Ch. 3

1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(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 YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel
County shall provide at least an equal and matching fund of $250,000. 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
YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County has until June 1, [1992] 1994, 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, [1992] 1994, the proceeds of the
loan shall be applied to the purposes authorized in § 8-129 of the State Finance and
Procurement Article.

. (6)^: No portion of the proceeds of the loan or any of the matching funds 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
Public Works, the YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County shall submit evidence
satisfactory to the Board that none of the proceeds of the loan or any matching funds has
been or is being used for a purpose prohibited by this Act.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency
measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health and safety, has
been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the members elected to
each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is
enacted.

Approved March 16, 1993.

CHAPTER 3
(Senate Bill 570)

AN ACT concerning

Horse Racing - Common Mutuel Pools - Takeout

FOR the purpose of clarifying certain provisions governing the creation of common
mutuel pools on horse races; providing certain exceptions to the takeout
requirements for thoroughbred and harness racing; providing that the takeout on
bets made in the State and commingled in certain common mutuel pools is
determined by agreement between the licensee and the out-of-state betting facility;
providing for the allocation of the takeout on bets made in the State and
commingled in certain common mutuel pools; requiring the approval of the Racing

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