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and shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary. The Motor Vehicle
Administrator shall receive such salary as provided in the State
Budget. The Motor Vehicle Administrator shall report directly to
the Secretary of Transportation and shall, subject to the authority
of the Secretary of Transportation, be responsible for carrying out
the powers, duties, responsibilities and functions vested by law in
the State Motor Vehicle Administration. The Motor Vehicle Ad-
ministrator shall also be responsible for carrying out those duties
or functions vested in the Secretary of Transportation which the
Secretary may delegate to him.

(c)    All rules, regulations, forms, orders and directives promul-
gated by or in effect for the Department of Motor Vehicles as of
June 30, 1971, shall continue in force unless and until changed by
the Motor Vehicle Administrator or the Secretary of Transportation.

(d)    All references in this Code, other laws, ordinances, resolu-
tions, rules, regulations, directives, legal actions, contracts or other
documents to the Department of Motor Vehicles or the Commissioner
of Motor Vehicles shall be deemed to mean the State Motor Vehicle
Administration and the Motor Vehicle Administrator.

(e)    All persons who are as of June 30, 1971, officers and em-
ployees of the Department of Motor Vehicles, but not including the
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, are hereby confirmed in the office,
position and classification which they hold as of June 30, 1971, as
officers and employees of the State Motor Vehicle Administration
until they retire, resign, or are removed as provided by law.

207F.

(A)    THE NAME OF THE OFFICE "DIRECTOR OF HIGH-
WAYS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND" IS HEREBY
CHANGED TO THE "STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR." All
REFERENCES IN THIS CODE, OTHER LAWS, ORDINANCES,
RESOLUTIONS, RULES, REGULATIONS, DIRECTIVES, LEGAL
ACTIONS, CONTRACTS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS TO THE
DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND
SHALL BE DEEMED TO MEAN THE STATE HIGHWAY AD-
MINISTRATOR.

(B)   THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION IS HEREBY
ESTABLISHED AS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANS-
PORTATION. THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
SHALL CONSIST OF THE STATE ROADS COMMISSION, THE
OFFICE OF STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR, AND SUCH
OTHER UNITS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AS MAY HEREAFTER PURSUANT TO LAW BE DECLARED
TO BE PART OF THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION.
THE HEAD OF THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
SHALL BE THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR. THE
INCUMBENT DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS OF THE STATE OF
MARYLAND AND CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE ROADS COM-
MISSION AS OF JUNE 30, 1971, SHALL CONTINUE AS THE
STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR AND CHAIRMAN OF
THE STATE ROADS COMMISSION AND SHALL SERVE AT
THE PLEASURE OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTA-
TION. THEREAFTER, HIS SUCCESSORS SHALL BE AP-
POINTED BY THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WITH