Capital Budget

Summary

The 2000 General Assembly enacted a capital budget totaling $2.7 billion including a $1.3 billion transportation program. Of the total amount, $471.8 million is funded with general obligation bonds; $2.0 billion is funded on a pay-as-you-go (Paygo) basis in the operating budget; and $210 million is funded with revenue bonds, including higher education academic bonds ($25 million), Maryland Stadium Authority bonds ($10 million), and transportation bonds ($175 million). Exhibit A.9 presents an overview of the State's capital program for fiscal 2001. Exhibit A.10 shows the sources and uses of the funds for the nontransportation capital program.

Regular general obligation bonds totaling $462 million are authorized in the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2000, Senate Bill 225 (passed) and various individual bond bills. This is offset by deauthorizations of $2.0 million in previously authorized debt. The legislature also authorized $9.8 million in debt for the Aging Schools under the new federal Qualified Zone Academy Bond program. The Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan includes projects for:

In addition to being used to fund the same types of projects funded with general obligation debt, Paygo funds are used for economic development, housing, and environmental programs for which tax-exempt debt cannot be issued under federal tax guidelines. Exhibit A.10 lists capital projects by fund source. The individual bond bills are listed in Exhibit A.11.


Exhibit A.9
Summary of the Capital Program as Enacted for the 2000 Session
($ in Millions)

     Bonds

Current Funds (Paygo)

General

Function

Obligation

Agency Recycled General Special Federal Total
State Facilities $76.5
Facilities Renewal 12.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.0
Other 35.4 0.0 0.0 27.3 0.0 0.5
Health/Social $33.0
State Facilities 3.3 0.0 0.0 8.6 0.0 0.0
Private Hospitals 4.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other 16.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Environment $246.0
Natural Resources 16.4 0.0 0.0 4.4 84.9 0.6
Agriculture 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.2 21.7 0.0
Environment 20.8 0.0 0.0 16.0 69.5 0.0
Md. Environmental Services 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Energy 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.0
Public Safety $51.0
State Corrections 23.3 0.0 0.0 10.8 0.0 0.0
Local Jails 11.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
State Police 4.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Education $266.0
School Construction 86.9 0.0 0.0 172.0 2.4 0.0
Other 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2
Higher Education $385.2
University System 85.4 25.0 0.0 175.9 0.0 0.0
Morgan State University 14.1 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.0 0.0
St. Mary's College 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0
Community Colleges 38.7 0.0 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.0
Private Colleges/Universities 11.0 0.0 0.0 13.0 0.0 0.0
Medical System 11.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other 5.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Housing/Community Development $63.4
Housing 13.5 0.0 0.0 17.5 14.8 0.0
Other 6.1 0.0 0.0 10.4 1.1 0.0
Economic Development $76.9
Economic Development 0.0 0.0 0.0 45.1 31.8 0.0
Local Projects $124.3
Administration 10.9 10.0 0.0 80.3 0.0 0.0
Legislative 22.9 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
Transportation $1,345.2
Other 0.0 175.0 0.0 50.0 426.7 693.4
Adjustments ($2.0)
Deauthorization           (2.0)           0.0           0.0           0.0           0.0           0.0                
Total FY 2001 $460.0 $210.0 $0.0 $644.5 $655.4 $695.7 $2,665.6
Qualified Zone Academy Bonds 9.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.8

Note: Numbers may not sum to total due to rounding.


