mining 1,700
trade 540,500
retail 427,300
wholesale 113,200
construction 162,300
finance, insurance, real estate 131,300
transportation, communications,
public utilities 100,800

STATE BUDGET—FY 1991

The Constitution of Maryland requires that the
State budget be balanced, total estimated revenues
must equal or exceed total appropriations The
Budget also must reflect any estimated revenue
surplus or deficit at the end of the preceding year
In Fiscal Year 1991, an unanticipated drop in State
revenues and increased costs required mid year curs
in appropriations to balance the budget Fiscal Year
1991 figures below are drawn from the Department
of Fiscal Services' 1990 Fact Book, and represent the
State budget as enacted during the 1990 Session
prior to mid year adjustments

REVENUES (m Thousands)

Personal Income Tax $3,135,882 (26 6%)
Federal Funds $2,064,466 (17 5%)
Sales Tax $1,730,297 (14 7%)
Transportation $1,495,887(127%)
Higher Education $796,597 (6 8%)
GO Bonds $329,999 (2 8%)
Lottery $325,398 (2 8%)
Corporate Income Tax $286,380 (2 4%)
General Fund Surplus $56,886 ( 5%)
All Others $1,571,316(132%)
Total .............. .$11,793,108 (100%)

APPROPRIATIONS (in Thousands)

Education (Primary & Secondary)
$2,153,564 (183%)
Health & Mental Hygiene $2,135,505 (18 1%)
Transportation $2,091,497 (17 7%)
Higher Education $1,694,599 (144%)
Human Resources $859,125 (7 3%)
Public Safety $666,355 (5 7%)
Agriculture, Environment &
Natural Resources $372,684 (3 2%)
Capital (GO Bonds) $329,999 (2 8%)
Public Debt $258,134 (22%)
Economic & Employment
Development $170,886 (1 4%)
Judicial & Legal $168,363 (14%)
Shared Revenues $128,479 (11%)
Housing & Community
Development $124,977 (1 1%)
Legislature $40,435 (3%)
BPW Capital (Pay as you go) $33,196 ( 3%)
All Others $574,757 (4 9%)
Reversions $ 13,900 ( 1%)
Total .............. .Sl 1,788,655 (100%)

Maryland At A Glance/S

STATE AIRPORTS

The State owns and operates two airports, Bal-
timore/Washington International (BWI) and Mar
tin State Airport

BWI Airport has grown significantly, both in air
service and passenger traffic In 1989, BWI
reported 104 million commercial passengers, an
increase of 5 1% over the previous year With an
average of 670 flights daily twenty three airlines
now serve the facility BWI also handles ap-
proximately 45 5% of all air freight in the Bal
nmore Washington region (242,562,910 pounds in
1989) Several airlines at BWI offer both passenger
and cargo flights to a variety of international des
tinations that include London, Frankfurt, Amster
dam, Iceland, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean,
Bermuda, and Jamaica BWI is becoming a gateway
airport for the United States, as well as serving the
air transportation needs of the region

Martin StateAirport is the largest general aviation
facility on the East Coast Handling primarily
private and corporate aircraft, Martin is also the
main base for Maryland's two air National Guard
Squadrons, the Maryland State Police Aviation
Division (MED EVAC), and the Baltimore County
Police Marine Division

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Bus Bus transportaliun is piovided by the Mass
Transit Administration (MTA), the Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMAFA)
and local buses The MTA operates statewide corn
muter bus routes linking metropolitan areas, funds
general bus transportation for elderly and disabled
persons on a statewide basis, and supports local
public transportation funding in many counties and
small cities The MTA also provides public bus
service in the Baltimore area Over 900 MTA buses
serve 250,000 passengers daily, with commuter ser
vice extending to Annapolis, Bel Air, and Columbia
Services for passengers with disabilities include
regularly scheduled lift equipped service, Call-A-
Lift service for passengers on bus routes without
scheduled accessible buses, and Mobility, a van and
taxi service for passengers unable to use regular
MTA buses In winter months, the MTA operates a
Shelter Shuttle which picks up homeless individuals
and families and transports them to city run shel
ters seven nights a week In Montgomery and
Prince George's counties, bus transportation is
provided by WMATA's Merrobus system,
Montgomery County's "Ride On" service, and
Prince George's County's service called The Bus "

Subway. Subways operate in the Baltimore and
Washington, DC, areas The Baltimore Metro,
operated by the MTA, runs 14 miles from Owings
Mills to Charles Center in Baltimore City, carrying
50,000 passengers per day A northeast extension