SENATE BILL 191
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CF HB 151
By: The President (By Request – Administration)
Introduced and read first time: January 15, 2020
Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 12, 2020
CHAPTER ______
1 AN ACT concerning
2 Creation of a State Debt – Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2020,
3 and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017,
4 and 2019
5 FOR the purpose of authorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of One Billion,
6 One Hundred and Four Eight Million, One Hundred Fourteen Thousand Dollars
7 ($1,104,114,000) ($1,108,114,000), the proceeds to be used for certain necessary
8 building, construction, demolition, planning, renovation, conversion, replacement,
9 and capital equipment purchases of the State, for acquiring certain real estate in
10 connection therewith, and for grants to certain subdivisions and other organizations
11 for certain development and improvement purposes, subject to certain requirements
12 that certain matching funds be provided and expended by certain dates; providing
13 generally for the issuance and sale of bonds evidencing the loan; authorizing the
14 creation of State Debt in certain years to be used for certain purposes; imposing a
15 certain tax on all assessable property in the State; requiring that certain grantees
16 convey certain easements under certain circumstances to the Maryland Historical
17 Trust; providing that the proceeds of certain loans must be expended or encumbered
18 by a certain date; authorizing the Board of Public Works, under certain
19 circumstances, to approve certain appropriations, notwithstanding certain technical
20 differences; authorizing certain unexpended appropriations in certain prior capital
21 budgets and bond loans to be expended for other public projects; altering certain
22 requirements for certain programs in certain prior capital budgets and bond loans;
23 providing that the authorizations of State Debt in certain prior capital budgets and
24 bond loans be reduced by certain amounts; requiring that certain projects be
25 constructed at certain locations; adding, altering, and repealing certain
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
amendment.
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1 requirements for certain appropriations; requiring the Comptroller to make certain
2 transfers, adjustments, and reconciliations; repealing certain Maryland
3 Consolidated Capital Bond Loan Preauthorization acts; specifying the use of certain
4 project funds; altering the authorized uses of certain grants; altering the authorized
5 purpose of certain grants; altering the authorized scope of certain grants; altering
6 the names of certain grantees; altering the matching fund requirements of certain
7 grants; extending the deadline for certain grantees to present evidence of certain
8 matching funds; extending the termination date of certain grants; stating the intent
9 of the General Assembly; authorizing premiums from the sale of State bonds in a
10 certain fiscal year to remain in or be transferred to a certain fund and to be used for
11 certain capital projects under certain circumstances; authorizing the Comptroller to
12 make certain transfers, adjustments, and reconciliations; making certain technical
13 corrections; providing for a delayed effective date for certain provisions of this Act;
14 and generally relating to the financing of certain capital projects.
15 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
16 Chapter 424 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2013
17 Section 1(3) Item RD00(A), VE01(A), and WA01(B)
18 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
19 Chapter 424 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2013, as amended by Chapter
20 463 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2014, Chapter 495 of the Acts of
21 the General Assembly of 2015, Chapter 27 of the Acts of the General Assembly
22 of 2016, Chapter 22 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2017, Chapter 9 of
23 the Acts of the General Assembly of 2018, and Chapter 14 of the Acts of the
24 General Assembly of 2019
25 Section 1(1)
26 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
27 Chapter 424 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2013, as amended by Chapter 22
28 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2017
29 Section 1(3) Item DE02.01(A)
30 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
31 Chapter 463 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2014
32 Section 1(3) Item VE01(A), ZA01(J), and ZA03(AH)
33 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
34 Chapter 463 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2014, as amended by Chapter
35 495 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2015, Chapter 27 of the Acts of the
36 General Assembly of 2016, Chapter 22 of the Acts of the General Assembly of
37 2017, Chapter 9 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2018, and Chapter 14
38 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2019
39 Section 1(1)
40 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
41 Chapter 27 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2016
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1 Section 1(3) Item DW01.08(B) and RB23(A)
2 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
3 Chapter 27 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2016, as amended by Chapter 22
4 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2017, Chapter 9 of the Acts of the
5 General Assembly of 2018, and Chapter 14 of the Acts of the General Assembly
6 of 2019
7 Section 1(1)
8 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
9 Chapter 27 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2016, as amended by Chapter 22
10 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2017, Chapter 9 of the Acts of the
11 General Assembly of 2018, and Chapter 737 of the Acts of the General
12 Assembly of 2019
13 Section 1(3) Item ZA00(AR)
14 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
15 Chapter 27 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2016, as amended by Chapter 14
16 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2019
17 Section 1(3) Item ZA01(A)
18 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
19 Chapter 22 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2017
20 Section 1(1) and 1(3) Item ZA01(I)
21 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
22 Chapter 22 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2017, as amended by Chapter 9 of
23 the Acts of the General Assembly of 2018 and Chapter 737 of the Acts of the
24 General Assembly of 2019
25 Section 1(3) Item ZA00(AU)
26 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
27 Chapter 14 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2019
28 Section 1(1) and 1(3) Item QB04.03(A) and QR02.01(A)
29 BY repealing
30 Chapter 14 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2019
31 Section 12, 13, and 14
32 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
33 That:
34 (1) The Board of Public Works may borrow money and incur indebtedness on
35 behalf of the State of Maryland through a State loan to be known as the Maryland
36 Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2020 in the total principal amount of $1,104,114,000
37 $1,108,114,000. This loan shall be evidenced by the issuance, sale, and delivery of State
38 general obligation bonds authorized by a resolution of the Board of Public Works and
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1 issued, sold, and delivered in accordance with §§ 8–117 through 8–124 and 8–131.2 of the
