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VETOES

Senate Bill 820, which was enacted by the General
Assembly and signed by me on May 27, 1980 accomplishes the
same purpose.

Therefore it is unnecessary for me to sign House Bill
959.

Sincerely,
Harry Hughes
Governor

House Bill No. 979

AN ACT concerning

Program Open Space - Allocations for Fiscal Year 1981

FOR the purpose of designating Program Open Space projects
to be funded under the Outdoor Recreation Land Loan of
1969 during fiscal year 1981; resolving any possible
doubt about the validity and effectiveness of this
designation which might arise from a conclusion that it
is a contraction of State debt requiring in the same
law a provision for collection of an annual tax or
taxes to cover principal and interest payments on that
debt; and relating generally to the provisions of the
Outdoor Recreation Land Loan of 1969.

May 27, 1980
Honorable Benjamin L. Cardin
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the
Maryland Constitution, I have today vetoed House Bill 979.

This bill establishes the annual appropriation for
Program Open Space for fiscal year 1981.

Senate Bill 444, which was enacted by the General
Assembly and signed by me on May 6, 1980 accomplishes the
same purpose.

Therefore it is unnecessary for me to sign House Bill
979.