Marvin Mandel, Governor                        1157

CHAPTER 351

(Senate Bill 282)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 38A of
Article 89B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Supple-
ment), title "State Roads," subtitle "Distribution and Use of Spe-
cial Funds," and to add new Section 38B to Article 89B of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Supplement), title "State
Roads," subtitle "Distribution and Use of Special Funds," THE
SAID ARTICLE AND SUBTITLE OF THE CODE to follow im-
mediately after Section 38A thereof, requiring PERMITTING the
State Highway Administration, Baltimore City, and the several
counties and municipalities of the State to provide out of local
"highway user revenues" as defined in Section 38A (b) of this
Article reasonable amounts, but not less than 1% in any one fiscal
year, for the establishment and maintenance of foot paths and
bicycle trails whenever a highway, road or street is .being con-
structed, reconstructed or relocated through the use of funds re-
ceived from highway user revenues.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 38A of Article 89B of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1971 Supplement), title "State Roads," subtitle "Distribution
and Use of Special Funds," be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, and that new Section 38B be and it is
hereby added to Article 89B of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1971 Supplement), title "State Roads," subtitle "Distribution and
Use of Special Funds," THE SAID ARTICLE AND SUBTITLE OF
THE CODE to follow immediately after Section 38A thereof, all to
read as follows:

38A.

(a) Where the provisions of Sections 29A through 38 and else-
where in this article, relating to the distribution and use of highway
user revenues, hereinafter defined, are in conflict with the provisions
of this section, it is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that
such inconsistency is only to the extent required to preserve pledges
of revenues for the amortization of State highway construction
bonds and county highway construction bonds heretofore author-
ized. Subject to the foregoing, all highway user revenues, as here-
inafter defined in this section, shall be allocated as follows: A
17.5% share of the total highway user revenues shall be distributed
monthly to the mayor and city council of Baltimore to be used for
the purposes set forth in Sections 33 and 38B of this article. And
17.5% of the total highway user revenues after providing individual
county sinking fund requirements for county highway construction
bonds shall be distributed upon warrants of the State [Roads Com-
mission] Highway Administration, to the several counties and mu-
nicipalities of the State in accordance with the provisions of Sections
34 and 38B of this article as amended. Provided, however, that the
total share so allocated to any county shall not be less than the dol-
lar amount allocated to such individual county from highway user
revenue sources in the fiscal year immediately preceding July 1,
1968. In order to permit time within which a subdivision may adjust
its budgetary position with respect to the inclusion of "in lieu"