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be entitled to repay the sum withdrawn into the pension or
retirement fund or system, including the Teachers Retire-
ment System of the State of Maryland, with regular
interest thereon to the date of repayment and, if otherwise
qualified, be entitled to the benefits of this Section as if
such withdrawal had not been made. If under the above
restrictions any such person be again actively employed
by his said former employer or employing unit, within one
year from the time he is relieved from active duty, he shall
receive credit as membership service for the period of his
absence. During the period of such absence of any person
who was employed by the State or any agency thereof, in-
cluding teachers, at the time he entered active service, the
State or agency thereof shall make its contribution on be-
half of such employee as it would have made had he not
been absent and had retained his status as an employee
during the period of his absence and shall also make on
behalf of such employee the contribution which such em-
ployee would have made had he not been absent and had
retained his status as an employee during the period of his
absence. Such person, however, shall have no right to with-
draw any part of any such contribution made by the State
or any agency. The Boards, trustees or others charged
with the administration of any pension or retirement fund
or system are hereby authorized to issue rules and regula-
tions to carry out the provisions of this section, any present
rules and regulations to the contrary notwithstanding.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1949.

Approved April 22, 1949.

CHAPTER 239

(Senate Bill 279)

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 19A of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1947 Supplement), title "Con-
servation of Natural Resources, " sub-title "Water Pollu-
tion Control Commission, " said section to be known as
Section 33A and to follow immediately after Section 33,
relating to discharge of oil in waters of the State.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland.
That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article 19A
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1947 Supplement),