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<section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="8-129" title_number="8" title_name="Debt" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Obligation Debt">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, with the approval of the Board, the Governor shall dispose of unspent bond proceeds specifically issued to fund an enabling act within 1 year after the termination of the State debt authorization under § 8–128 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Governor shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>use the proceeds to reduce State debt authorizations, as provided in § 8–126(b) through (d) of this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>allocate the proceeds to the Construction Contingency Fund, as provided in § 3–609 of this article; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>order the proceeds to be credited to the Annuity Bond Fund, to pay the outstanding bonded indebtedness of the State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If bonds have not been issued specifically to fund an authorization:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to the authorization; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the amount of any unissued bonds from a terminated authorization shall be canceled and be of no further effect.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Board shall enforce the provisions of this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
