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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 608

have the authority again to review the program and the
further authority to prohibit or restrict the amount of
bonds that may be issued to supplement construction funds
available to finance the proposed construction and
reconstruction during the remainder of the third
four—year period, as said proposed construction and
reconstruction is set forth in the above—mentioned
document. During the first four program years, the
second four program years or the third four program years
of said program, the State Roads Commission may issue
such additional bonds from the aggregate authorized under
this subtitle as may be necessary to finance any
reprogramming of construction or reconstruction or
incidental costs in connection therewith as is permitted
under [§ 205] §18 of this subheading. Nothing herein
shall be deemed to prevent the Commission from issuing,
during the second or third four—year period, any bonds
authorized but not issued during any preceding four—year
period. During the second four program years or the
third four program years of said program, the State Roads
Commission may issue such additional bonds from the
aggregate authorized under this subheading as may be
necessary to finance the construction or reconstruction
of the incompleted program mileage of a prior four—year
program period and to finance the payment of project
authorizations of any prior four—year program period.
Additional bonds from the aggregate authorized under this
subheading may be issued by the State Roads Commission
for the purpose of providing State participating funds
for federal interstate system projects not embraced in
the twelve year program but which may be a result of the
federal interstate system program as authorized by the
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956.

§14. [§ 201A.] Necessity for and intent of amendments to
legislation authorizing twelve year program; meaning of
"program years," etc.

In order to clarify certain terms in the legislation
authorizing the twelve year program of highway
construction and reconstruction, and to provide for the
proper programming of highway construction, it is deemed
necessary to make certain amendments to the legislation.
In approving these amendments it is hereby declared to be
the legislative intent that the State Roads Commission
shall so schedule its construction projects on the
primary system of highways to provide that construction
scheduled in the several areas and counties comprising
the areas shall proceed to conclusion as rapidly as funds
are available for the purpose, to the end that a
continuous system of primary highways will result and
that sections of such primary highways will not remain in
an uncompleted condition, and to the further end that all
of the planned highway improvements programmed for the
several areas and counties will be completed or under
construction within the five—year period next succeeding
the effective date of this section. The Commission
shall proceed with the construction of the primary