Exhibit A.10


Exhibit A.11
Capital Program As Enacted - 2000 Session

     Bonds Current Funds (Paygo)
Budget Code Project Title General
Obligation
Agency General Special Federal Total
Funds
State Facilities
DE02.01.s04 Annapolis Govt. Complex Security $0 $0 $2,000,000 $0 $0 $2,000,000
DE02.01.s21 DHMH: Lab Tower Ductwork 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 1,000,000
DE02.01.s80 MSP: QA Barrack Undergrnd Oil Tank Repl. 0 0 60,000 0 0 60,000
DE02.01A Legislative Facilities 21,672,000 0 0 0 0 21,672,000
DE02.01B DGS: Maintenance Building 990,000 0 0 0 0 990,000
DE02.01C Facilities Renewal 12,576,000 0 425,000 300,000 0 13,301,000
DE02.01D CFC Mitigation 1,250,000 0 0 0 0 1,250,000
DE02.01E Asbestos Abatement 1,642,000 0 0 0 0 1,642,000
DE02.01F DGS: Omega Sprinkler Head Replacement 1,000,000 0 0 0 0 1,000,000
DE02.01G Underground Heating Oil Storage Tanks 250,000 0 0 0 0 250,000
DE02.01H Judiciary: Carroll County Dist. Court 7,978,000 0 0 0 0 7,978,000
DE02.01I Judiciary: Silver Spring Dist. Court 620,000 0 4,000,000 0 0 4,620,000
DE02.BA.1 Judiciary: Rockville District Court 0 0 4,600,000 0 0 4,600,000
DE02.BB.1 Statewide High Speed Data Network 0 0 10,600,000 0 0 10,600,000
DE02.BB.2 Public Safety Communications System 0 0 5,000,000 0 0 5,000,000
DP00.04 DVA: Garr. Forest Cem. - Maint. Bldg. 0 0 0 0 509,000 509,000
Subtotal $47,978,000 $0 $27,685,000 $300,000 $509,000 $76,472,000
Health/Social
DA07A Aging: Senior Citizens Activities Centers 633,000 0 0 0 0 633,000
DE02.CA BPW: Accessibility for the Disabled 0 0 1,600,000 0 0 1,600,000
MA01A DHMH: Adult Day Care 1,429,000 0 0 0 0 1,429,000
MA01B DHMH: Community Mental Health 5,320,000 0 0 0 0 5,320,000
MI03A DHMH: W. Md. Center HVAC System 443,000 0 57,000 0 0 500,000
ML10A Perkins: Rehab. Services Wing 2,820,000 0 0 0 0 2,820,000
VA01.08 DJJ: Western Maryland Detention Center 0 0 6,966,000 0 0 6,966,000
VA01A DJJ: Juvenile Facilities Grant Program 645,000 0 0 0 0 645,000
VA01B DJJ: Balt. City Juvenile Justice Ctr. 2,037,000 0 0 0 0 2,037,000
VA01C DJJ: Eastern Shore Detention Center 6,403,000 0 0 0 0 6,403,000
ZD00A MHA Private Hospitals 4,690,000 0 0 0 0 4,690,000
Subtotal $24,420,000 $0 $8,623,000 $0 $0 $33,043,000
Environment
DA13.02 MEA: Comm. Energy Loan Prg. (CELP) 0 0 0 1,000,000 0 1,000,000
DA13.03 MEA: State Agency Loan Prg. (SALP) 0 0 0 1,100,000 0 1,100,000
DE02.01.s03 Rocky Gap Amphitheater 0 0 1,395,000 0 0 1,395,000
DE02.01.s88 Hurricane Floyd Related Projects 0 0 3,275,000 0 0 3,275,000
DE02.DA.2 Western Maryland Flood Mitigation 0 0 3,900,000 0 0 3,900,000
KA01A Smith Island Environmental Restoration 400,000 0 0 0 0 400,000
KA04.07 Parks Improvement Program 0 0 3,000,000 0 0 3,000,000
KA05.10.001 POS: Land Acq. & Local Program 0 0 0 58,010,000 250,000 58,260,000
KA05.10.004 POS: Capital Development Projects 0 0 0 8,718,000 0 8,718,000
KA05.11 DNR: Waterway Improvement 0 0 0 5,250,000 0 5,250,000
KA05.12 DNR: O.C. Beach Maint. Local Share 0 0 0 1,000,000 0 1,000,000
KA05A DNR: Rural Legacy 16,000,000 0 0 11,861,000 0 27,861,000
KA17.09 DNR: Fish Passage 0 0 0 70,000 305,600 375,600
LA11.11 MDA: Ag. Land Preservation 0 0 0 21,652,000 0 21,652,000
LA15.05 MDA: Ag. Cost-Share Program 0 0 6,200,000 0 0 6,200,000
UA01.03 MDE: Water Quality Revol. Loan Fund 0 0 6,514,000 60,000,000 0 66,514,000
UA01.04 MDE: Hazardous Substance Cleanup 0 0 750,000 0 0 750,000
UA01.05 MDE: Drinking Water Revol. Loan Fund 0 0 1,531,000 9,500,000 0 11,031,000
UA04A.1 CBWQ: Biological Nutrient Removal 14,000,000 0 0 0 0 14,000,000
UA04A.2 CBWQ: Supplemental Assistance 2,505,000 0 0 0 0 2,505,000
UA04A.3 CBWQ: Small Creek & Estuaries 1,000,000 0 0 0 0 1,000,000
UA04A.4 CBWQ: Stormwater Pollution Control 1,250,000 0 0 0 0 1,250,000
UA04B MDE: Water Supply Assistance 2,000,000 0 0 0 0 2,000,000
UB00A MES: Infrastructure Improvements 3,569,000 0 0 0 0 3,569,000
Subtotal $40,724,000 $0 $26,565,000 $178,161,000 $555,600 $246,005,600
Public Safety
DE02.01.s05 AA County Detention Center 0 0 1,041,000 0 0 1,041,000
QA01.05 MCI-J Perimeter Security Improvements 0 0 3,147,000 0 0 3,147,000
QA01.05.s01 Patuxuent Inst. Perimeter Sec.\Gatehouse 0 0 3,300,000 0 0 3,300,000
QA01.05.s02 Hagerstown Central Kitchen 0 0 850,000 0 0 850,000
QA01.05.s03 MCTC: Perimeter Security Improvements 0 0 1,800,000 0 0 1,800,000
QA01.05.s05 MCI-W: Kitchen/Dining Renov./Addition 0 0 1,200,000 0 0 1,200,000
QB05A MCI-W Support Services Building 497,000 0 0 0 0 497,000
QB06A Central Laundry - Kitchen/Dining Hall 277,000 0 0 0 0 277,000
QB06B Central Laundry - Steam Plant 3,695,000 0 0 0 0 3,695,000
QB08A WCI - 512-bed Expansion Housing Unit 18,474,000 0 0 0 0 18,474,000
QD00A Patuxent - Kitchen / Dining Areas 90,000 0 500,000 0 0 590,000
QD00B Patuxent - Fire Safety Improvements 305,000 0 0 0 0 305,000
WA01A DSP: Crime Laboratory 667,000 0 0 0 0 667,000
WA01B DSP: Fred. Co. Law Enforc. Ctr. 259,000 0 0 0 0 259,000
WA01C DSP: Princess Anne Barrack/Garage 2,901,000 0 0 0 0 2,901,000
WA01D DSP: North East Barrack/Garage 289,000 0 0 0 0 289,000
ZB02A Jail: Allegany Co. Detention Center 428,000 0 0 0 0 428,000
ZB02B Jail: Frederick Co. Detention Ctr. 2,394,000 0 0 0 0 2,394,000
ZB02C Jail: Montgomery Co. Detention Ctr. 7,703,000 0 0 0 0 7,703,000
ZB02D Jail: Prince George's Co. Detention Ctr. 1,176,000 0 0 0 0 1,176,000
Subtotal $39,155,000 $0 $11,838,000 $0 $0 $50,993,000
Education
DE02.01.s89 Solar Energy Pilot Projects - Sch. Const. 0 0 250,000 0 0 250,000
DE02.02A Public School Construction 86,900,000 0 171,700,000 2,400,000 0 261,000,000
RP00A MPT: Owings Mills Advanced TV Trans. 3,489,000 0 0 0 1,225,900 4,714,900
Subtotal $90,389,000 $0 $171,950,000 $2,400,000 $1,225,900 $265,964,900
Higher Education
DE02.01.s02 FSU: Temporary Academic Bldg. 0 0 500,000 0 0 500,000
DE02.01.s08 AACC: Ctr. for Applied Learning & Tech. 0 0 525,000 0 0 525,000
DE02.01.s26 MSU: Montebello Site Improvements 0 0 2,052,000 0 0 2,052,000
DE02.01.s33 UB: Ctr. for Fam., Children & the Courts 0 0 500,000 0 0 500,000
DE02.01.s41 UMBC: Biological Sci. Bldg. 0 0 500,000 0 0 500,000
DE02.01.s67 PGCC: Bladen & Lanham Halls Renov. 0 0 525,000 0 0 525,000
DE02.01.s82 SMC: Somerset Hall Expansion 0 0 1,087,000 0 0 1,087,000
DE02.01.s84 SSU: New Science Bldg. Suppl. 0 0 500,000 0 0 500,000
DE02.01.s85 USM: Assateague Is. Ed. & Research Ctr. 0 0 1,500,000 0 0 1,500,000
DE02.AA.1 UMB: Health Sci. Research Facility II 0 0 44,428,000 0 0 44,428,000
DE02.AA.2 UMB: Dental School 0 0 22,000,000 0 0 22,000,000
DE02.AB.1 UMCP: New Arena 0 0 25,645,000 0 0 25,645,000
DE02.AC BSU: New Science Building 0 0 9,930,000 0 0 9,930,000
DE02.AD.1 TU: Regional Sports Complex 0 0 7,000,000 0 0 7,000,000
DE02.AD.2 TU: Fine Arts Renovation/Addition 0 0 3,030,000 0 0 3,030,000
DE02.AE UMES: Waters Dining Hall/Somerset Hall 0 0 475,000 0 0 475,000
DE02.AF FSU: New Compton Science Center 0 0 24,766,000 0 0 24,766,000
DE02.AG UB: Charles Hall 0 0 3,000,000 0 0 3,000,000
DE02.AH.1 UMBC: Chemistry/Physics Building 0 0 14,100,000 0 0 14,100,000
DE02.AH.2 UMBC: Info. Technology-Engineering 0 0 4,199,000 0 0 4,199,000
DE02.AH.3 UMBC: Public Policy Institute 0 0 1,215,000 0 0 1,215,000
DE02.AI CEES: Aqua. & Restor. Ecology Lab 0 0 1,490,000 0 0 1,490,000
DE02.AJ UMBI: CARB II Building 0 0 2,755,000 0 0 2,755,000
DE02.AK USM: Hagerstown Educational Center 0 0 697,000 0 0 697,000
DE02.AN.1 JHU: Broadway Research Building 0 0 7,933,000 0 0 7,933,000
DE02.AN.2 JHU: School of Hygiene and Public Health 0 0 2,067,000 0 0 2,067,000
RB21A UMB: Law School and Marshall Library 3,000,000 0 1,500,000 0 0 4,500,000
RB22.rb1 UMCP: Key and Taliaferro Halls 0 2,300,000 0 0 0 2,300,000
RB22.rb2 UMCP: Hornbake & McKeldin Libraries 0 1,400,000 0 0 0 1,400,000
RB22A UMCP: Engineering and App. Sciences Bldg. 24,300,000 10,000,000 6,203,000 0 0 40,503,000
RB22B UMCP: Chemistry Teaching Building 23,200,000 0 0 0 0 23,200,000
RB22C MFRI: Southern MD Regional Training Ctr. 3,628,000 0 0 0 0 3,628,000
RB22D MFRI - New Headquarters Bldg. 3,588,000 0 0 0 0 3,588,000
RB22E UMCP: Smith Business School 2,000,000 0 0 0 0 2,000,000
RB23A BSU: Campuswide Site Impr. 2,500,000 0 0 0 0 2,500,000
RB24A TU: 7800York Road 8,334,000 2,000,000 0 0 0 10,334,000
RB25A UMES: Food Sci. and Tech. Ctr. 7,700,000 0 0 0 0 7,700,000
RB25B UMES: Soc. Sci., Ed. & Health Bldg. 1,052,000 0 0 0 0 1,052,000
RB25C UMES: Phys. Plant-Central Receiv. Bldg. 588,000 0 0 0 0 588,000
RB26A FSU: Gunter Hall 3,747,000 0 0 0 0 3,747,000
RB36.rb1 USM: Capital Facilities Renewal 0 9,300,000 0 0 0 9,300,000
RB36A USM: Underground Heating Oil Tanks 1,000,000 0 0 0 0 1,000,000
RB36B USM: Shady Grove Educational Facility 800,000 0 0 0 0 800,000
RC00A BCCC: Liberty Campus Main Bldg. 16,244,000 0 0 0 0 16,244,000
RI00A MHEC: Community Colleges 20,629,000 0 1,110,000 0 0 21,739,000
RI00B MHEC: Takoma Park CC Expansion 760,000 0 0 0 0 760,000
