PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 299

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 Mayor and City Council of Salisbury (referred to hereafter in this Act as
"the grantee") for the planning, design, and construction of, and for the provision of
capital equipment for, restrooms that comply with the requirements of the Americans
with Disabilities Act adjacent to the current restrooms, and for the repair and renovation
of the current restroom facilities to be storage space for the Salisbury Zoological Park.

(4) An annua] 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 grantee shall provide and expend a matching
fund. No part of the grantee's matching fund may be provided, either directly or
indirectly, from funds of the State, whether appropriated or unappropriated. 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 grantee has until June 1,
1999, 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, 1997.

Approved April 29, 1997.

CHAPTER 299
(House Bill 1397)

AN ACT concerning

St. Mary's County Board of Education - Compensation and Expenses of Members -

Funding

FOR the purpose of requiring that the compensation and expenses of the members of the
St. Mary's County Board of Education be paid from the St. Mary's County Board of
Education Operating Funds; and generally relating to the source of funds for
payment of the compensation and expenses of the members of the St. Mary's
County Board of Education.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

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