868                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                     [CH. 402

Sec. 2. 3. And be it further enacted, That subsection (d) of
Section 1 of Article 88A of the said Code (1968 Supplement), title
"State Department of Social Services," subtitle "In General," be and
it is hereby repealed.

1.

[(d) No member of the State Board nor any of the employees of
the State Department shall be directly or indirectly interested in any
contract for building, repairing or furnishing in whole or in part,
or be financially interested in any contract with any agency or in-
stitution coming under the supervision of the State Department,
nor shall any officer, secretary or employee of any such agency or
institution be eligible for appointment on the State Board.]

Sec. 3. 4. And be it further enacted, That subsection (a) of
Section 20 of Article 62C of the said Code (1968 Supplement), title
"Maryland Airport Authority," be and it is hereby repealed.

20.

[(a) Any member, agent, or employee of the Authority who con-
tracts with the Authority or is interested, either directly or indirectly,
in any contract with the Authority or in the sale to or the purchase
from the Authority of any property either real or personal, is guilty
of a misdemeanor upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a
fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for
not more than one year, or both.]

Sec. 4. 5. And be it further enacted, That Sections 1, 2, 3, and 6
of Article 19A of the said Code (1966 Replacement Volume), title
"Conflicts of Interest," be and they are hereby repealed and new
Sections 1, 2, 3, and 6 are hereby enacted in lieu thereof, to stand in
the place of the sections so repealed, and to read as follows:

1.

[It shall be unlawful for any member, agent or employee of any
department, board, commission, authority or other public agency of
the State of Maryland to have any direct financial interest in any
transaction in which such agency is or may be in any way concerned,
in which he knows, or may reasonably be expected to know, that he
has such a direct interest; provided, however, that when there has
been compliance with the disclosure and disqualification requirements
of Sections 2 and 3 hereof, this section shall not apply to:]

[(i) Contracts entered into with such agency which are awarded
as a result of competitive bidding, and where it is no part of the
responsibility of such interested member, agent or employee to
formulate, approve, or participate in the formulation of the specifica-
tions therefor or in the award of such contract;]

[ (ii) Transactions between such agency and public utilities for
the rendition of public utility services;]

[ (iii) Deposits by such agency in any banking institution.]

[ (iv) Transactions entered into with such agency for the purpose
of composing threatened or actual litigation.]