Ch. 540

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(a)   In the annual budget the Governor shall provide a sum
sufficient to establish a Revolving Preliminary Planning Fund
under the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Works.

(b)  On the recommendation of the Department, the Board of
Public Works may authorize money to be advanced from the
Revolving Preliminary Planning Fund for preliminary plans,
studies, designs, and outline specifications for any project that
is part of the capital improvement program.

(c)  Any money advanced from the Revolving Preliminary
Planning Fund shall be reimbursed to the Fund:

(1)   from general funds; or

(2)  with the approval of the Board of Public Works,
from:

(i) the annual general construction loan; or

(ii) any other special loan funds separately
authorized by the General Assembly.

[5-708.] 3-609.

(a)  There is a General Construction Project Contingency
Fund.

(b)  The Fund is a continuing, nonlapsing, revolving fund
that consists of money appropriated to the Fund:

(1)   in the annual budget;

(2)   in the annual General Construction Loan Act; or

(3)  as unspent proceeds of an enabling act allocated
to the Fund by the Governor under § 8-129 of this article.

(c)  An appropriation or allocation to the Fund may not be
made if it would cause the total balance in the Fund to exceed
S4,000,000.

(d)  With the advice and assistance of the Departments of
[State] BUDGET AND FISCAL Planning and General Services, the Fund
shall be administered by the Board of Public Works.

(e)  With the approval of the Governor, the Secretaries of
[State] BUDGET AND FISCAL Planning and General Services may
request the Board of Public Works to authorize an expenditure
from the Fund to supplement any capital appropriation that:

(1) is for a capital project to be owned by the State
or a unit of the State government;

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