STATE ROADS COMMISSION—(Continued)

BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM. 1944-1945
Account
Number Account Title For the Fiscal Year 1944 For the Fiscal Year 1945

RECONSTRUCTION, BETTERMENTS, AND ADDI-
TIONS' TO THE STATE SYSTEM OF ROADS,
AND FOR OTHER COLLATERAL ROAD PUR-
POSES, after providing for equalization of Federal
Funds........................................ 1,151,719.96 1,381,407.95

Total Appropriated, as above.............. $4,607,305.96 .$5,001,689.56

04 FEDERAL FUNDS:

Proceeds of the Appropriations made by the United
States Government to the State Roads Commission,
being: 100% of the funds allotted to the State of
Maryland as Federal Aid. The amount named
herein is an estimate only, and represents an
amount comparable to appropriations made during
the past several years, it being the intention, how-
ever, that these appropriations shall be expended
by the Commission, subject to the rules and regu- >
lations prescribed with reference to the administra-
tion thereof, for the construction of new roads and
bridges on the State System, and for- the construc-
tion and reconstruction of existing roads and
bridges on the State System; for the development
of the Secondary or Feeder Road Systems and for
the- Elimination of Grade Crossings:

Appropriations as Regular Federal Aid........ None None

Appropriations for Secondary or Feeder Road

Construction............................. None None

Appropriations for Grade Eliminations......... None None

The Commission likewise is hereby authorized to
accept and receive all of the Federal Funds now
appropriated and made available, as well as all
funds to be appropriated and to be made available
to the State Roads Commission, for the use of the
State1 from Federal Sources, whether the appro-
priations are to be made as Federal Aid; for the
construction and development of Feeder or Second-
ary Roads, for new projects of construction in
municipalities or metropolitan areas; 'or for the
elimination of grade crossings or for any other
purpose.