HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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President of the Senate

State House

Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the
Maryland Constitution, I have today vetoed Senate Bill 1080.

This bill removes the reference to Cecil County from
the provisions of Sec. 8-634 of the Transportation Article.
That section provides that the State Highway Administration
shall construct and maintain the highways of counties that
are listed in the section. The effect of the bill would be
to make Cecil County responsible for maintaining its own
road maintenance as of October 1, 1980.

The sponsor of the bill, at the request of the County
Commissioners of Cecil County, has asked that I veto the
bill because the Commissioners have found that it is not
feasible for the county to establish a new road building
department this year.

For this reason, I have decided to veto Senate Bill
1080.

Sincerely,
Harry Hughes
Governor

Senate Bill No. 1081

AN ACT concerning

Reorganization of State Government - Environmental Area

FOR the purpose of transferring certain environmental
regulatory functions presently within the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene to the Department of Natural
Resources; directing the Secretary of Natural Resources
to administer and enforce the transferred functions so
as to preserve, conserve, enhance, and perpetuate the
public health, environment, and natural resources of
the State; providing for the effectiveness of this Act;
and generally relating to State government in the
environmental area.

May 27, 1980
Honorable James Clark, Jr.