HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(2) SALES OF NATURAL OH ARTIFICIAL GAS.
ELECTRICITY, AND STEAM MADE UNDER RESIDENTIAL OK DOMESTIC
RATE SCHEDULES ON FILE WITH THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF

MARYLAND AND SALES OF HEATING OIL AND COAL FOR USE IN

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WHICH CONTAIN NOT MORE THAN FOUR
UNITS, COOPERATIVE HOUSING, CONDOMINIUMS, AND OTHER SIMILAR
RESIDENTIAL LIVING ARRANGEMENTS. THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED IN
THIS SUBSECTION (2) SHALL AUTOMATICALLY TERMINATE ON JUNE
30, 1981, WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That it is the
intent of the General Assembly that the exemption provided
by this Act in the case of residential real property where
the landlord pays the utility charges shall be provided, to
the tenant in the form of a reduction in rent equivalent to
the exemption provided by this Act and may legally be
recoverable by the tenant through appropriate legal action.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Public
Service Commission shall require gas and electric utility

companies to notify all customers that by Chapter of

the Acts__of 1979, the General Assembly has eliminated the

sales tax on the sales of natural and artificial gas,
electricity, and steam for residential rate payers and
sales of heating oil and coal for use in residential
properties which contain no more than four units,
cooperative housing, condominiums, and other similar
residential living arrangements.

SECTION 3 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this
Act shall take effect July 1, 1979.

Approved May 14, 1979.

CHAPTER 420

(House Bill 251)

AN ACT concerning

Creation of a State Debt — The General Construction

Loan of 1979 and the General Construction Loans of

1972, 1975, 1977 and 1978

FOR the purpose of authorizing the creation of a State Debt
in the amount of Sixty-Nine Million—Ninety Thousand

Dollars ($69,090,000) Sixty-Nine Million Five Hundred

Seventy Nino Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars
[$69,579,900) Fifty-Nine Million One Hundred Sixty-One
Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars ($59,161,900). the
proceeds to be used for certain necessary building,
construction, demolition, planning, renovation,
conversion, replacement, and equipment purposes of this
State and for acquiring certain real estate and options