Section 2

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Transportation

2- 103.5.

(a) Subject to the appropriation requirements and budgetary provisions of §

3-216 of this article and upon receipt of an approval of a grant application in the form
or detail that the Secretary reasonably requires, the Department shall provide annual
grants for paratransit service provided by county or local governments, that is
complementary to fixed route service as required under the federal Americans with
Disabilities Act.

(b) The amount of the grants:

(1) Shall be determined in accordance with multiyear paratransit plans
approved by the Department or the Federal Transit Administration; and

(2) May not exceed a total of $4 million statewide in any fiscal year.

Chapter 687 of the Acts of 1996

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1996. [It shall remain effective for a period of 3 years and, at the end of June
30, 1999, with no further action required by the General Assembly, this Act shall be
abrogated and of no further force and effect.]

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1999.

May 27, 1999

The Honorable Casper R. Taylor, Jr.
Speaker of the House
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed House Bill 931.

This bill requires a carrier that owns or contracts with a managed behavioral health
care organization to distribute to members an explanation of benefits covered and
specific exclusions, members' responsibilities, the methodology for reimbursing
providers, and the procedure for obtaining services outside the provider network. The
bill also requires a carrier to file with the Insurance Commissioner the mental health
expense ratio for the provision of behavioral health care services to members and
establishes a specified task force.

Senate Bill 585, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on May