ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 192

(3) THE 10 YEAR POSTCLOSURE PERIOD BEGINS IMMEDIATELY ON THE
STABILIZATION OF THE CAPPING PROCESS, AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

[(b)] (C) The Department shall adopt regulations that set standards for the
closing and covering of landfill systems.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2004.

Approved April 27, 2004.

CHAPTER 192
(House Bill 641)

AN ACT concerning

Higher Education - Community Colleges - Unrestricted Grants

FOR the purpose of requiring certain community colleges to receive additional
ongoing unrestricted grants; repealing the termination date of a certain Act; and
generally relating to unrestricted grants to community colleges.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Education
Section 16-305(f)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2001 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Chapter 350 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2002
Section 2

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Education

16-305.

(f) (1) Beginning in fiscal year 2003, unrestricted grants in the amounts
specified in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection shall be distributed to the board
of each small community college.

(2) Subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, the unrestricted grants
shall be distributed as follows:

(i) $500,000 to Allegany College of Maryland;

(ii) $500,000 to Garrett [Community] College;

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