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VETOES

MARYLAND TRAVEL COUNCIL PRIOR TO DRAFTING RULES AND REGULATIONS.

(3) (4) THE BUSINESS OR ATTRACTION IDENTIFIED IN A
SPECIFIC INFORMATION OR BUSINESS SIGN SHALL PAY THE
ADMINISTRATION THE FULL ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL COST OF
PROCUREMENT, INSTALLATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SIGN.

(5) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL TERMINATE
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1986. THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL
REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY JANUARY, 1986 ON
THE RESULTS OF THE PROGRAM FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION SIGNS.

[(d)] (E) Any person who removes, damages, or defaces any
sign, signal, or marker placed under this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding
$100.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1984.

May 29, 1984
The Honorable Melvin A. Steinberg
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland
Constitution, I have today vetoed Senate Bill 290.

In 1971, the General Assembly enacted legislation to
establish a system of State wildlands to be composed of
designated areas that would be preserved and protected in a
natural condition for present and future generations of
Marylanders. These areas are legally classified as Type I, Type
II or Type III wildlands (in descending order of significance)
depending on the ecological fragility or primitive stature of the
lands or waters so designated. Corresponding restrictions exist
in the intensity of management activities or recreational use
permitted. Importantly, subject to certain exceptions, improved
roads or commercial enterprises are not permitted within the
boundaries of any currently designated wildland.

Senate Bill 290, as introduced, designated 586 acres in
Rocky Gap State Park, Allegany County, as a Type II wildland. On
April 9, 1984, the bill was amended in the House of Delegates to
alter the designation of the area from a Type II to a Type III
wildland and to seemingly authorize the construction of either a