RI00C College of Southern Maryland 1,065,000 0 0 0 0 1,065,000
RM00A MSU: Sci. Resrch. Bldg. & Greenhse. 13,550,000 0 0 0 0 13,550,000
RM00B MSU: Communications Center 572,000 0 0 0 0 572,000
RQ00A UMMS: Diagnostic & Treatment Facil. 11,000,000 0 0 0 0 11,000,000
ZA00C JHU: Cancer Research Building 5,000,000 0 0 0 0 5,000,000
ZA00G SMHEC: Classroom Building #2 5,177,000 0 0 0 0 5,177,000
ZA00I Eastern Shore Higher Education Ctr. 525,000 0 0 0 0 525,000
ZC00A MICUA: Private Higher Ed. Grants 6,000,000 0 3,000,000 0 0 9,000,000
Subtotal $165,959,000 $25,000,000 $194,232,000 $0 $0 $385,191,000
Housing/Community Development
DB01.52 HSMC: St. John's Arch. Site Exhibit 0 0 1,510,000 0 0 1,510,000
SA23.06.02 MHT: Revolving Loan Fund 0 0 0 450,000 0 450,000
SA23A MHT: Capital Grant Fund 600,000 0 1,400,000 0 0 2,000,000
SA23B DHCD: Banneker-Douglass Museum 3,810,000 0 180,000 0 0 3,990,000
SA23C Jeff. Patt: Museum Visitors' Center 1,704,000 0 0 0 0 1,704,000
SA24.02 DHCD: Neighborhood Business Devel. 0 0 7,307,000 693,000 0 8,000,000
SA25.07 DHCD: Rental Housing Programs 0 0 9,218,000 4,282,000 0 13,500,000
SA25.08 DHCD: Homeownership Programs 0 0 3,119,000 5,431,000 0 8,550,000
SA25.09 DHCD: Special Loan Programs 0 0 5,142,000 5,108,000 0 10,250,000
SA25A DHCD: Partnership Rental Housing 12,474,000 0 0 0 0 12,474,000
SA25B DHCD: Shelter & Trans. Housing 1,000,000 0 0 0 0 1,000,000
Subtotal $19,588,000 $0 $27,876,000 $15,964,000 $0 $63,428,000
Economic Development
DU00.02 Canal Place Improvements 0 0 2,224,000 0 0 2,224,000
TF00.09.01 MSBDFA: Small Business Devel. Fin. 0 0 2,100,000 4,200,000 0 6,300,000
TF00.10 Day Care Facil. Direct Loan Program 0 0 0 800,000 0 800,000
TF00.11 Indust. & Commercial Redevel. (MICRF) 0 0 0 12,000,000 0 12,000,000
TF00.12 Maryland Industrial Land Act (MILA) 0 0 0 5,000,000 0 5,000,000
TF00.13 Animal Waste Technology Fund 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 1,000,000
TF00.14 MIDFA: Bond Insurance Fund 0 0 2,500,000 0 0 2,500,000
TF00.17 Enterprise Investment Fund 0 0 0 8,000,000 0 8,000,000
TF00.19 Challenge Investment Program 0 0 0 1,000,000 0 1,000,000
TF00.23 MD Economic Devel. Assistance Fund 0 0 10,000,000 0 0 10,000,000
TF00.24 MD Competitive Advantage Finan. Prgm. 0 0 1,825,000 0 0 1,825,000
TF00.25 Smart Growth Economic Infrastr. Fund 0 0 10,000,000 0 0 10,000,000
TF00.26 Brownfields Revitalization Fund 0 0 0 800,000 0 800,000
YA03.01 Econ. Devel. Opportunities (Sunny Day) 0 0 15,500,000 0 0 15,500,000
Subtotal $0 $0 $45,149,000 $31,800,000 $0 $76,949,000
Local Projects
DA03.60 MSA: Hippodrome Performing Arts Ctr. 0 10,000,000 13,000,000 0 0 23,000,000
DA03.61 MSA: Memorial Stadium Redevelopment 0 0 3,000,000 0 0 3,000,000
DE02.01.s01 Frostburg Recreation Center 0 0 335,000 0 0 335,000
DE02.01.s07 Brooklyn Park Middle Sch./Comm. Ctr. 0 0 1,250,000 0 0 1,250,000
DE02.01.s09 Highland Beach Town Hall 0 0 150,000 0 0 150,000
DE02.01.s11 Kunta Kinte - Alex Haley Memorial 0 0 300,000 0 0 300,000
DE02.01.s13 Owensville Primary Care Ctr. 0 0 200,000 0 0 200,000
DE02.01.s14 Quiet Waters Park Amphitheater 0 0 200,000 0 0 200,000
DE02.01.s15 Aunt Hattie's Place, Inc. 0 0 500,000 0 0 500,000
DE02.01.s16 Balt. City Demolition Projects 0 0 2,000,000 0 0 2,000,000
DE02.01.s17 Baltimore Healthy Neighborhoods 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 1,000,000
DE02.01.s18 BSO Myerhoff Symphony Hall 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 1,000,000
DE02.01.s19 Balt. City - Playing Safe 0 0 200,000 0 0 200,000
DE02.01.s20 Balt. City School Playgrounds 0 0 867,000 0 0 867,000
DE02.01.s22 Fred. Doug. - Isaac Myers Maritime Park 0 0 1,500,000 0 0 1,500,000
DE02.01.s23 Great Blacks in Wax Museum 0 0 750,000 0 0 750,000
DE02.01.s24 Main Street Redevel. Projects 0 0 500,000 0 0 500,000
DE02.01.s25 Maryland Historical Society 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 1,000,000
DE02.01.s27 Kennedy Krieger - National Behavior Ctr. 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 1,000,000
DE02.01.s28 Outward Bound - Leakin Park Campus 0 0 500,000 0 0 500,000
DE02.01.s29 Park Heights Comm. Men's Health Ctr. 0 0 350,000 0 0 350,000
DE02.01.s30 Patterson Park Comm. Devel. Corp. 0 0 200,000 0 0 200,000
DE02.01.s32 Southeast Properties Phase 2 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 1,000,000
DE02.01.s35 Walters Art Gallery 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 1,000,000
DE02.01.s36 Chesterwood Park 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 1,000,000
DE02.01.s37 Dundalk Revitalization 0 0 1,750,000 0 0 1,750,000
DE02.01.s39 North Point Indoor Soccer Facility 0 0 900,000 0 0 900,000
DE02.01.s40 Randallstown-Liberty Road Revitalization 0 0 1,750,000 0 0 1,750,000
DE02.01.s42 North Beach Erosion Control 0 0 400,000 0 0 400,000
DE02.01.s43 Harriet Tubman Ctr. 0 0 50,000 0 0 50,000
DE02.01.s44 Carl and Norma Miller Children's Ctr. 0 0 767,000 0 0 767,000
DE02.01.s45 Howard Co. Tech. Business Incubator 0 0 150,000 0 0 150,000
DE02.01.s46 Bethesda Acad. of Perf. Arts (BAPA) 0 0 1,500,000 0 0 1,500,000
DE02.01.s47 Chelsea School, Inc. 0 0 300,000 0 0 300,000
DE02.01.s48 George Meany Ctr. - Kirkland Ctr. 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 1,000,000
DE02.01.s49 Germantown Boys & Girls Club 0 0 500,000 0 0 500,000
DE02.01.s50 Ivymount School 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 1,000,000
DE02.01.s51 Jubilee Association 0 0 250,000 0 0 250,000
DE02.01.s52 Liz Lerman Dance Exchange 0 0 300,000 0 0 300,000
DE02.01.s53 Lone Oak Center 0 0 500,000 0 0 500,000
DE02.01.s54 Montgomery Co. Equestrian Ctr. 0 0 600,000 0 0 600,000
DE02.01.s55 Olney Boys & Girls Club Comm. Park 0 0 500,000 0 0 500,000
DE02.01.s56 Olney Theater 0 0 1,500,000 0 0 1,500,000
DE02.01.s57 Penn Place - Garrett Park 0 0 500,000 0 0 500,000
DE02.01.s58 Pyramid Atlantic - Site for Electr. Media 0 0 250,000 0 0 250,000
DE02.01.s59 R. S. Lourie Ctr. for Infants & Young Child. 0 0 250,000 0 0 250,000
DE02.01.s60 Rockville Town Center Parking Garage 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 1,000,000
DE02.01.s61 Sandy Spring Slave Museum 0 0 50,000 0 0 50,000
DE02.01.s63 Strathmore Hall Performing Arts Ctr. 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 1,000,000
DE02.01.s64 Takoma Park Learning Ctr. 0 0 500,000 0 0 500,000
DE02.01.s66 Cheverly Health Ctr. 0 0 500,000 0 0 500,000
DE02.01.s68 Children's Guild, Inc. 0 0 200,000 0 0 200,000
DE02.01.s69 Cottage City - Town Hall 0 0 60,000 0 0 60,000
DE02.01.s70 District Heights - Infrastructure Imprv. 0 0 200,000 0 0 200,000
DE02.01.s71 Edgemead - Md. Ctr. for Youth & Fam. Dev. 0 0 500,000 0 0 500,000
DE02.01.s72 Glenarden Municipal Bldg. 0 0 250,000 0 0 250,000
DE02.01.s73 Hard Bargain Farm 0 0 300,000 0 0 300,000
DE02.01.s74 Jordan Baptist Church - House of Healing 0 0 150,000 0 0 150,000
DE02.01.s75 National Philippine Cultural Ctr. 0 0 250,000 0 0 250,000
DE02.01.s76 Phelps Center 0 0 570,000 0 0 570,000
DE02.01.s77 Pullen Performing Arts Ctr. 0 0 500,000 0 0 500,000
DE02.01.s78 Southern Area Tech. Ctr. 0 0 250,000 0 0 250,000
DE02.01.s79 Suitland Revitalization Project 0 0 3,000,000 0 0 3,000,000
DE02.01.s81 Patuxent River Naval Air Museum 0 0 250,000 0 0 250,000
DE02.01.s86 Boundless Playgrounds 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 1,000,000
DE02.01.s87 Comm. Devel. Ventures, Inc. 0 0 2,000,000 0 0 2,000,000
DE02.01.s90 World War II Memorial 0 0 250,000 0 0 250,000
DE02.BA.3 Baltimore City Circuit Crt.-ADA Improv. 0 0 750,000 0 0 750,000
DE02.DA.1 Maryland Science Center 0 0 4,000,000 0 0 4,000,000
DE02.DA.3 National Aquarium 0 0 3,000,000 0 0 3,000,000
DE02.DA.4 Ripken Stadium & Youth Baseball Acad. 0 0 3,000,000 0 0 3,000,000
DE02.DA.5 Essex/Middle River Waterfront Revital. 0 0 3,000,000 0 0 3,000,000
DE02.DA.6 Gaithersburg Town Center 0 0 2,000,000 0 0 2,000,000
DE02.DA.7 Bowie Civic Auditorium 0 0 2,000,000 0 0 2,000,000
DE02.DA.8 Bladensburg Waterfront Park 0 0 850,000 0 0 850,000
DE02.DA.9 Worcester Co. Government Bldg. 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 1,000,000
ZA00A Baltimore Children's Museum 1,000,000 0 450,000 0 0 1,450,000
ZA00B Glen Echo Park Restoration 2,000,000 0 0 0 0 2,000,000
ZA00D Kennedy Krieger Career & Tech. HS 2,000,000 0 0 0 0 2,000,000
ZA00E Lucas Art Collection 850,000 0 0 0 0 850,000
ZA00F Silver Spring Redevelopment 5,000,000 0 0 0 0 5,000,000
ZA00H Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts 250,000 0 250,000 0 0 500,000
ZZ00A Legislative Initiatives 22,645,000 0 0 0 0 22,645,000
Subtotal $33,745,000 $10,000,000 $80,599,000 $0 $0 $124,344,000
Transportation
ZG00 Transportation 0 175,000,000 50,000,000 426,748,870 693,441,258 1,345,190,128
Subtotal $0 $175,000,000 $50,000,000 $426,748,870 $693,441,258 $1,345,190,128
Deauthorizations
ZF00A Deauthorizations as Introduced -1,958,000 0 0 0 0 -1,958,000
Subtotal $-1,958,000 0 0 0 0 $-1,958,000
 
