SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                       269

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Board of Public
Works shall provide out of the contingent funds of the Board the
sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) for the initial operation
and administration of the Fund, which amount shall be repaid upon
such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the Board and
the Workmen's Compensation Commission.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1967.

Approved April 14, 1967.

CHAPTER 153
(House Bill 471)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 23 (c),
26 (a) and 39 (a) and (b) of Article 101 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1964 Replacement Volume), title "Workmen's Com-
pensation," subtitles respectively, "Application of Article; Extra-
Hazardous Employments," and "Claims and Compensation;
Benefits," to change various times and limitations under the
workmen's compensation laws on the filing of claims for injuries
and diseases caused by ionizing radiation, and to change the
period within which liability for compensation attaches to an
employer for such injury or disease.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 23(c), 26(a), and 39(a) and (b) of Article 101 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Replacement Volume), title
"Workmen's Compensation," subtitles respectively, "Application of
Article; Extra-Hazardous Employments," and "Claims and Compen-
sation; Benefits," be and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

23.

(c) An employer shall not be liable for any compensation for an
occupational disease unless such disease, except in case of silicosis,
asbestosis or other pulmonary dust disease, shall be due to the
nature of an employment in which the hazards of such disease
actually exist, are characteristic of and peculiar to the trade, oc-
cupation, process, or employment, AND TO A REASONABLE
DEGREE OF MEDICAL CERTAINTY IS ATTRIBUTABLE
TO HIS TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT, and is actually incurred in his
employment and unless disablement or death results within one (1)
year after the last injurious exposure to such disease in such employ-
ment, or, in case of death, unless death follows continuous disability
from such disease, commencing within the period above limited, for
which compensation has been paid or awarded or claim made as
provided in this article, and results within seven (7) years after such
last exposure. The liability of an employer shall not be limited as
provided by this subsection in the case of disease caused by ionizing
radiation.