WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1367
the municipality for such construction, reconstruction or
maintenance.
14. (a) No construction or reconstruction of any county
roads shall be performed under Section 13 of this sub-title
unless the S'tate Roads Commission shall have first approved
the proposed location thereof and the plans and specifica-
tions therefor. Such approval shall be granted if, in the
Commission's judgment, the county roads, when constructed
or reconstructed, as the case may be, will be reasonably ade-
quate and appropriate to an existing or potential integrated
secondary highway system.
(b) If any county, in the judgment of its County Commis-
sioners, does not have adeqxiate facilities for carrying on
any construction, reconstruction or maintenance within the
purview of Section 13 of this sub-title, then the State Roads
Commission until July 1, 1948, to the extent of funds available
to such county under said Section 13, is authorized as the con-
tracting party or otherwise to undertake such construction, re-
construction or maintenance for the account of said county.
(c) Except as provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
section, and except to the extent authorized by Sections 47,
48 and 48A of this Article, with respect to qualifying for
the receipt, administration and expenditure of Federal funds
for roads, and except as may be authorized from time to
time by provisions contained in this Article under the sub-
title "Special Provisions as to Designated Counties", the
State Roads Commission, after June 30, 1947, shall have
no duties, responsibilities or authority with respect to con-
struction, reconstruction or maintenance of any roads other
than State roads.
15. The State Roads Commission shall file with the Gov-
ernor within forty-five days after the end of each fiscal year,
or as soon after forty-five days as may be practicable
a complete report, which shall be open to public inspection, on
the status as of the end of such fiscal year of the construction
fund provided for by Section 11 (e) of this sub-title and a
complete report with respect to each project planned, con-
structed or under construction during such fiscal year,
which shall include a full audit of all accounts of the Com-
mission relating to each such project and an engineering
statement setting forth separately and in detail all items
of cost then incurred, showing separately amounts expended
and amounts for which obligations and commitments have
been made, and all items of estimated completion cost, sub-
stantially as follows:
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