WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 115

(1) The Board of Public Works may borrow money and incur indebtedness on
behalf of the State of Maryland through a State loan to be known as the Baltimore
County AND ALLEGANY COUNTY Detention [Center] CENTERS Loan of 1991 in the
total principal amount of $5,000,000. This loan shall be evidenced by the issuance, sale,
and delivery of State general obligation bonds authorized by a resolution of the Board of
Public Works and issued, sold, and delivered in accordance with §§ 8-117 through 8-124
of the State Finance and Procurement Article and Article 31, § 22 of the Code.

(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] PROVIDE a grant OF $3,321,000 to the County Executive and County Council of
Baltimore County for the construction and equipping of an expansion of the Baltimore
County Detention Center and for the renovation and equipping of the existing detention
facility; AND PROVIDE A GRANT OF $1,679,000 TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF ALLEGANY COUNTY FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND
EQUIPPING OF THE ALLEGANY COUNTY DETENTION CENTER.

(5)      Prior to the payment of any funds TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND
COUNTY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE COUNTY under the provisions of this Act for the
purposes set forth in Section 1(3) above, the County Executive and County Council of
Baltimore County shall provide a matching fund of [$1,200,000] $687,000. 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
County Executive and County Council of Baltimore County have until June 1, 1993 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, 1993 the proceeds of the loan shall
be applied to the purposes authorized in § 8-129 of the State Finance and Procurement
Article.

(6)      PRIOR TO THE PAYMENT OF ANY FUNDS TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF ALLEGANY COUNTY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT FOR
THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN SECTION 1(3) ABOVE, THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF ALLEGANY COUNTY SHALL PROVIDE AND EXPEND AT LEAST
AN EQUAL AND MATCHING FUND OF $1,679,000. 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 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ALLEGANY

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