232                              Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 30

minor when he attains majority. Persons owing money or property
to minors who pay or deliver it in accordance with this section shall
not be responsible for the proper application thereof. A release for
any distribution under this section shall be a valid release.

502.

(b) Any war veteran or member of the armed services eligible
for the benefits of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, and
amendments, thereto, who is under twenty-one years of age, may,
for the purpose of obtaining the benefits of said act, mortgage real
estate owned by him, buy real estate and execute a mortgage to cover
the purchase money, or execute a deed for the sale of real estate so
purchased, or execute notes or make such other agreements and do
such other things as may be necessary to obtain the benefits of the
said Servicemen's Readjustment Act, and amendments thereto, and
also may execute releases of claims in the same manner and with
the same effect as though twenty-one years of age. The minor hus-
band or wife of any said war veteran or member of the armed serv-
ices may join in any such deed, deed of trust, deed of trust note and
financing statement or mortgage for the purpose of releasing rights
of dower and other rights in the same manner and with the same
effect as though twenty-one years of age.

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

Approved April 11, 1972.

CHAPTER 30
(Senate Bill 230)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 15 (a)
and 29AB (a) of Article 96A of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1971 Supplement), title "Water Resources," subtitles "Appropria-
tion of Waters; Reservoirs and Dams," and "Pollution Abate-
ment"; correcting certain errors in the laws relating to water
resources and pollution abatement.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 15 (a) and 29AB (a) of Article 96A of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1971 Supplement), title "Water Resources," sub-
titles "Appropriation of Waters; Reservoirs and Dams," and "Pollu-
tion Abatement" be and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

15.

(a) Except as hereinafter provided, within one month after the
filing with the Department of any application, the Department shall
set a day for a public hearing upon the application for any of the
following permits: (1) appropriation or use of any waters of the