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2007 Laws of Maryland
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Ch. 487
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purposes has not been made in this
budget.
General Fund Appropriation.........................
D05E01.05 Wetlands Administration
General Fund Appropriation.........................
D05E01.10 Miscellaneous Grants to Private
Non-Profit Groups
General Fund Appropriation, provided that
$250,000 of this appropriation made for
the purpose of providing a grant to the
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore shall not be
expended until the General Assembly has
received a comprehensive report that
provides an assessment of the Zoo's
financial challenges and physical plant
condition. Representatives from the
Maryland Zoological Society. Inc. shall
collaborate with State and focal
government officials from including but
not limited to the Department of Budget
and Management, the City of Baltimore.
the Department of Business and
Economic Development, and the
Maryland State Department of Education
in the preparation of the report. The
report shall be submitted on or before
September 1, 2007, and include
recommendations for improving the Zoo's
short and long-term financial stability
and physical plant condition. At a
minimum, the report shall provide
recommendations on the following;
(1) controlling expenditures and
increasing revenues, including
strategies for increasing private
and philanthropic fund raising and
financial contributions from
non-State public sources;
(2) improvements to the Zoo's
attendance, including an
assessment, of the ticket pricing
policy and tourism/marketing
strategies; and
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750,000
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