Ch. 298                                    1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

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

Approved May 2, 1994.

CHAPTER 298
(House Bill 594)

AN ACT concerning

Maryland State Arts Council - State Budget

FOR the purpose of requiring the Governor to include certain appropriations in the

annual Budget Bill for the Maryland State Arts Council; providing that the Legislative

Auditor has the authority to review or audit any recipient of a grant from the Council;

providing for the application of this Act; and generally relating to certain required

appropriations for the Maryland State Arts Council.

BY adding to

Article - State Finance and Procurement

Section 7-325

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1988 Replacement Volume and 1993 Supplement)

Preamble

WHEREAS, A strong and healthy arts community enhances the cultural landscape
and educational diversity of Maryland; and

WHEREAS, Investing in the arts is a powerful stimulus to economic development
and the growth of tourism in Maryland; and

WHEREAS, Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council has declined by almost
20% in the last three years and grants to many arts organizations have been reduced by
over one third since 1991; and

WHEREAS, It is a goal of the General Assembly that the State eventually provide
10% of the general operating budgets of the arts organizations receiving grants from the
Maryland State Arts, Council; and

WHEREAS, This legislation will provide a means for attaining that goal by ensuring
that when State revenues are growing, funding for the arts will also grow commensurately;
now, therefore,

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

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