Total   $460,000,000 $210,000,000 $644,517,000 $655,373,870 $695,731,758 $2,665,622,628
  Qualified Zone Academy Bonds 9,828,000 0 0 0 0 9,828,000
 


Exhibit A.12
Legislative Projects - 2000 Session
Final Action

HB House
Sponsor
SB Senate
Sponsor
Project Title Co. Dollars Match
Private Higher Education
909 Rosenberg     Loyola College State 200,000 Soft(3)
837 Kopp     Maryland Institute, College of Art State 2,900,000 Soft(3)
1256 Busch     St. John's College State 2,900,000 Soft(3)
        Subtotal - Private Higher Education   $6,000,000  
MHA Hospitals
    23 Astle Anne Arundel Medical Center State 250,000 Hard
    95 Senators Carroll County General Hospital, Inc. State 640,000 Soft(3)
873 Delegation     Frederick Memorial Health Care Sys. State 250,000 Soft(3)
    680 Conway Good Samaritan Hospital State 300,000 Soft(3)
397 Harrison     Kennedy-Kreiger Children's Hospital State 1,250,000 Soft(3)
    326 Dorman Prince George's Hospital Center, Inc. State 1,000,000 Soft(3)
401 Kopp     Suburban Hospital Healthcare System State 1,000,000 Hard
        Subtotal - MHA Hospitals   $4,690,000  
Bond Bills - Statewide
122 McHale     Baltimore Museum of Industry State 250,000 Soft(2)
    291 McFadden Lyric Opera State 500,000 Soft(3)
    777 Mitchell Star Spangled Flag Hse. & 1812 Mus. State 100,000 Hard
    254 Bromwell U.S.S. Constellation State 475,000 Soft(2,3)
        Subtotal - Bond Bills - Statewide   $1,325,000  
Local Projects
    631 Hafer Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Alleg 175,000 Soft(all)
    327 Neall Community Center at Woods AA 500,000 Soft(3)
    582 Neall Heritage Harbour Respite Care Home AA 150,000 Hard
352 Clagett     Lula G. Scott Comm. Ctr. Renovation AA 200,000 Hard
826 Love     Maryland Therapy and Education Ctr. AA 100,000 Hard
1176 Doory     Balt. City FOP - Memorial BCity 50,000 Hard
198 Jones     Druid Heights Daycare/Comm. Ctr. BCity 200,000 Hard
905 Rosenberg     Family Tree BCity 400,000 Soft(3)
199 Jones     Goodwill Industries BCity 450,000 Hard
    544 Hughes Grace Outreach Center BCity 150,000 Soft(2,3)
    304 Sfikas Greektown Plateia BCity 400,000 Hard
775 Kirk     Hiram Grand Foundation Comm. Ctr. BCity 250,000 Soft(1)
450 Marriott     New Song Community Center BCity 300,000 Hard
965 Oaks     Park Hts. Golf Range & Fam. Sports Pk. BCity 250,000 Soft(1)
    885 Blount R.A. Carr Educ, Trng., & Empowerment BCity 175,000 Soft(all)
    121 Della South Baltimore Learning Center BCity 350,000 Soft(1)
554 Paige     St. Frances Academy BCity 300,000 Hard
    397 Conway The League for People with Disabilities BCity 400,000 Hard
1418 Montague     The Morgan Center BCity 400,000 Soft(U,all)
1351 Marriott     W.W. Payne Education & Comm. Ctr. BCity 200,000 Hard
    860 Kasemeyer Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Maryland Balt 250,000 Hard
    351 Collins Mars Ests. Elem. PAL/Rec. Ctr. Balt 575,000 Hard
    279 Kelley PACT: Helping Children With Spec. Needs Balt 350,000 Soft(3)
797 Finifter     Reisterstown Elem. PAL/Rec. Ct. Balt 575,000 Hard
750 Minnick     Todd's Inheritance Balt 250,000 Hard
894 Burns     Woodlawn Community Center Balt 300,000 Hard
    68 Miller Battle Creek Nature Educ. Soc. Env. Ed. Ctr. Cal 100,000 Hard
1395 O'Donnell     Boys & Girls Clubs of Calvert Cty. Cal 100,000 Soft(all)
    824 Miller Kellam Recreational Complex Cal 250,000 Soft(all)
613 Baker     Adkins Arboretum Carol 200,000 Soft(all)
392 Eckardt     Denton Armory Building Carol 150,000 Hard
542 Delegation     Carroll County Agricultural Ctr. Carr 300,000 Hard
677 Delegation     Cecil Co. Family Supp. and Educ. Ctr. Cecil 250,000 Soft(1,3)
1359 Delegation     The Boys & Girls Clubs of Cecil County Cecil 100,000 Soft(all)
    438 Baker Town of Elkton Cecil 650,000 Grant
860 Delegation     Lions Camp Merrick Program Chas 150,000 Soft(1)
    604 Middleton Port Tobacco Players Theater Chas 400,000 Hard
859 Linton     Western Chas. Co. Business/Indust. Park Chas 150,000 Grant
    470 Colburn Meredith House Dor 100,000 Soft(all)
960 Delegation     American Red Cross Fred 300,000 Soft(all)
    659 Mooney Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center Fred 75,000 Hard
907 Hecht     Frederick County Girl Scout Day Camp Fred 100,000 Hard
    657 Ferguson Weinberg Center for the Arts Fred 200,000 Hard
652 Edwards     Garrett Information Enterprise Ctr. Gar 500,000 Hard
118 Delegation     Florence Bain Senior Center How 500,000 Hard
    134 McCabe Howard County Conservancy How 150,000 Soft(1)
885 Guns     Kent Family Center Kent 300,000 Soft(2)
141 Walkup     Schooner Sultuna Project Kent 100,000 Soft(2,3)
    506 Ruben Alpha Phi Alpha Smithville School Mus. Mont 250,000 Soft(2,3)
418 Kopp     Hebrew Home of Greater Wash. Mont 650,000 Hard
340 Heller     Olney Boys and Girls Club Comm. Park Mont 300,000 Soft(2,3)
    823 Hogan Rehabilitation Opportunities Mont 500,000 Hard
626 Franchot     Silver Spring Innovation Center Mont 500,000 Soft(all)
291 Proctor     Bethel Recreation Center PG 250,000 Soft (all)
665 Benson     Brentwood Veterans Memorial Park PG 60,000 Grant
    804 Currie Melwood - Horticultural Training Ctr. Facil. PG 250,000 Hard
1032 Baker     Minority Access Community Center PG 300,000 Soft(1,3)
1342 Benson     Mt. Rainier Revitalization Proj. PG 60,000 Hard
1341 Howard     Norbrooke Knolls Center PG 250,000 Soft(all)
    501 Dorman Potomac Curling Club of the Nat. Cap. Area PG 250,000 Hard
470 Healey     Riversdale Mansion PG 300,000 Soft(1)
    892 Lawlah Spirit of Faith Christian Center PG 400,000 Soft(all)
    842 Green Springhill Lake Recreation Center PG 25,000 Hard
    839 Currie St. Paul Community Centre PG 400,000 Soft(3)
651 Brown     Suitland Business Incubator PG 240,000 Soft(all)
655 Griffith     Suitland Citizens Association PG 200,000 Soft(1)
767 Baker     Maryland Watermen's Monument QA 85,000 Soft(all)
614 Wood     Lexington Pk. Fam. Supp. & Head Start Ctr. SM 250,000 Hard
    256 Dyson Summerseat Sanctuary SM 200,000 Soft(2)
906 Conway     Three Lower Counties Comm. Serv. Clinic Som 300,000 Soft(U,all)
962 Schisler     Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Tal 400,000 Hard
    723 Munson Agricultural/Education Center Wash 75,000 Hard
    706 Munson Fairgrounds Park Pavilions Wash 75,000 Soft(2)
854 Delegation     Hagerstown Police Athletic League Wash 50,000 Soft(all)
855 Delegation     Hagerstown YMCA Family Center Wash 250,000 Hard
853 Delegation     The Children's Village Wash 75,000 Soft(2)
494 Conway     Drill Academy for Youth Wic 750,000 Soft(all)
491 Conway     Pemberton Hall Foundation Wic 200,000 Soft(U,all)
840 Bozman     Ocean City Visitors and Info. Center Wor 400,000 Soft(all)
195 Bozman     Pocomoke City Fair Wor 200,000 Hard
        Local Projects $21,320,000
        Subtotal - Statewide and Local Projects $22,645,000
        Total - New Projects $33,335,000

Match Key: 1 = Real Property; 2=In Kind; 3=Prior Expenditure; U=Unequal


Debt Affordability

The Capital Debt Affordability Committee recommended a debt limit of $460 million in general obligation bonds to be authorized for fiscal 2001. The General Assembly authorized $462 million in regular general obligation bond debt, offset by the deauthorization of $2.0 million in previously authorized debt and a debt. The legislature also authorized $9.8 million for the Aging Schools Program pursuant to the federal Qualified Zone Academy Bond (QZAB) program (described below). When issued, QZAB debt will be included in the calculations of State-tax supported debt vis-a-vis the personal income and debt service affordability criteria used in the debt affordability process.

Public School Construction

The funds available in fiscal 2001 for public school construction total $267 million. Funding is provided through a general obligation bond authorization of $86.9 million, $171.7 million in general fund Paygo, $2.4 million in special fund Paygo, and $6 million available from previous year appropriations. Of this amount, $193.4 million has been allocated by the Board of Public Works, leaving $73.6 million to be allocated by the Board of Public Works in May 2000. Exhibit A.13 shows the distribution.


