Source: Expenditure Reports by General Accounting Division of Maryland State Comptroller's Office, June 30,1999.

Expenditures for general government increased $67,546,000 or 15.8% over the previous year primarily due to
a planned increase in the Office of Information Technology for computer systems enhancements and Year 2000
conversion projects.

Business and economic development expenditures increased $5,261,000 or 11.7% over the previous year due to
a planned increase in the Division of Regional Development.

Health and mental hygiene expenditures increased $343,716,000 or 10.6% over the previous year primarily for
increased growth in the Medical Care Provider Reimbursements program and new initiatives for the Children's
Health Program which provides health benefits to children and pregnant women of low income families and for the
Developmental Disabilities Administration to extend services to individuals on the waiting list.

Expenditures for Environment increased $7,146,000 or 11.7% over the previous year primarily for drinking
water initiatives.

Transportation expenditures increased $120,100,000 or 14.0% over the previous year primarily for highway
maintenance and equipment.

Expenditures for public safety and judicial increased $147,132,000 or 12.2% over the previous year primarily
for growth in the prisons and courts systems and the creation of a new Family Law Division for more efficient
processing of family related cases.

Housing and community development expenditures increased $8,943,000 or 9.2% over the previous year primarily
for neighborhood business development programs.

Expenditures for agriculture increased $10,876,000 or 25.8% over the previous year primarily for agricultural
land preservation.

Intergovernmental expenditures increased $74,526,000 or 9.5% over the previous year due to increases in
taxes, and licenses and highway user revenues allocated to local governments.

Operating transfers in, to the general fund from capital projects, enterprise funds (State Lottery Agency,
Economic Development—Insurance Programs, and Economic Development—Loan Programs) and component units
(Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority and higher education) totaled $420,501,000. This represents
an increase of $12,262,000 over the previous year, due primarily to increases in capital projects transfers. Operating
transfers out, from the general fund to capital projects, enterprise funds, and higher education and proprietary
component units totaled $1,013,135,000. This represents an increase of $184,628,000 over the previous year, primarily
due to increased funding for higher education and pay-as-you-go capital projects.

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