Ch. 205                                   ' 1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(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 House of
Ruth - Shelter and Transitional Housing Loan of 1994 in the a total principal amount of
$1,000,000 equal to the lesser of (i) $650,000 $250,000 or (ii) the amount of the matching
fund provided in accordance with Section 1(5) below. 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.

(2)     The bonds to evidence this loan or installments of this loan may be sold as a
single issue or may be consolidated and sold as part of a single issue of bonds under §
8-122 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

(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 a grant to the Board of Directors of the House of Ruth, Inc. for the repair, renovation,
rehabilitation, reconstruction, and expansion of, and for the provision of capital
equipment for, two buildings a building on Argonne Drive in Baltimore, both to be used
by battered women and their children, one as a shelter and one as transitional housing.

(4)     An annual State tax is imposed on all assessable property in the State in rate
and amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as and when due
and until paid in full. The principal shall be discharged within 15 years after the date of
issuance of the bonds.

(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 Board of Directors of the House of Ruth,
Inc. shall provide and expend a matching fund of $500,000. 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 the amount of the matching fund or 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 Directors of the House of Ruth, Inc. has until
June 1, 1996, to present evidence satisfactory to the Board of Public Works that a
matching fund will be provided. If satisfactory evidence is presented, the Board shall
certify this fact and' the amount of the matching fund to the State Treasurer, and the
proceeds of the loan equal to the amount of the matching fund shall be expended for the
purposes provided in this Act. Any amount of the loan in excess of the amount of the
matching fund certified by the Board of Public Works shall be canceled and be of no
further effect.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1994.

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