SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                     1767

4.    Question may also be raised as to whether the provisions of
subsection (g) of Section 2, on page 2 of the bill may not conflict
with licensing of plumbers, under Article 43 of the Code.

5.    Sections 30 and 37 of the bill appear to conflict, insofar as
they pertain to the promulgation of applicable rules and regulations
by the Department of Water Resources and the Water Resources
Commission on the same subject.

Despite these many defects, we cannot say that House Bill 523
is unconstitutional in toto. As a practical matter, however, the bill
creates substantial problems as to interpretation. Because of this,
you may wish to refrain from signing this bill into law, and give to
the 1968 Session of the General Assembly the opportunity to redraft
this measure, eliminating its many troublesome portions.

I hope that this opinion is of some assistance to you.

Sincerely yours,

(s) Francis B. Burch,

Attorney General.

House Bill No. 623—State Roads Commission

AN ACT to add new Section 22A to Article 89B of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1964 Replacement Volume), title "State Roads,"
subtitle "In General," to follow immediately after Section 21 thereof,
authorizing the State Roads Commission to enter into agreements
with the trustees of the three State pension systems for the acquisition
with funds of these systems of real properties needed for the future
improvement of the State roads system; providing for such purchase
prices to be secured by first mortgages from the State Roads Com-
mission to such retirement systems; providing for the management
of the property and redemption of such first mortgages from the State
Roads Commission; providing for a limitation of the amounts per-
mitted to be loaned by the retirement systems, and relating generally
to the purchase and mortgaging of property to the three State retire-
ment systems for the future use of the State Roads Commission.

May 4,1967.

Honorable Marvin Mandel
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Section 17 of Article II of the Maryland
Constitution, I have vetoed today House Bill 623 and am returning
it to you.

This bill would authorize the trustees of the State retirement
systems to make agreements with the State Roads Commission to
lend money for the advance acquisition of rights of way for improve-
ments of the roads system.