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(2) By levying of a special assessment or tax against each prop-
erty owner whose property lies within the district. The governing
body may accept and use any gifts, donations or contributions from
whatever source toward the cost of any project as a part of its share
of any matching fund project.

12H.

(a)   The Department of Chesapeake Bay Affairs shall include in
its annual budget request an itemized list of requests for the use of
any available monies from the Waterways Improvement Fund for
projects pursuant to Section 12F. The Department's list of requests
shall include a brief description of each project, an estimate of its
cost and the benefits to be derived from it, and shall designate
which projects are financed solely by the State and which are
matching funds projects.

(b)   Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) above, the
Department may in any fiscal year expend a total sum from the
Waterways Improvement Fund of not to exceed $75,000 without
legislative approval AND of this amount, (1) the sum of $50,000 may
be expended for small projects under Section 12F (d) and (e), subject
to the limitation that no one single project of this kind shall exceed
$2,000 in cost to the State of Maryland; and (2) the sum of $25,000
shall be expended for boating safety and education.

12-I.

As used herein, the term "governing body" shall mean the County
Commissioners or County Council of any county, the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore and the elected officials by whatever name
known of any municipal corporation in the State (as this term is
defined in Article 23A, Section 9 of this Code, as amended from time
to time).

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1965.

Approved May 4, 1965.

CHAPTER 747
(Senate Bill 41)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 49 (15),
53 (1), (2), (3), (4), (6), (7) (a), and (7) (c), and 56 (1) (a),
(1) (b) and (1) (e) of Article 88B of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1957 Edition and 1964 Supplement), title "State Police,"
subtitle "State Police Retirement System," and to add two A new
subsections to Section 50 of Article 88B of the said Code, title
"State Police," subtitle "State Police Retirement System," said
new subsections to follow immediately after Subsection 53 (11)
and to be known as Subsections 53 (12) and 53 (13); TO AMEND
THE DEFINITION OF "AVERAGE FINAL COMPENSA-
TION"; to provide for voluntary retirement at age 50