ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 306

(III) THE SECRETARY OF GENERAL SERVICES, OR THE SECRETARY'S
DESIGNEE.

(3)      THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, OR THE
SUPERINTENDENTS DESIGNEE, SHALL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE INTERAGENCY
COMMITTEE.

(4)      THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS MAY DELEGATE THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD TO THE
INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD TO BE NECESSARY AND
APPROPRIATE.

(b)     (1) The Department or any other State agency may lend its employees to
serve as the staff for the Interagency Committee.

(2) These employees shall be paid by the agency that employs them.

(c)      The Executive Director of the Interagency Committee shall be appointed
by the Interagency Committee with the approval of the Board of Public Works.

(d)     (1) (I) The Interagency Committee [on School Construction] shall
prepare projections of school construction and capital improvement needs for
submission to the Capital Debt Affordability Committee under § 8-112(c)(3) of the
State Finance and Procurement Article.

(II) The projections shall be prepared in accordance with the [rules,
regulations, and procedures] REGULATIONS adopted by the Board under § 5-301 of
this subtitle.

(2) (I) The Board of Public Works or the Interagency Committee [on
School Construction] shall notify each county board and each local governing body of
the annual allocation of school construction funds recommended to the Board of
Public Works by the Governor under the consolidated capital debt program of the
State Finance and Procurement Article.

(II) The notification shall be made immediately after the Governor
has recommended the allocations so that each county may structure its respective
school construction and capital improvement priorities in accordance with the annual
allocation and any amendments.

(E) (1) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31 OF EACH YEAR, THE INTERAGENCY
COMMITTEE SHALL PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT COMPRISE AT LEAST 75% OF
THE ANTICIPATED SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION ALLOCATION FOR THE FOLLOWING
FISCAL YEAR

(2) THE REMAINING PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION ALLOCATION FOR
THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR MAY BE ALLOCATED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC
WORKS AS PROVIDED IN REGULATION.

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