ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

H.B. 1258

the State, and Baltimore City, and distribution of this fund shall be made to the
several counties and Baltimore City annually on the basis of the residence of the
purchasers of the vessels.

(2) MONEYS IN THE SPECIAL FUND MAY BE USED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 1-103(B)(2) OF THIS ARTICLE.

(e) Six dollars of every fee received under the provisions of § 8-730 of this
subtitle shall be deposited in the General Fund.

8-1004.

(a)     The operating budget of the Department may contain an appropriation
from the Fund sufficient to provide technical and administrative services required to
implement §§ 8-1002 and 8-1003 of this subtitle, including but not limited to:

(1)     Review and evaluation of requests for assistance in shore erosion
control;

(2)     Supervision over construction of approved projects; and

(3)     Inspection of completed projects to insure adequate maintenance.

(b)     Costs of the services enumerated in this section:

(1)     Shall be reimbursed to the Department by the property owner; and

(2)     May not be considered part of the construction cost of the project.

(C) MONEYS IN THE FUND MAY BE USED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 1-103(B)(2) OF THIS ARTICLE.

8-1005.

(a) (1) There is a "Shore Erosion Control Construction Loan Fund". The
Department shall administer the Fund to provide interest-free loans or grants to
persons, municipalities, or counties for design and construction of shore erosion
control projects. The Fund shall be maintained by:

(i) Repayments of principal on loans made from the Fund, with the
repayments made through a benefit charge the State levies on privately owned
property benefited by shore erosion control projects. The benefit charge shall
compensate the State for net project construction cost. The benefit charge shall be
levied at a uniform rate over a period not exceeding 25 years;

(ii) Repayment of administrative costs under § 8-1004 of this
subtitle; and

(iii) Annual appropriation of funds to restore the Fund to a level
sufficient to carry out an effective shore erosion control construction loan program
during the succeeding year.

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