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specifications, and programs in the light of the established standards
of, and guides for, construction and shall report his findings to the
local school system. If the plans, as submitted, are not consistent
with the standards and guides as approved by the State Board of
Education, [it] he shall state in detail wherein there has been a
departure from such standards or guides.

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

Approved March 11, 1965.

CHAPTER 53
(Senate Bill 66)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 7 (t) and
Section 13 (a) of Article 64B of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1964 Replacement Volume), title "Metropolitan Transit Author-
ity", correcting errors in the laws relating to the Metropolitan
Transit Authority.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 7 (t) and Section 13 (a) of Article 64B of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1964 Replacement Volume), title "Metro-
politan Transit Authority", be and they are hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

7.

(t) [Provided] Provide by resolution for meeting the cost of car-
rying out the nonadministrative general powers set forth in this
section:

(1)   Through the expenditure of any funds available for that
purpose;

(2)   Through the issuance of bonds, notes, or other evidences of
indebtedness for that purpose, payable solely from revenues derived
from any public transit or transportation facilities owned by the
Authority;

(3)   Through the issuance of bonds, notes, or other evidences of
indebtedness secured solely by the credit of specific property owned
by the Authority;

(4)   From any other funds which may be obtained for that pur-
pose under any law of the United States or any state; or

(5)   From any combination of any or all such methods of provid-
ing funds for that purpose.

13. (a) Every mass transit or transportation system, the super-
vising, jurisdiction and control over which is vested in the Metro-
politan Transit Authority, shall pay a seat tax fee to the Authority,
the same to be used by the Authority in defraying its necessary
administrative expenses. The payment of such a seat tax fee shall