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more than fifty per centum (50%) of the cost of each project [,
exclusive of any available federal or governmental funds].

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 proj-
ects pursuant to Section 12F. The Department's list of requests
shall include a brief description of each project, an estimate of the
cost and the benefits to be derived from it, and shall designate which
projects are financed solely by the [State] Waterways Improvement
Fund 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), sub-
ject to the limitation that no one single project of this kind shall
exceed $2,000 in cost to the [State of Maryland] Waterways Im-
provement Fund; and (2) the sum of $25,000 shall be expended for
boating safety and education.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1966.

Approved May 6, 1966.

CHAPTER 559
(Senate Bill 307)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 54 of
Article 96A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Replacement
Volume), title "Water Resources", subtitle "Appeals", to fix the
time within which persons may appeal to the Water Resources
Commission for a hearing on any decision, rule or regulation of
the Department of Water Resources.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 54 of Article 96A of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1964 Replacement Volume), title "Water Resources", subtitle
"Appeals", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

54.

Any person or party aggrieved by a final decision of the Depart-
ment, whether such decision is affirmative or negative in form, or
by any rule or regulation of the Department, may file within 30 days
of the date of the decision a sworn petition with the Commission
asking for a hearing on the decision, rule or regulation. The petition
shall set forth the grounds and reasons for the petitioner's complaint.
The chairman shall set a time and place for the hearing and shall
notify the petitioner. At the hearing, the petitioner and any other