HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                 931

Total General Fund Appropriation.........                 855,289

Total Special Fund Appropriation.........                   32,400

Total Appropriation....................                 897,689

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

The Department of

Transportation shall not

expend funds of any job or

position of employment

approved in this budget in

excess of 9,275 9,268

positions of the total

authorized amount

established in the budget

for the Department of

Transportation at any one

time during fiscal year

1982, and that the Secretary

of Transportation utilize

his prerogatives under the

Transportation Article,

Section 2-l01 and 2-102, to

implement, this provision.

provided, however, that any
authorized job or position
to be filled above the 9,275
9.268 ceiling is approved by

the Board of Public Works

and shall count against the

Rule of 100 imposed by the

General Assembly. The

establishment of new jobs or

positions of employment not

authorized in the fiscal

year 1981 budget shall be

subject to Article 78A,

Section 16B(a) and the Rule

of 100. Excess funds

generated as a result of

this ceiling shall be used

to offset the need for the

issuance of an amount of
consolidated Transportation
Bonds during the fiscal

SECRETARY'S OFFICE