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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.

Approved May 21, 1973.

CHAPTER 586
(House Bill 949)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 40 of Article 77A of
the Annotated Code of Maryland ([[1969 Replacement Volume and]] 1972
Supplement), title "Higher Education," subtitle "Scholarships," to provide for
the inclusion of certificate programs [[offered by accredited institutions of
higher learning 11 in the House of Delegates Scholarship Program.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 40 of Article 77A of the Annotated Code of
Maryland ([[1969 Replacement Volume and]] 1972 Supplement), title "Higher
Education," subtitle "Scholarships," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

40.

Each member of the House of Delegates may appoint, during his term of office,
two students from his district, selected on any basis, who shall be educated free of
charge for tuition at the University of Maryland, any State college, St. Mary's
College, or any PUBLIC community college within the State INCLUDING
TWO-YEAR CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE
INSTITUTIONS [[OF HIGHER LEARNING ACCREDITED BY THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION]]; provided, however, that as an
alternative to the method provided for above, the two free-of-charge-for-tuition
scholarships as set forth may, at the discretion of the member of the House of
Delegates, be divided into equal two-year scholarships and the Delegate may
appoint four students to two-year scholarships at one of the listed schools or may
appoint one student to a four-year scholarship and two additional students to
two-year free-of-tuition scholarships at one of the listed schools.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.

Approved May 21, 1973.

CHAPTER 587
(House Bill 957)

AN ACT to add new Section 357C(h) to Article 66C of the Annotated Code of
Maryland ([[1970 Replacement Volume and]] 1972 Supplement), title
"Natural Resources," subtitle "Forests and Parks," subheading "Program Open
Space," to follow immediately after Section 357C(g) thereof, [[to define the
term "Total project cost" as it is used in this subtitle.]] and to repeal and