Exhibit A.13
Public School Construction Funding Allocation
As Submitted to the Board of Public Works on December 30, 1999

County Fiscal 2001 Allocation
Allegany $470,000
Anne Arundel 13,511,000
Baltimore City 26,486,000
Baltimore County 26,530,000
Calvert 572,000
Caroline 4,164,000
Carroll 6,617,000
Cecil 2,500,000
Charles 1,445,000
Dorchester 757,000
Frederick 12,763,000
Garrett 674,000
Harford 5,511,000
Howard 13,169,000
Kent 0
Montgomery 25,580,000
Prince George's 28,983,000
Queen Anne's 863,000
St. Mary's 11,117,000
Somerset 456,000
Talbot 3,500,000
Washington 4,291,000
Wicomico 2,680,000
Worcester 722,000
State Projects 0
Subtotal $193,361,000
Unallocated 73,639,000
Total $267,000,000

Source: Fiscal 2001 Public School Construction Capital Improvement Program and Maryland Fiscal 2001 Budget


Qualified Zone Academy Bonds - Aging Schools Program

As part of the federal Tax Reform Act of 1997, a new type of debt instrument known as Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (QZAB) was created. The bonds are sold and only the principal has to be repaid since the bond holder receives tax credits instead of interest payments. The funds can only be used for schools located in an enterprise or empowerment zone, or where at least 35 percent of the students participate in free or reduced price meals. Local matching funds are not required for the actual capital improvement; however, there is a requirement that a contribution from the private sector be obtained that is equal to 10 percent of the cost of the project during the 15-year life of the QZAB. Of the $800 million in federal tax credits provided over two years, a total of $9.8 million was allocated to Maryland in 1998 and 1999. Senate Bill 894 (passed) authorizes the Board of Public Works to sell the QZABs on behalf of the State of Maryland as an expansion of the existing Aging School Program, which provides funds to local school systems for the improvements, repairs, and deferred maintenance of public school buildings exceeding 15 years of age.

Higher Education

The fiscal 2001 capital program for all segments of higher education is $385.2 million including general funds, general obligation bonds, and academic revenue bonds. This includes $361.2 million for 50 projects associated with public higher education institutions. Another $24 million funds 7 projects for private institutions. The use of the general fund surplus to increase the size of the capital program has resulted in the largest capital appropriation for higher education in State history. Fiscal 2001 is the first year of the administration's five-year, $1.2 billion program for capital construction in higher education. The Capital Improvement Program (CIP) shows $852.3 million in capital spending for higher education projects over the fiscal 2002 - 2005 period. Exhibit A.14 shows the fiscal 2001 legislative appropriation for higher education capital and the funding anticipated in the CIP for fiscal 2002 - 2005.


Exhibit A.14
Fiscal 2001 Legislative Appropriation and Outyear Funding
($ in Thousands)

Source FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 Total     
GO Bonds $165,959 $122,600 $114,250 $110,650 $144,200 $657,659
Paygo 194,232 169,300 37,450 25,150 28,650 454,782
Acad. Rev. Bonds 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 125,000
Total $385,191 $316,900 $176,700 $160,800 $197,850 $1,237,441

Source: Department of Legislative Services and Fiscal 2001 Capital Improvement Program.


The use of large amounts of general funds for higher education capital is relatively new. In fiscal 1999 and 2000, $12.3 million and $25.5 million was appropriated respectively. The full funding of the fiscal 2001 CIP depends largely on the availability of general funds in the near future. If the forecasted amounts of general fund revenues are not realized over the next few years, projects which have received funding for design could be delayed until general obligation bond funding becomes available.

Program Open Space

The fiscal 2001 budget includes $ 75,859,025 million from transfer tax revenues for Program Open Space (POS) land acquisition and development. Exhibit A.15 shows the allocations among the various categories. Exhibit A.16 shows the distribution of the local Program Open Space funds.


Exhibit A.15
Fiscal 2001 Program Open Space Allocation

Land Acquisition  
Local Grants $35,612,590
Eastern Coastal Bays 1,794,568
Eastern Shore Wildlife Management Area 56,000
Eastern Shore State Forest 230,000
Nanticoke River Greenway 150,000
Patapsco State Park Greenway 985,000
Gunpowder Falls State Park 1,825,000
Rocks/Susquehanna State Park 150,000
Patuxent River Natural Resource Management 1,060,000
Parkers Creek 905,000
Potomac/Mattawoman Greenway 2,300,000
Magothy River Greenway 500,000
Southern Region Forests 150,000
Green Ridge State Forest 950,000
Youghiogheny Wild & Scenic River 752,832
Western Maryland Forests and Parks 360,000
Western Maryland Wildlife Management Area 100,000
South Mountain 730,000
Advanced Option 2,818,992
Chesapeake Bay Access 1,200,000
Scenic Rivers 1,000,000
Rails to Trails 150,000
Baltimore City Direct Grant 1,500,000
Subtotal $55,279,982
Capital Improvements
Critical Maintenance Projects $2,050,000
Dam Rehabilitation Program 500,000
Historical Assessment Program 88,000
Ocean City Beach Maintenance Fund - State Share 1,000,000
Park Improvement Incentive Fund 500,000
Trail Assessment Program 50,000
Fair Hill Hay Barn Demolition 617,000
Fair Hill Maintenance Complex 83,000
Greenbrier Day Use 555,000
Gunpowder Bunker Hill Day Use 610,000
Isle of Wight- Phase II 650,000
Janes Island Sewer Improvements 81,000
Jonas Green State Park 330,000
Merkle Maintenance Complex 127,000
Myrtle Grove Office/Shop 594,000
Shad Landing Day Use 34,000
Patapsco Greenway Trail 849,000
Subtotal $8,718,000
Rural Legacy $11,861,043
Total $75,859,025

Source: Maryland Fiscal 2001 Operating Budget


Exhibit A.16
Fiscal 2001 Local Program Open Space Allocation

County Allocation
Allegany $398,000
Anne Arundel 4,294,000
Baltimore 4,787,000
Calvert 525,000
Caroline 199,000
Carroll 943,000
Cecil 511,000
Charles 865,000
Dorchester 179,000
Frederick 976,000
Garrett 244,000
Harford 1,398,000
Howard 2,504,000
Kent 193,000
Montgomery 6,222,000
Prince George's 5,593,000
Queen Anne's 361,000
St. Mary's 482,000
Somerset 127,000
Talbot 264,000
Washington 754,000
Wicomico 508,000
Worcester 477,000
Baltimore City 2,809,000
Total $35,613,000

Source: Department of Legislative Services


Overview of State Assistance to Local Governments

State assistance to local governments accounts for about 24 percent of State spending, exclusive of federal funds. This assistance includes direct aid to county and municipal governments, school boards, library boards, community colleges, and local health departments. In fiscal 2001, $3.2 billion in direct aid will be distributed to local governments. Approximately $2.4 billion or 73 percent of this direct aid is targeted to public schools. The fiscal 2001 budget appropriation for direct aid to local governments represents a $234.9 million or 7.8 percent increase over the prior year.

In addition, the State will pay $390 million for the employer's share of retirement costs for local teachers, librarians, and community college faculty who are members of either the teachers' retirement or pension systems maintained and operated by the State. The State payments do not flow through the local government but are paid directly to the State Retirement Agency.

The State assumption of functions or responsibilities performed by local governments is another aspect of State/local fiscal relationships. In the 1990s, the State assumed responsibility for the Baltimore City jail and community college and increased funding for the Washington Metropolitan area transit system. In the case of the Baltimore City jail and community college, State costs were partially offset by reductions in direct State aid to the city. Beginning in fiscal 1995, the State also assumed responsibility for processing Baltimore City arrests through a State-run central booking facility. The total cost for these assumed functions is $144.2 million in fiscal 2001.

Overall State assistance to local governments, including the recently assumed costs, totals almost $3.8 billion in fiscal 2001. This amount is a $215.5 million or 6.1 percent increase over fiscal 2000. Annual growth in aid, including the cost of assumed functions, has averaged 4.9 percent over the last ten years. (See Exhibit A.17 for a summary of State aid since fiscal 1996 and Exhibit A.19 for county-by-county amounts for fiscal 1999 through 2001.)


Exhibit A.17
Summary of State Assistance to Local Governments
Fiscal 1996 - 2001
($ in Millions)

Fiscal
Year
Direct
State Aid
Retirement
Payments
on Behalf
Subtotal Functions
Assumed by
the State
Total Percent
Change
1996 $2,327.3 $455.6 $2,782.9 $102.3 $2,885.2 5.8%
1997 2,441.4 479.7 2,921.2 108.9 3,030.1 5.0%
1998 2,659.6 474.8 3,134.5 114.3 3,248.8 7.2%
1999 2,908.0 442.5 3,351.1 124.3 3,475.4 7.0%
2000 3,006.8 420.8 3,427.6 133.0 3,560.6 2.5%
2001 3,241.7 390.3 3,632.0 144.2 3,776.1 6.1%


State Aid Patterns

As Exhibit A.18 indicates, the overall composition of State aid changed slightly between fiscal 2000 and 2001. State aid for public schools increased by 5.0 percent, accounting for 75 percent of total State aid. County and municipal governments received 18 percent of State aid, with most of the aid targeted for public safety, transportation, and park land acquisition or development. Community colleges, libraries, and local health departments accounted for the remaining 7 percent of State aid.


