Ch. 246                             MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                  621

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That new Section 130A(i) be and it is hereby added to Article 77
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1972 Supplement), title "Public Education,"
subtitle "Chapter 9. Finance and Reports," to follow immediately after Section
130A(h) thereof, and to read as follows:

130A.

(I) [[FROM AND AFTER]] BEGINNING JULY 1, 1973, THE STATE
SERVICE ON SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION DEBT INCURRED BY THE
COUNTIES AND BALTIMORE CITY WHICH WAS OUTSTANDING OR
OBLIGATED ON OR AFTER JUNE 30, 1967, FOR CONTRACTS LET
PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 1967. BEGINNING JULY 1, 1974, THE STATE SHALL
PAY 60 PER CENT (60%) OF SUCH DEBT: BEGINNING JULY 1, 1975,
THE STATE SHALL PAY 75 PER CENT (75%) OF SUCH DEBT; AND
FROM AND AFTER JULY 1, 1976, THE STATE SHALL PAY 100 PER
CENT (100%) OF SUCH DEBT.

SEC. 2. AND. BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That notwithstanding any other
law, or the construction of any other law, the expenditure of sums in fiscal year
1970 and fiscal year 1971 which were included in the State budgets for said fiscal
years, for the purpose of sharing in the debt service on school construction debt
incurred by the counties and Baltimore City which was outstanding or obligated on
or after June 30. 1967, for contracts let prior to June 30. 1967. is hereby declared
to be valid.

SECTION [[2]]3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1973.

Approved May 7, 1973.

CHAPTER 246
(Senate Bill 804)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 151(d), 159A(b), 282,
and 283 of Article 56 of the Annotated Code of Maryland ([[1972 Replacement
Volume and 11 1972 Supplement), title "Licenses," subtitles, respectively,
"Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax"; "Outdoor Musical Festivals"; and "Charitable
Organizations"; correcting errors in the laws generally relating to the motor
vehicle fuel tax, outdoor music festivals, and charitable organizations.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Sections 151(d), 159A(b), 282, and 283 of Article 56 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland ([[1972 Replacement Volume and]] 1972
Supplement), title "Licenses," subtitles, respectively, "Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax";
"Outdoor Musical Festivals"; and "Charitable Organizations," be and they are
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

151.

(d) Of the net motor vehicle fuel tax revenues available for distribution under
this section, as determined by the Gasoline Tax Division three [eights] EIGHTHS
of one percent shall be allocated to use of the Waterways Improvement Fund and