Ch. 660                                    1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Section 1(1)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,                                       

Chapter 121 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1994
Section 1(1)                                                                                     

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,                                       

Chapter 131 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1995               

Section 1(3) Item 23.05.03(A), Section 1(3) Item 32.01.01(C), and Section 1(3) Item
38.01.00(A)                                                                             

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Chapter 310 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1995
Section 1(1)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Chapter 125 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1996

Section 1(3) Item 38.01.00(B) and Section 1(3) Item 41.0101(B)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That:                                                                                 

(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 Maryland
Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 1997 in the total principal amount of $391,500,000
$382,736,000 $384,753,000. 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 Sections 8-117 through 8-124 of the
State Finance and Procurement Article and Article 31, Section 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
Section 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:

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT - GOVERNOR

DA02                                   OFFICE FOR INDIVIDUALS

WITH DISABILITIES                           

(A) Handicapped Accessibility. Design and construct handicapped

accessibility modifications at State-owned facilities (Statewide)....         2,000,000

         1,600,000

DA07                                          OFFICE ON AGING

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