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2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Ch. 216
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SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That funds appropriated by
this bill may be transferred among programs in accordance with the procedure
provided in Sections 7-205 through 7-212, inclusive, of the State Finance and
Procurement Article.
SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, except as otherwise
provided, amounts received from sources estimated or calculated upon in the budget
in excess of the estimates for any special or federal fund appropriations listed in this
bill may be made available by approved budget amendment.
SECTION 8. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That authorization is hereby
granted to transfer by budget amendment General Fund amounts for the operations
of State office buildings and facilities to the budgets of the various agencies and
departments occupying the buildings.
SECTION 9. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That $8,000,000 is
appropriated in the various agency budgets for tort claims (including motor vehicles)
under the provisions of the State Government Article, Title 12, Subtitle 1, the
Maryland Tort Claims Act (MTCA). These funds are to be transferred to the State
Insurance Trust Fund; these funds, together with funds appropriated in prior budgets
for tort claims but unexpended, are the only funds available to make payments under
the provisions of the MTCA.
(A) Tort claims for incidents or occurrences occurring after October 1, 1999, paid
from the State Insurance Trust Fund, are limited hereby and by State
Treasurer's regulations to payments of no more than $200,000 to a single
claimant for injuries arising from a single incident or occurrence.
(B) Tort claims for incidents or occurrences occurring after July 1, 1996, and before
October 1, 1999, paid from the State Insurance Trust Fund, are limited hereby
and by State Treasurer's regulations to payments of no more than $100,000 to a
single claimant for injuries arising from a single incident or occurrence.
(C) Tort claims for incidents or occurrences resulting in death on or after July 1,
1994, and before July 1, 1996, paid from the State Insurance Trust Fund, are
limited hereby and by State Treasurer's regulations to payments of no more than
$75,000 to a single claimant. All other tort claims occurring on or after July 1,
1994, and before July 1, 1996, paid from the State Insurance Trust Fund, are
limited hereby and by State Treasurer's regulations to payments of no more than
$50,000 to a single claimant for injuries arising from a single incident or
occurrence.
(D) Tort claims for incidents or occurrences occurring prior to July 1, 1994, paid
from the State Insurance Trust Fund, are limited hereby and by State
Treasurer's regulations to payments of no more than $50,000 to a single
claimant for injuries arising from a single incident or occurrence.
SECTION 10. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That authorization is
hereby granted to transfer by budget amendment General Fund amounts, budgeted to
the various State agency programs and subprograms which comprise the indirect cost
pools under the Statewide Indirect Cost Plan, from the State agencies providing such
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