Marvin Mandel, Governor                        1893

ing "John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway Revenue Bonds," to follow
immediately after Section 162A thereof, to prohibit a direct connection
between the improvements to Northern Parkway and Interstate High-
way 70 and Northern Parkway and the John F. Kennedy Memorial
Highway AND THAT SEGMENT KNOWN AS THE GWYNNS
FALLS ALIGNMENT SEGMENT 13 WHICH CONNECTS I-95 TO
I-70 without a specific authorization from the General Assembly.

May 28, 1971.
Honorable William S. James
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17, of the Maryland Con-
stitution, I have today vetoed Senate Bill 578.

This bill provides for specific authorization or approval from the
General Assembly in order to connect certain areas in Baltimore
City with the highways of the Interstate Highway System.

In my opinion, there are already adequate rules and regulations
relating to approval of proposed highway systems by administrative
agencies and the concerned public through the use of such formats as
public hearings. The public hearings process involves due notice and
advertisement to the public. The public hearing provides a forum for
the public to express its views concerning corridor alignment and de-
sign. These views are reviewed by the Interstate Division for Balti-
more City, the State Roads Commission, and the Federal Highway
Administration. The present procedural guidelines are more than
adequate and in the public interest.

The Chairman of the State Roads Commission has written to me
requesting that I veto the bill. The pertinent portion of his letter to me
is as follows:

"Senate Bill 578 provides, among other listed improvements,
that that segment known as the Gwynns Falls alignment Segment
13, which connects I-95 to I-70, is prohibited without a specific
authorization from the General Assembly. Segment 13, an in-
tegral part of I-70N within Baltimore City, serves as a connection
between I-70N from the west through the Gwynns Falls Park
Corridor to I-95 within Baltimore City and to I-170, which in turn
connects to the Franklin-Mulberry Street Corridor."

"Thus, any action which would delay or eliminate this seg-
ment could materially affect the continuity of the total Interstate
System in Baltimore City and its environs. It is the opinion of
this office that the decision making processes required to imple-
ment this total system would be more appropriately retained
within the established procedural framework which already pro-
vides adequate review through the Public Hearing process and
subsequent review for approval by the Federal Highway Adminis-
tration."

In light of the foregoing, I have decided to veto Senate Bill 578.

Sincerely,

/s/ Marvin Mandel,

Governor.