748 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 425

(1) What part of the funds allocated to the county
under the provisions of this section shall be expended for
the construction of Lateral Roads as part of the State Road
system;

(2) What part shall be expended for the construction,
reconstruction, and maintenance of county roads or bridges
or municipal streets;

(3) What part shall be expended for debt service;

(4) What specific roads shall be constructed, recon-
structed, or maintained under the provisions of this sec-
tion, and what methods and material shall be used therein
and the estimated cost thereof;

(5) The manner and amount in which funds allocated
for the construction, reconstruction or maintenance of
county roads shall be divided and expended in, upon and
with respect to the several municipalities, sections and
roads of said county; and

(6) The base rate of pay to be paid for unskilled labor
employed by the State Roads Commission in the said county
in connection with the construction, reconstruction or main-
tenance of county roads and municipal streets.

The County Commissioners or other duly constituted
public road or street authorities of the several counties and
municipalities shall have the right to submit at any time,
and from time to time, recommendations with respect to
the foregoing.

In the event that the State Roads Commission is not able
to concur in the recommendations of the County Commis-
sioners or other duly constituted local road or street author-
ties, it shall notify the recommending authority in detail
as to the reasons why such approval is withheld, and the
recommending authority shall thereupon, if requested, be
entitled to a formal hearing before the State Roads Com-
mission before final action is taken with respect to such
recommendations.

7B. The State Roads Commission shall have authority
to rent or buy from the County Commissioners, or other
duly constituted local authorities, such road equipment as
may be mutually agreed upon, and to pay therefor a rea-
sonable rental or purchase price. In the execution of the
work incident to the construction, reconstruction and
maintenance of county roads or municipal streets, there
shall be charged to the funds allocated to the county, only
the material, labor, direct supervision and compensation
of the County Engineer or other local technical or super-