J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                       361

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1967. 1966.

Approved April 14, 1966.

CHAPTER 161
(Senate Bill 561)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 20 and
21 of Article 78A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Re-
placement Volume), title "Public Works", subtitle "Department of
Improvements", to authorize the Board of Public Works to exclude
SPECIFIC PROJECTS OF some State departments and agencies
from the requirement of supervision of their public improvements
by the Department of Public Improvements and to correct an
error in this law.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 20 and 21 of Article 78A of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1965 Replacement Volume), title "Public Works", subtitle
"Department of Improvements", be and they are hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

20.    Wherever used in this subtitle, the term "public improvement"
shall include the construction, maintenance and repair of any and
every building, structure or other public work now owned or here-
after [constucted] constructed or acquired by the State of Maryland
or any department, officer, board, commission or agency thereof, or
constructed or acquired in whole or in part with State funds; except
that nothing in this subtitle shall apply to public improvements made
by the State Roads Commission of Maryland, Housing Authorities
created pursuant to Article 44A of the Code of Public General Laws,
Maryland-National Capitol Park and Planning Commission, Wash-
ington Suburban Sanitary Commission, Baltimore County Metropoli-
tan District, Anne Arundel County Sanitary Commission, or any
county, the City of Baltimore, any other incorporated town or city,
or any agency thereof. The Board of Public Works is authorized in
its discretion to exempt SPECIFIC PROJECTS OF other depart-
ments or agencies of the state from the provisions of this subtitle.

21.    The Department of Public Improvements shall have super-
vision over and advise the Board of Public Works and other State
departments or agencies, except those exempted in Section 20 of this
article, in connection with all engineering questions and matters per-
taining to any and all public improvements, and all contracts, plans
and specifications for any and all public improvements involving any
engineering question shall be submitted to said Department and be
subject to its approval.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1966.

Approved April 14, 1966.