Exhibit A.18
Changes in State Aid Patterns
($ in Millions)

 Fiscal
2000
 Percent
of Total
 Fiscal
2001
 Percent
of Total
 Percent
Increase
Public Schools  $2,602.4   75.9%   $2,733.7  75.3%  5.0%
Libraries   37.8   1.1%   41.7  1.1%  10.3%
Community Colleges   141.8   4.1%   163.0  4.5%  14.9%
Local Health   47.9   1.4%   51.6  1.4%  7.8%
General Government   597.7   17.4%   642.1  17.7%  7.4%
Total  $3,427.6   100.0%   $3,632.0  100%  6.0%


Exhibit A.19
Summary of State Assistance to Local Governments

Counties FY 1999
Actual
FY 2000
Working App
FY 2001
Appropriation
Difference % Difference
FY 99-FY 01
Allegany $60,571 $59,992 $64,565 $4,573 7.6
Anne Arundel 239,389 244,892 259,495 14,603 6.0
Baltimore City 777,271 793,931 816,174 22,243 2.8
Baltimore County 362,584 368,625 386,463 17,838 4.8
Calvert 47,000 48,996 55,621 6,625 13.5
Caroline 30,280 30,669 31,290 622 2.0
Carroll 99,352 101,626 106,280 4,654 4.6
Cecil 61,388 62,345 65,659 3,313 5.3
Charles 82,010 85,698 91,339 5,640 6.6
Dorchester 26,511 26,525 27,800 1,275 4.8
Frederick 123,113 126,391 133,304 6,912 5.5
Garrett 29,995 30,016 30,667 651 2.2
Harford 142,203 144,757 150,986 6,229 4.3
Howard 122,600 128,001 136,269 8,268 6.5
Kent 12,288 11,999 12,222 223 1.9
Montgomery 312,466 322,424 342,926 20,502 6.4
Prince George's 528,957 541,818 579,346 37,528 6.9
Queen Anne's 23,979 24,890 26,217 1,328 5.3
St. Mary's 58,193 57,152 59,692 2,541 4.4
Somerset 20,607 20,549 21,576 1,028 5.0
Talbot 12,916 12,738 12,837 98 0.8
Washington 83,064 84,173 85,635 1,462 1.7
Wicomico 61,649 62,169 65,769 3,600 5.8
Worcester 17,916 18,289 18,920 631 3.5
Unallocated 14,813 18,903 50,962 32,060 169.6
Statewide $3,351,116 $3,427,568 $3,632,015 $204,447 6.0

Local Costs Recently Assumed by the State
FY 1999 - FY 2001
($ in Thousands)

  FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001
Baltimore City Com. College(1) $19,761 $22,836 $26,457
Baltimore City Jail(2) 75,141 77,352 81,412
WMATA
     Montgomery 15,869 18,097 20,355
     Prince George's 13,484 14,731 15,927
Total $124,255 $133,016 $144,150

Notes: (1) Beginning in FY 1991, the State assumed responsibility for the New Community College of Baltimore and the city no longer received aid under the community college formula or for fringe benefits ($10.8 million in FY 1990). Amounts shown represent total State spending for the community college.
(2) Beginning in FY 1992, the State assumed responsibility for the Baltimore City Jail and Baltimore City no longer received aid under the police aid formula ($37.7 million in FY 1991). The amounts also include additional State costs for the State-run Baltimore City central booking facility.


Exhibit A.20 summarizes the county-by-county distribution of direct State aid by governmental entity. It also shows estimated State retirement payments for local employees. Exhibit A.21 compares total aid distributed to local governments in fiscal 2000 and 2001 by program.

Changes in State Aid

Direct State aid and retirement payments for local governments will increase by $204.4 million or 6 percent in fiscal 2001. This reflects statutorily mandated increases in State aid as well as enhancements resulting from new legislation. The significant State aid changes in the fiscal 2001 State budget include the following:

Primary and Secondary Education

State aid for public schools will increase by $131.2 million or 5 percent in fiscal 2001. State aid paid directly to local school boards increases by $159.7 million or 7.2 percent; whereas teachers' retirement costs paid by the State on behalf of local school boards actually decrease by $28.5 million or 7.2 percent.


Exhibit A.20
State Assistance to Local Governments
FY 2001 Legislative Appropriation
($ in Thousands)

Direct State Aid Change
General Community Over
Government Colleges Education Libraries Health Subtotal Retirement Total FY 2000
Allegany $12,761 $4,035 $41,030 $549 $1,097 $59,471 $5,094 $64,565 $4,573
Anne Arundel 39,265 18,736 162,596 1,811 4,540 226,947 32,549 259,495 14,603
Baltimore City 241,874 0 513,818 5,068 9,845 770,605 45,569 816,174 22,243
Baltimore 50,272 29,983 245,306 3,345 6,517 335,423 51,039 386,463 17,838
Calvert 8,938 916 38,619 275 435 49,182 6,439 55,621 6,625
Caroline 6,830 794 20,331 209 637 28,800 2,490 31,290 622
Carroll 13,236 4,146 75,517 774 1,576 95,250 11,030 106,280 4,654
Cecil 7,502 3,142 47,071 463 1,000 59,177 6,481 65,659 3,313
Charles 10,684 4,810 64,673 586 1,242 81,995 9,344 91,339 5,640
Dorchester 7,022 769 16,955 182 549 25,478 2,322 27,800 1,275
Frederick 17,310 5,195 93,721 789 1,918 118,932 14,372 133,304 6,912
Garrett 8,319 2,319 17,059 152 474 28,323 2,344 30,667 651
Harford 16,646 7,134 106,834 1,098 2,444 134,157 16,829 150,986 6,229
Howard 18,326 7,589 87,249 569 1,697 115,430 20,839 136,269 8,268
Kent 2,841 352 7,192 78 387 10,850 1,372 12,222 223
Montgomery 57,649 25,394 180,041 1,951 3,865 268,899 74,027 342,926 20,502
Prince George's 63,200 17,302 429,549 4,624 7,631 522,306 57,039 579,346 37,528
Queen Anne's 5,193 1,027 16,479 136 515 23,350 2,867 26,217 1,328
St. Mary's 7,138 1,356 43,460 494 1,088 53,537 6,156 59,692 2,541
Somerset 6,823 363 12,179 205 578 20,148 1,428 21,576 1,028
Talbot 4,461 956 4,881 77 376 10,751 2,085 12,837 98
Washington 11,809 4,795 57,615 774 1,755 76,748 8,887 85,635 1,462
Wicomico 9,501 2,623 45,654 513 1,119 59,410 6,359 65,769 3,600
Worcester 6,750 1,174 7,213 101 320 15,558 3,363 18,920 631
Unallocated 6,905 3,351 32,288 8,418 0 50,962 0 50,962 32,060
Total $641,256 $148,261 $2,367,329 $33,239 $51,605 $3,241,691 $390,324 $3,632,015 $204,447

Note: Detail may not add to total due to rounding. General government includes the municipal share of police aid, highway user revenue and fire aid.

Exhibit A.20 (Cont.)
State Assistance to Local Governments
Percent Difference between FY 2000 Working Appropriation and FY 2001 Legislative Appropriation

Direct State Aid
General Community
Government Colleges Education Libraries Health Subtotal Retirement Total
Allegany 10.3% 8.1% 8.9% 2.5% 14.1% 9.1% -7.5% 7.6%
Anne Arundel 15.9% 19.5% 5.2% 4.3% 15.1% 8.2% -7.3% 6.0%
Baltimore City 3.3% n.a. 3.5% 3.0% 5.8% 3.4% -7.0% 2.8%
Baltimore 5.6% 16.6% 6.3% 4.5% 4.8% 7.0% -7.3% 4.8%
Calvert 58.6% 13.0% 10.3% 11.3% 24.3% 16.9% -7.2% 13.5%
Caroline 8.4% 20.0% 0.3% 3.6% 16.1% 2.9% -7.4% 2.0%
Carroll 4.4% 12.8% 6.1% 6.7% 8.8% 6.2% -7.3% 4.6%
Cecil 4.5% 10.4% 6.9% 8.7% 13.3% 6.9% -7.3% 5.3%
Charles 18.4% 13.0% 6.5% 9.3% 12.5% 8.4% -7.3% 6.6%
Dorchester 7.9% 20.0% 4.6% 3.3% 14.4% 6.1% -7.4% 4.8%
Frederick 4.0% 20.3% 7.2% 5.5% 10.1% 7.2% -7.3% 5.5%
Garrett 6.5% 0.3% 1.6% 1.6% 11.7% 3.0% -7.3% 2.2%
Harford 7.0% 21.0% 4.9% 4.1% 10.0% 6.0% -7.3% 4.3%
Howard 4.4% 17.9% 9.8% 8.5% 10.8% 9.4% -7.3% 6.5%
Kent 4.1% 20.0% 2.7% 1.2% -6.5% 3.2% -7.3% 1.9%
Montgomery 4.4% 19.4% 12.3% 6.3% -5.2% 10.8% -7.2% 6.4%
Prince George's 19.9% 19.2% 6.9% 9.1% 7.0% 8.7% -7.3% 6.9%
Queen Anne's 5.2% 20.0% 6.9% -0.0% 14.8% 7.1% -7.4% 5.3%
St. Mary's 3.8% 13.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.9% 6.0% -7.3% 4.4%
Somerset 6.5% 16.5% 5.0% 3.3% 16.8% 6.0% -7.2% 5.0%
Talbot 4.5% 20.0% -3.4% 4.2% 26.0% 2.5% -7.3% 0.8%
Washington 2.8% 13.0% 2.0% 1.7% 9.5% 2.9% -7.3% 1.7%
Wicomico 6.3% 16.5% 7.2% 3.6% 9.9% 7.4% -7.3% 5.8%
Worcester 4.1% 16.5% 6.0% 6.0% 20.2% 6.1% -7.3% 3.5%
Unallocated 48.3% 73.7% 354.8% 61.4% n.a. 169.6% n.a. 169.6%
Total 7.4% 18.0% 7.2% 15.6% 7.8% 7.8% -7.2% 6.0%

Note: Detail may not add to total due to rounding. General government includes the municipal share of police aid, highway user revenue and fire aid.


