.1.

(b) There is a Lighthouse Preservation Special Fund in the Department.

(e) (1) On recommendation of the Commission, the Trust may use [any]
money in the Fund [for the preservation of] TO:

(I)      PRESERVE any lighthouse in the State that is publicly owned or
not for profit; AND

(II)     COMPENSATE STAFF EMPLOYED BY THE COMMISSION UNDER
ARTICLE 41, § 18-301(D)(2) OF THE CODE.

(2) The Trust may not use any money in the Fund for any other purpose of
the Trust.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1993.

Approved May 27, 1993.

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