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is an improvement, the useful life of which shall be at least equal to
the life of the bonds or Certificates of Indebtedness by which it is
financed.

Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1967.

Approved May 4, 1967.

GOVERNOR'S STATEMENT ON CHAPTER 759 (House Bill 81)

I hereby approve House Bill No. 81 except for the following enum-
erated items which I hereby expressly disapprove and veto in accordance
with the power and authority conferred upon me by Article II, Section 17,
of the Constitution of Maryland:

1.   Section 5(E) (2) (B) relating to an appropriation of $200,000
for the first stage of construction of golf course in the Sweet Air
recreation area; (Page 5—Lines 11a through 11c).

2.   With respect to Section 5(E) (5) (a) relating to an appropri-
ation of $700,000 for the acquisition of additional land for the
Seneca Creek State Park, I hereby approve so much of this item
which appropriates $500,000 for this purpose and disapprove the
remainder of $200,000. (Page 6—Lines 24 through 25a).

CHAPTER 760
(House Bill 456)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 1C of
Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replace-
ment Volume), title "Health," subtitle "State Board of Health
and Mental Hygiene," to increase the membership of the State

Board of Health and Mental Hygiene, to provide that one of

the members of said Board of Health and Mental Hygiene shall

be a representative of the Maryland Nursing Home Association,
and to provide for the method of appointment of said member
INCREASING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE STATE BOARD
OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE AND RELATING TO
THE QUALIFICATIONS OF ITS MEMBERS.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 1C of Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1965 Replacement Volume), title "Health," subtitle "State Board
of Health and Mental Hygiene," be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

1C.

The State Board of Health and Mental Hygiene shall consist of
[eleven] twelve members as follows: Five shall be experienced
physicians, two of whom shall be qualified and experienced psychia-
trists specializing in the care and treatment of the mentally ill.
One of the members shall be a dentist. One of the members shall