WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 4

2. TO PROVIDE, ON THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF
PUBLIC WORKS, A PORTION OF THE FUNDS FOR THE STATE
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES CONTINGENCY FUND PURSUANT TO
CHAPTER 472 OF THE ACTS OF 1991.

Chapter 565 of the Acts of 1989

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That:

(1) The Board of Public Works may borrow money and incur indebtedness on
behalf of the State of Maryland through a State loan to be known as the [Dorchester]
WASHINGTON County [Jail] DETENTION CENTER Loan of 1989 in the total
amount of $500,000. This loan shall be evidenced by the issuance, sale, and delivery of
State general obligation bonds authorized by a resolution of the Board of Public Works
and issued, sold, and delivered in accordance with §§ 8-117 through 8-124 of the State
Finance and Procurement Article and Article 31, § 22 of the Code.

(3) The cash proceeds of the sale of the bonds shall be paid to the Treasurer and
first shall be applied to the payment of the expenses of issuing, selling, and delivering the
bonds, unless funds for this purpose are otherwise provided, and then shall be credited on
the books of the Comptroller and expended, on approval by the Board of Public Works,
for the following public purposes, including any applicable architects' and engineers'
fees: as a grant to the County Commissioners of [Dorchester] WASHINGTON County
for the design, [site improvement,] construction, EXPANSION, RENOVATION, and
equipping of [a new Dorchester] the WASHINGTON County [Jail] DETENTION
CENTER.

(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 County Commissioners of [Dorchester]
WASHINGTON County shall provide [at least an equal and] A matching fund of
$500,000. 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, in kind contributions, or funds expended prior to
the effective date of this Act. 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 County Commissioners of [Dorchester] WASHINGTON
County have until June 1, [1991] 1994, 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. If this evidence is not
presented by June 1, [1991] 1994, the proceeds of the loan shall be applied to the
purposes authorized in § 8-129 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

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