538                                           LAWS OF MARYLAND                                    Ch. 86

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

1979 DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION

36.01.27.01 Public Affairs

To become available
immediately upon passage of
this budget to supplement
the appropriation for fiscal
year 1979 to provide funds
for Maryland's Economic
Development Strategy.
General Fund Appropriation....                                            632,319

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That in order to
carry out the provisions of these appropriations the
Secretary of Budget and Fiscal Planning is authorized:

(a)    To allot all or any portion of the funds herein
appropriated to the various departments, boards,
commissions, officers, schools and institutions by monthly,
quarterly or seasonal periods and by objects of expense and
may place any funds appropriated but not allotted in
contingency reserve available for subsequent allotment.
Upon his own initiative or upon the request of the head of
any State agency, the Secretary may authorize a change in
the amount of funds so allotted.

The Secretary shall before the beginning of the fiscal
year file with the Comptroller of the Treasury his schedule
of allotments, if any. The Comptroller shall not authorize
any expenditure or obligation in excess of the allotment
made and any expenditure so made shall be illegal.

(b)    To allot all or any portion of funds coming into
the hands of any department, board, commission, officer,
school and institution of the State, from sources not
estimated or calculated upon in the budget.

(c)    To fix the number and classes of positions or man
years of authorized employment for each agency, unit or
program thereof, not inconsistent with the Public General
Laws in regard to classification of positions. He shall
file his determinations with the Secretary of Personnel and
the Comptroller of the Treasury before the beginning of the
fiscal year and no payment for salaries or wages nor any
request for or certification of personnel shall be made
except in accordance with the Secretary's determinations.
At any time during the fiscal year the Secretary may amend
the number and classes of positions of man years of
employment previously fixed by him.