Exhibit A.21
Total State Assistance to Local Governments
Direct State Aid

Program FY 2000 FY 2001 Difference
Current Expense Aid $1,567,652,844 $1,621,543,129 $53,890,285
Compensatory Aid 119,886,982 113,548,442 -6,338,540
Transportation Aid 112,276,332 117,005,447 4,729,115
Transportation Aid - special education 5,248,879 5,587,000 338,121
Special Education - formula 81,253,345 81,253,345 0
Special Education - nonpublic 77,427,204 91,563,323 14,136,119
Magnet Schools 14,100,000 14,100,000 0
Challenge Grants 5,788,827 5,788,827 0
Adult Education 953,602 1,453,602 500,000
Targeted Poverty Grants 8,000,000 8,000,000 0
Additional Poverty Grants 18,163,360 18,163,360 0
Targeted Improvement Grants 21,400,510 21,813,199 412,689
Teacher Development Grants/Mentoring Programs 20,516,000 26,112,000 5,596,000
Teachers Salary Grants 0 35,037,996 35,037,996
Academic Intervention 0 11,599,999 11,599,999
Extended Elementary 19,262,500 19,262,500 0
Food Service Aid 4,336,664 5,300,664 964,000
Gifted and Talented Program 4,934,829 5,209,829 275,000
Limited English Proficiency Grant 25,234,200 31,156,650 5,922,450
Maryland's Tomorrow 2,347,189 0 -2,347,189
Out-of-County Foster Placements 5,609,999 5,603,042 -6,957
Aging Schools 10,370,000 10,370,000 0
Baltimore City Partnership 50,000,000 58,000,000 8,000,000
School Reconstitution 9,797,400 9,797,400 0
Education Modernization Initiative 7,836,000 10,351,001 2,515,001
School Library Media Incentive Program 3,000,000 3,000,000 0
Class Size Reduction Initiative 1,367,000 11,667,000 10,300,000
School Wiring 0 1,388,000 1,388,000
Other Programs 10,803,088 23,653,402 12,850,314
Total Primary/Secondary Education $2,207,566,754 $2,367,329,157 $159,762,403
Library Aid 23,577,326 24,821,134 1,243,808
State Library Network 5,216,702 8,418,299 3,201,597
Total Libraries $28,794,028 $33,239,433 $4,445,405
Community College Formula 114,215,802 134,856,668 20,640,866
TIAA-CREF 6,456,029 6,165,684 -290,345
Grants for ESOL Programs 999,998 1,644,546 644,548
Hold Harmless/Small College Grant 2,242,981 2,242,981 0
Statewide 1,734,803 3,350,880 1,616,077
Total Community Colleges $125,649,613 $148,260,759 $22,611,146
State Aid for Police Protection 58,949,349 59,732,294 782,945
Fire, Rescue Ambulance Services 10,000,000 10,000,001 1
9-1-1 Grants 3,471,987 4,461,920 989,933
Violent Crime Grants 5,000,000 5,000,000 0
Foot Patrol/Drug Enforcement Grants 4,462,500 4,462,500 0
Community Policing 2,000,000 2,000,000 0
Body Armor for Police 75,000 50,000 -25,000
Vehicle Theft Prevention 2,600,000 2,600,000 0
Baltimore City State's Attorney 500,000 1,342,000 842,000
Baltimore City Police Academy Study 25,000 0 -25,000
Police & Law Enforcement Officers Training Grants 100,000 100,000 0
Stop Gun Violence Grants 0 1,000,000 1,000,000
Domestic Violence Grants 0 200,000 200,000
Total Public Safety $87,183,836 $90,948,715 $3,764,879
Program Open Space 35,331,096 37,113,050 1,781,954
Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Grants 0 375,000 375,000
Total Recreation/Environment $35,331,096 $37,488,050 $2,156,954
Elderly/Handicapped Transportation 3,000,001 3,315,791 315,790
Paratransit Grants 3,382,051 2,382,051 -1,000,000
Highway User Grant 392,900,054 405,213,461 12,313,407
Total Transportation $399,282,106 $410,911,303 $11,629,197
Local Health Formula 47,892,135 51,604,868 3,712,733
Utility Restructuring Property Tax Grant 0 15,307,603 15,307,603
Disparity Grant 70,378,828 81,626,681 11,247,853
Horse Racing Impact Aid 1,330,800 1,330,800 0
Security Interest Filing Fees/Other 3,066,866 3,093,200 26,334
Prince George's Special Grants 0 50,000 50,000
Baltimore City Lead Paint Grant 0 500,000 500,000
Y2K Grants to Municipalities 292,000 0 -292,000
Total Other Direct Aid $4,689,666 $4,974,000 $284,334
Total Direct State Aid $3,006,768,062 $3,241,690,569 $234,922,507
Payments-in-Behalf
Retirement - Libraries 8,989,431 8,439,500 -549,931
Retirement - Boards of Education 394,862,582 366,347,659 -28,514,923
Retirement - Community Colleges 16,117,637 14,699,593 -1,418,044
Retirement - Local Employees 829,971 837,231 7,260
Total Payments-in-Behalf $420,799,621 $390,323,983 ($30,475,638)
Total State Assistance $3,427,567,683 $3,632,014,552 $204,446,869

Current Expense Aid: State law provides for automatic increases in current expense formula aid based on two factors: student enrollment and prior years' spending growth. In fiscal 2001, current expense aid will increase by $53.9 million. This is the second lowest increase this program has experienced in the last ten years, with fiscal 2000 being the lowest. The relatively small increase for fiscal 2001 is due to low student enrollment growth enrollment (0.8 percent) and moderate growth in local school appropriations (3 percent in 1997 and 1998). The current expense formula is based on school expenditures in the third and fourth prior years, thereby the fiscal 2001 formula is affected by expenditures in fiscal 1997 and 1998.

Current expense formula aid is not restricted for specific purposes and is distributed inversely to local wealth, as measured by net taxable income and property assessable base. The current expense formula is the largest State aid program accounting for 45 percent of total State assistance to local governments.

Compensatory Aid: The compensatory aid formula distributes funding to local school boards on the basis of the number of students from economically disadvantaged environments as measured by the student counts used for federal Title I aid. The Title I count for fiscal 2001 totals 113,435, a 8 percent decrease from fiscal 2000. In addition, the compensatory aid formula is tied to growth in the current expense formula in that the program's per pupil foundation is one-fourth of the foundation for the current expense formula. In fiscal 2001, the program's per pupil foundation will total $1,001. Due to the decrease in the title 1 count, compensatory aid decreases by $6.3 million or 5.3 percent in fiscal 2001.

Student Transportation Grants: Each county receives a grant for student transportation based on the county's grant in the previous year increased by inflation. Increases can not exceed 8 percent or be less than 3 percent. As a result of legislation enacted in 1996, counties with enrollment increases receive additional funds. The fiscal 2001 budget includes $117 million, reflecting a 3 percent transportation inflation rate and a 0.8 percent growth in student enrollment. The State also provides a grant for transporting disabled students. Each school board receives $500 per special education student in excess of the number transported in fiscal 1981. The fiscal 2001 grant level of $5.6 million is based on 11,174 students. Total funding for student transportation, including special transportation, increases by $5.1 million in fiscal 2001.

Special Education: State aid for special education recognizes the additional costs associated with providing programs for students with disabilities. Most special education students receive services in the public schools; however, if an appropriate program is not available in the public schools, students may be placed in a private school offering more specialized services. The State and local school systems share the costs of these nonpublic placements. The $14.1 million increase in special education funding in fiscal 2001 is for nonpublic placements.

Teachers' Retirement Costs: The State pays the employers' retirement costs for local teachers who are members of either the teachers' retirement or pension systems maintained and operated by the State. The $28.5 million decrease in fiscal 2001 results from a 6.3 percent increase in the salary base and a 12.7 percent decrease in the employer contribution rate. The large decrease in the contribution rate is driven primarily by retirement fund investment earnings.

Teacher Salary/Academic Intervention/Baltimore City Partnership Grants: The General Assembly approved the Governor's Teacher Salary Challenge Program - Public School Funding Enhancement legislation, Senate Bill 810/House Bill 1247 (passed) at the 2000 session. The legislation establishes teacher salary grants, includes funding for academic intervention services, and an additional $8 million for the Baltimore City Partnership. The fiscal 2001 State budget includes $35 million for teacher salary grants to local school systems. Under the legislation all but $5.3 million of the funding is contingent on local school systems providing a 4 percent cost of living increase to teachers.

The legislation provides local school systems with $19.1 million for intervention strategies to improve the outcomes for students by providing programs for students who are not performing at grade level. The Governor has included only $12 million in the fiscal 2001 State budget for this initiative, including $400,000 for the Maryland State Department of Education. The remaining funds could be provided through a budget amendment or in the fiscal 2002 State budget.

The legislation also required the Governor to include at least $8 million in additional funding in the fiscal 2001 and 2002 State budget for the Baltimore City Partnership Plan. This $8 million as well as the teacher salary grants partially funds elements of the city remedy plan.

In sum, Senate Bill 810/House Bill 1247 potentially provides an additional $72.6 million to local school systems in fiscal 2001, of which $55 million is included in the fiscal 2001 State budget. An additional $17.5 million is not included in the fiscal 2001 State budget and therefore may not be available to local school systems.

Teacher Quality Incentives: The General Assembly passed legislation at the 1999 session (House Bill 9) that provides salary enhancements for teachers obtaining national certification, a signing bonus for teachers graduating in the top of their class, and a stipend for teachers working in a reconstitution eligible or challenge school. The fiscal 2001 State budget includes $6.8 million in funding for these teacher quality incentives.

Class Size Reduction Grants: Local school systems will receive $11.7 million in funding in fiscal 2001 to reduce class sizes for reading instruction in the first and second grades. The funding is based on legislation enacted by the General Assembly at the 1999 session (Senate Bill 137/House Bill 187). Montgomery County received $1.4 million in funding in fiscal 2000 to assist the county in its class size reduction program, this funding continues in fiscal 2001.

Teacher Development/Mentoring/Certification Grants: Teacher development grants are provided to enhance teacher development programs in schools with a free or reduced price meal count of 25 percent or more of their student population. Each eligible school receives an $8,000 grant to enhance teacher training in instructing at-risk students. In fiscal 2001 these grants will total $5.7 million, representing a $96,000 increase over fiscal 2000. In addition, the State provides Baltimore County with $7.9 million for teacher mentoring programs and provides Prince George's County with $4.5 million for teacher mentoring and certification programs. Baltimore City will receive $2 million to develop programs to increase the number of certified teachers in the city's school system.