2 State Finance and Procurement Article.
3 (2) The bonds to evidence this loan or installments of this loan may be sold as a
4 single issue of bonds under § 8–122 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
5 (3) The cash proceeds of the sale of the bonds shall be paid to the Treasurer and
6 first shall be applied to the payment of the expenses of issuing, selling, and delivering the
7 bonds, unless funds for this purpose are otherwise provided, and then shall be credited on
8 the books of the Comptroller and expended on approval by the Board of Public Works, for
9 the following public purposes, including any applicable architects’ and engineers’ fees:
10 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT – GOVERNOR
11 DA02.01 DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITIES
12 (Statewide)
13 (A) Accessibility Modifications. Provide funds to design and
14 construct architectural upgrades at State–owned facilities to
15 improve accessibility for persons with disabilities .................... 1,851,000
16 DA03 MARYLAND STADIUM AUTHORITY
17 (A) Department of Legislative Services Building. Provide funds to
18 continue design of the renovation or new construction of the
19 Department of Legislative Services building (Anne Arundel
20 County) ......................................................................................... 3,500,000
21 DA07.01 DEPARTMENT OF AGING
22 (Statewide)
23 (A) Senior Centers Capital Grant Program. Provide grants to
24 acquire property and to design, construct, renovate, and equip
25 senior citizen activities centers. The funds appropriated for this
26 purpose shall be administered in accordance with §§ 10–501
27 through 10–510 of the Human Services Article ......................... 344,000
28 DE02.01 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
29 GENERAL STATE FACILITIES
30 (Statewide)
31 (A) Construction Contingency Fund. Provide funds for the
32 Construction Contingency Fund to be administered in
33 accordance with § 3−609 of the State Finance and Procurement
34 Article ........................................................................................... 2,500,000
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1 (B) Facilities Renewal Fund. Provide funds for the repair and
2 rehabilitation of State–owned capital facilities .......................... 34,726,000
3 23,476,000
4 (C) Fuel Storage Tank Replacement Program. Provide funds to
5 design, construct, and equip State–owned fuel storage tank
6 replacements ................................................................................ 1,000,000
7 STATE GOVERNMENT CENTER – ANNAPOLIS
8 (Anne Arundel County)
9 (D) Lawyer’s Mall Underground Infrastructure Replacement.
10 Provide funds to complete design and construction of the
11 replacement of underground infrastructure and utilities, as well
12 as associated site work, in and near Lawyer’s Mall ................... 5,000,000
13 JUDICIARY/MULTISERVICE CENTERS
14 (Baltimore City)
15 (E) Shillman Building Conversion. Provide funds to continue
16 design of the renovation of the Shillman Building located at 500
17 North Calvert Street in Baltimore City for the Baltimore City
18 District Court ............................................................................... 713,000
19 (F) Courts of Appeal Building. Provide funds to design a new Courts
20 of Appeal Building in Annapolis (Anne Arundel County) ........... 2,450,000
21 MILITARY DEPARTMENT
22 DH01.04 MILITARY DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS AND
23 MAINTENANCE
24 (Harford County)
25 (A) Havre de Grace Combined Support Maintenance Shop
26 Automotive and Surface Equipment Facility. Provide funds to
27 continue construction of the Combined Support Maintenance
28 Shop Automotive and Surface Equipment Facility, provided
29 that notwithstanding Section 6 of this Act, work may continue
30 on this project prior to the appropriation of all funds necessary
31 to complete this project ................................................................ 5,049,000
32 DH01.06 MARYLAND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
33 (Baltimore County)
34 (A) Maryland Emergency Management Agency Headquarters
35 Renovation and Expansion. Provide funds to continue design of
36 the renovation and expansion of the Maryland Emergency
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1 Management Agency Headquarters in Reisterstown ................. 585,000
2 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING
3 DW01.08 JEFFERSON PATTERSON PARK AND MUSEUM
4 (Calvert County)
5 (A) Maryland Archeological Conservation Laboratory Expansion
6 and Renovation. Provide funds to continue design of
7 improvements to the Maryland Archeological Conservation
8 Laboratory at the Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum ........ 215,000
9 (B) Patterson Center Renovations. Provide funds to complete
10 construction and equipping of renovations to the Patterson
11 Center at the Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum ............... 4,590,000
12 DW01.11 DIVISION OF HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS
13 (Statewide)
14 (A) Maryland Historical Trust. Provide funds for the African
15 American Heritage Preservation Grant Program to assist in the
16 protection of properties with cultural and historic significance
17 to the African American community. The funds appropriated
18 for this purpose shall be administered in accordance with §
19 5A–330 of the State Finance and Procurement Article ............. 1,000,000
20 (B) Maryland Historical Trust. Provide funds to be credited to the
21 Maryland Historical Trust Capital Grant Fund for historical
22 preservation and museum assistance. The funds appropriated
23 for this purpose shall be administered in accordance with §§
24 5A–328 and 5A–353 through 5A–359 of the State Finance and
25 Procurement Article .................................................................... 600,000
26 FB04 DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
27 (Statewide)
28 (A) Public Safety Communications System. Provide funds to
29 continue construction of a statewide unified public safety radio
30 communications system, provided that notwithstanding
31 Section 6 of this Act, work may continue on this project prior to
32 the appropriation of all funds necessary to complete this
33 project .......................................................................................... 9,613,000
34 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
35 KA05 CAPITAL GRANTS AND LOANS ADMINISTRATION
36 (Statewide)
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1 (A) Community Parks and Playgrounds. Provide funds for grants
2 to local governments to design and construct capital–eligible
3 park and playground improvement projects .............................. 2,500,000
4 KA14.02 CHESAPEAKE AND COASTAL SERVICE
5 (Statewide)
6 (A) Coastal Resiliency Program. Provide funds for the acquisition,
7 design, and construction of shoreline restoration and other
8 projects to protect coastal infrastructure, and for
9 post–implementation monitoring and adaptive management ...