MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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defined in [§ 29, as amended, of this article] §1 OF THIS
SUBHEADING, the costs of all or a part of a parkway or
freeway authorized by ARTICLE 89B, §§ 213 to 219
inclusive [of this article] OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF
MARYLAND (1957 EDITION, AS AMENDED), and so much of the
costs of any of the projects defined in [§§ 122 and 179
of this article] § 7 OF THE SUBHEADING "BRIDGE, TUNNEL,
AND MOTORWAY REVENUE BONDS" OF THIS ACT AND §179 OF
ARTICLE 89B OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND (1957
EDITION, AS AMENDED) , as cannot be financed from the
proceeds of bonds of the Commission payable as to
principal and interest solely from tolls or other special
revenues imposed and collected for the use of any such
projects.

§18. [§ 205.] Construction in several counties of the
State.

The Commission shall, from the funds appropriated by
this subheading, construct and/or improve in the several
counties of the State, the total number of miles of road
as said road mileage is totaled in the hereinafter
described document, with the following exception: (1)
The said total mileage of construction and/or improvement
shall be five percent (5%) during said twelve year
period, and within ten percent (10%) during the first
four program years, the second four program years or the
third four program years, provided the total number of
miles prescribed in the hereinafter described document
shall be within the five percent (5%) limitation, as said
total number of miles is set forth for construction
and/or improvement. Provided, however, that in those
counties in which the percentage of variance is higher
than the average percentage of variance among all the
counties, at the end of the first four program years, the
second four program years, or the third four program
years, as the case may be, the Commission shall forthwith
revise its planned construction of road mileage so as
promptly to reduce the percentage of variance in those
counties to a point not higher than the average among all
the counties. The above referred to mileage limitations
and restrictions for construction and improvement in the
several counties shall be deemed as a legislative
direction and the Commission shall endeavor to stay
within the above—mentioned limitations and restrictions.
If, however, construction or improvement in some county
or counties shall not fall within the above mileage
limitations at the conclusion of any four—year period the
Commission may proceed with its proposed highway
construction and improvement which is scheduled for
subsequent four—year periods. The document hereinabove
referred to is entitled "Roads Construction and
Reconstruction in the Proposed Twelve Year Program," and
dated October 27, 1952, generally referred to as the
"yellow book," a copy of which document shall be signed
on the front thereof by the chairman of the State Roads
Commission and shall be filed with each of the following:
The Secretary of the State of Maryland, the Clerk of the