Marvin Mandel, Governor                       1713

BODYING THE LANGUAGE OF THE FIRST SECTION EN-
ACTED PRIOR OR SUBSEQUENT TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE
OF THIS ACT. IMMATERIAL VARIANCES IN LANGUAGE BE-
TWEEN STATE LEGISLATION AND THE FIRST SECTION
SHALL NOT IMPAIR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SUPPLEMEN-
TARY AGREEMENTS, NOR SHALL MATERIAL VARIANCES
IN LANGUAGE BETWEEN STATE LEGISLATION AND THE
FIRST SECTION IMPAIR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SUPPLE-
MENTARY AGREEMENTS NOT DIRECTLY GOVERNED BY
THE LANGUAGE WHICH IS IN VARIANCE.

SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT THIS
ACT MAY BE KNOWN AND CITED AS THE INTERSTATE
ENVIRONMENT COMPACT ACT OF 1972.

SEC. 2. 8. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.

Approved May 31, 1972.

CHAPTER 661

(Senate Bill 24)

AN ACT to add new Section 108H to Article 11 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1968 Replacement Volume and 1971 Supple-
ment) , title "Banks and Trust Companies," subtitle "General Regu-
lations," to follow immediately after Section 108G thereof, making
it unlawful to provide financial assistance to one engaged in "block-
busting" as defined in the Code.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 108H be and it is hereby added to Article 11 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 Replacement Volume and 1971
Supplement), title "Banks and Trust Companies," subtitle "General
Regulations," to follow immediately after Section 108G thereof, and
to read as follows:

108H.

It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to
provide financial assistance by loan, gift, or otherwise, to any person,
firm, corporation, or association if he or it knows, or has reason to
know, HAS ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE that the assistance will be used
in a transaction resulting from a violation of Section 230A of Article
56 of this Code.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.

Approved May 31, 1972.