PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                          H.B. 1390

(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 [Oxon Hill Manor Foundation, Inc.]
MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION shall provide at
least an equal and matching fund of $150,000. 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 or in
kind contributions. 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 [Oxon Hill Manor Foundation, Inc.] MARYLAND NATIONAL
CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION has until June 1,1989, 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 in
incremental portions as the Oxon Hill Manor Foundation provides partial sums of its
matching fund requirement. If this evidence is not presented by June 1, 1989, the
proceeds of the loan shall be applied to the purposes authorized in § 8-129 of the State
Finance and Procurement Article.

(6)     The [Oxon Hill Manor Foundation, Inc.] MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL
PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION shall grant and convey a perpetual preservation
easement on the exterior and interior of the structures, where appropriate, and on the
land to the Maryland Historical Trust in form and substance acceptable to the Trust.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1997.

May 22, 1997

The Honorable Casper R. Taylor, Jr.
Speaker of the House
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed House Bill 1390.

This bill amends the Chesapeake Bay Floating Theater Loan of 1995 by extending, from
June 1, 1997 to June 1, 1999, the time by which the Board of Directors of the Chesapeake
Bay Floating Theater, Inc. must provide evidence of matching funds.

Senate Bill 889, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on April 29,
1997, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign House
Bill 1390.

Sincerely,

Parris N. Glendening

Governor

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