The special grants for these school systems did not increase in fiscal 2001. However, Anne Arundel County will receive $500,000 to develop a teacher mentoring program in fiscal 2001 and an additional $5 million is included for mentoring program statewide pursuant to legislation enacted at the 1999 session (House Bill 9).

Limited English Proficiency: The State provides grants to local school systems for programs for students with limited English proficiency. The grant amount totals $1,350 per limited English proficient student. Funding for this program totals $31.2 million in fiscal 2001, representing a $5.9 million increase over fiscal 2000. This increase is due to a 4,387 student increase in the limited English proficiency count. Approximately 21,669 students are categorized as limited English proficient.

Education Modernization Initiative: This program provides schools access to on-line computer resources and capacity for data, voice, and video equipment. Total funding for this program is $10.4 million, an increase of $2.5 million.

Libraries

The State provides assistance to public libraries through a formula that determines the State and local shares of a minimum per capita library program. The minimum library program is specified in statute. For fiscal 2001, the program is based on a $11.50 per capita grant. Overall, the State provides about 40 percent of the minimum program and the counties provide 60 percent. However, the State/local share of the minimum program varies from county to county depending on local wealth. In fiscal 2001, State library formula aid will total $24.8 million, an increase of $1.2 million. In addition, the State pays the employer's share of retirement costs for eligible library employees. These payments decreased by $550,000 in fiscal 2001, due to a 12.7 percent decrease in the employer contribution rate.

The General Assembly approved legislation at the 1999 session that established a funding formula for the State Library Resource Center, beginning in fiscal 2001, that required the State to contribute a larger share of the center's funding. The legislation increased the mandatory State funding to $7 million in fiscal 2001 by basing the center's funding on a per capita grant. This represents a $3.2 million increase over fiscal 2000 funding amounts. State funding is expected to increase by $4.3 million in fiscal 2002 and $6.1 million by fiscal 2004.

This session the General Assembly approved legislation at the 2000 session, Senate Bill 650/ House Bill 1185 (passed), that alters the calculation of the State funding formula for regional resource centers beginning in fiscal 2002 by increasing the per capita grant amount from $1.70 to $3.50 in fiscal 2002, and by $0.50 per year through fiscal 2004. State funding would increase by $544,300 for the Eastern Shore Regional Resource Center, by $521,500 for the Southern Maryland Regional Resource Center, and by $408,800 for the Western Maryland Regional Resource Center in fiscal 2002.

Community Colleges

Total State funding for community colleges increases by $21.2 million for fiscal 2001. Local community colleges will receive $134.9 million through the State's funding formula. The formula increase reflects a 2.7 percent growth in student enrollment and a 15 percent increase in the per student grant amount. The per student grant amount is based on 24 percent of the fiscal 2000 State aid per student at selected four-year colleges.

The General Assembly approved legislation at the 1999 session, Senate Bill 283, that provided additional ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) funding for local community colleges in fiscal 2001. Prior to fiscal 2001, State ESOL grants could not exceed $1 million for local community colleges and $200,000 for the Baltimore City Community College. The legislation increased the funding caps to $2.5 million at local community colleges and $500,000 for the Baltimore City Community College. In fiscal 2001, ESOL funding for local community colleges totals $1.6 million, representing a $0.6 million increase over fiscal 2000.

Local Health Programs

State aid for local health departments total $51.6 million in fiscal 2001, reflecting a $3.7 million or 7.8 percent increase. This increase includes a cost of living adjustment for eligible employees of local health departments.

General Government Assistance

The State provides grants to counties and municipalities for various governmental functions, including public safety, transportation, and recreation. In addition, the disparity grant program targets aid to low income wealth jurisdictions. Overall, general government assistance will increase by $44.4 million in fiscal 2001, reflecting a 7.4 percent increase.

Police Aid Grants: Maryland's counties and municipalities receive grants for police protection through the police aid formula. The police aid formula allocates funds on a per capita basis and jurisdictions with higher population density receive greater per capita grants. Municipalities receive additional grants based on the number of sworn officers. Police aid grants in fiscal 2001 total $59.7 million, a $783,000 or 1.3 percent increase over fiscal 2000.

Public Safety Grants: The State budget includes $1.3 million for the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office and $200,000 to local law enforcement agencies for domestic violence units (House Bill 101). An additional $989,933 in 911 grants is included in the State budget and $100,000 in State funds is earmarked for professional development grants to support training of local government law enforcement and correctional personnel. To assist local governments combat violent crime, $1 million in new State funds is provided through the STOP Gun Violence Program. The body armor grant was reduced by $25,000 to $50,000 in fiscal 2001. Other public safety grants did not increase.

Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Services: The State provides formula grants to the counties, Baltimore City, and qualifying municipalities for local and volunteer fire, rescue, and ambulance services. The grants are for equipment and renovations, not operating costs. The fiscal 2001 budget includes $10 million for this program.

Program Open Space Grants: Under the Program Open Space program, the State provides grants to the counties and Baltimore City for land acquisition and the development of park and recreation facilities. State property transfer tax revenues fund Program Open Space and related programs. In fiscal 2001, Program Open Space funding totals $37.1 million, which includes a $1.5 million special grant for Baltimore City. This reflects a $1.8 million or 5 percent increase over fiscal 2000 funding levels.

Transportation: The State shares receipts from motor fuel taxes, vehicle excise (titling) taxes, registration fees, and corporate income taxes with local governments for the purpose of constructing and maintaining transportation facilities across the State. Counties, municipalities, and Baltimore City receive 30 percent of these "highway user" revenues. The Maryland Department of Transportation projects a modest increase in these grants in fiscal 2001 ($12.3 million) based on estimated tax revenues.

Disparity Grant: The disparity grant, which provides funding to counties whose per capita local income tax revenues is less than 75 percent of the statewide average, increases by $11.2 million in fiscal 2001. The increase is due to the addition of Prince George's County to the program ($4.8 million) and continual low income tax yields for Baltimore City ($4.5 million). The eight jurisdictions receiving a disparity grant in fiscal 2001 are Allegany, Caroline, Dorchester, Garrett, Prince George's, Somerset, and Wicomico counties and Baltimore City.

Electric Utility Grant: Beginning this year, ten counties and Baltimore City will receive an electricity generating equipment property tax grant which partially offsets lost local revenues resulting from the electric and gas utility tax reform enacted at the 1999 session. These grants will total $15.3 million in fiscal 2001.

County Level Detail

This section includes information for each county on State aid, State funding of selected services, and capital projects in the county. The three parts included under each county are described below.

Direct Aid/Shared Revenues and Retirement Payments

Direct Aid/Shared Revenues: The State distributes aid or shares revenue with the counties, municipalities, and Baltimore City through over 50 different programs. The fiscal 2001 State operating budget includes $3.2 billion to fund these programs. Part A, section 1 compares aid distributed to the county in fiscal 2000 and 2001.

Retirement Payments: County teachers, librarians, and community college faculty are members of either the teachers retirement or pension systems maintained and operated by the State. The State pays the employer share of the retirement costs on behalf of the counties for these local employees. These payments total $390.3 million in fiscal 2001. Although these funds are not paid to the local governments, it is possible to estimate each county's allocation from salary information collected by the State retirement systems. These estimates are presented in Part A, section 2.

Estimated State Spending on Health and Social Services

The State funds the provision of health and social services in the counties either through the local government, private providers, or State agencies in the counties. Part B shows fiscal 2001 allocation estimates of general fund appropriations which are divided into three categories: health services, social services, and senior citizen services

Health Services: The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, through its various administrations, funds in whole or part community health programs that are provided in the local subdivisions. These programs are described below. General fund spending totals $522.8 million statewide for these programs in fiscal 2001. This amount does not include spending at the State mental health hospitals, developmental disability facilities, or chronic disease centers.

Social Services: The Department of Human Resources provides funding for various social and community services in the subdivisions. Part B shows fiscal 2001 estimates of funding for those programs that were available by subdivision. Note that fiscal 2001 funding for homeless services and the women's services programs is allocated among the subdivisions on the basis of each jurisdiction's share of fiscal 2000 funding.

Senior Citizens Services: The Department of Aging funds a variety of services for senior citizens mostly through local agencies on aging. In Part B these programs have been combined into two broad categories: long-term care and community services. The total fiscal 2001 funding is $11 million in general funds. The fiscal 2001 funding is allocated among the subdivisions on the basis of each jurisdiction's share of fiscal 2000 funding.

Capital Grants and Capital Projects for State Facilities

Selected State Grants for Capital Projects: The State provides capital grants for schools, community colleges, local jails, community health facilities, adult day care centers, water quality projects, waterway improvements, homeless shelters, and other cultural, historical, and economic development projects. Projects are funded from either bond sales or current revenues. Part C lists projects in the counties authorized by the fiscal 2001 State operating and capital budgets. Projects at regional community colleges are shown for each county that the college serves. For some loans (adult day care, community mental health facilities, and partnership rental housing), funding was not provided for all requested projects. Since it is not known which projects will be funded, all requested projects for these loans are shown in this report.

The fiscal 2001 budget includes $267 million in new funding for local school construction: $171.7 million in general funds (Paygo), $86.9 million in bond funds, $2.4 million in special funds, and $6 million available from prior years. As of the publication of this report, $193.4 million of the total fiscal 2001 funding has been allocated to specific projects. These projects are listed in part C for each county.

Capital Projects for State Facilities Located in the County: Part D shows capital projects, authorized by the fiscal 2001 operating and capital budgets, at State facilities and public colleges and universities by the county in which the facility is located. For facilities that are located in more than one county, such as a State park, the total amount of the capital project is shown for all relevant counties. For each capital project, the total authorized amount is given, regardless of funding source although federally funded projects are generally shown separately. For the universities, projects funded from both academic and auxiliary revenue bonds are included. This section does not include transportation projects.