WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

(2) SIDEWALKS CONSTRUCTED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL
BE CONSISTENT WITH AREA MASTER PLANS AND TRANSPORTATION
PLANS PREPARED BY THE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD.

(c) (1) [Funds to pay the cost of sidewalk construction shall be obtained, as
specified in the request:

(i) By shortening the limits of the project where sidewalks are to be
constructed; or

(ii) By deleting all or a part of another project scheduled for
construction in the same fiscal year with a value equal to the cost of the requested
sidewalk construction.] CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS, AS REQUIRED BY
SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION, SHALL BE MADE A PART OF A
CAPITAL PROJECT AS DEFINED IN § 2-103.1 OF THIS ARTICLE, THAT IS
INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

(2) After sidewalks are constructed under this section, they shall be
maintained and repaired by the political subdivision in which they are located.

(3) The cost of sidewalk construction, maintenance, and repair may not
result in any increase OR DECREASE in funds allocated in any fiscal year to any
county.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1990.

May 25, 1990

The Honorable R. Clayton Mitchell, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed House Bill 831.

At the request of the bill's sponsor, I am vetoing House Bill 831 because the bill would
unintentionally do substantial harm to Maryland's banking industry. The bill was
intended to clarify that a trust company organized under another state's laws and
affiliated with a Maryland bank has the same rights, powers, and obligations as a trust
company organized under Maryland law. However, due to a technical defect in the bill,
the effect of the legislation would be to restrict the ability of Maryland's
state-chartered banks to act as personal representatives. The bill's sponsor and the
Maryland Bankers Association agree that this would be detrimental to Maryland's
banking institutions and the general public.

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