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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 10

[(17)] (18) State Board of Social Work Examiners (§
18-201 of the Health Occupations Article);

[(18)] (19) State Board of Examiners for Speech
Pathologists (§ 19-201 of the Health Occupations Article); and

[(19)] (20) Advisory Committee on Wage and Hour Law
(Article 100, § 85 of the Code).

Article - Transportation

2-104.

(a)  In addition to its other powers and duties and
notwithstanding any provisions of Articles 73B[, 77,] and 88B of
the Code or of any other statute, the Department may finance the
acquisition, by purchase or condemnation, of any real property
that it considers necessary for future improvement of the State
transportation system, as provided in this section.

4-406.

(b)  In implementing this program, the Authority shall
conform with the [provision] PROVISIONS of § 8-605(d) of the
Transportation Article, and shall utilize the rules and
regulations adopted by the State Highway Administration under
that subsection.

7-601.

(b)  The Administration shall bargain collectively and enter
into written collective bargaining agreements as to wages,
salaries, hours, working conditions, [an] AND pension and
retirement provisions with the accredited representatives of its
employees who are employed in:

(1)  Job classifications that on December 31, 1983,
were included in recognized bargaining units pursuant to
agreements in force on that date between the Administration and
an accredited representative identified in subsection (a)(l)(i),
(ii), or (iii) of this section; and

(2)  New or revised classifications comparable to
those described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, provided,
however, that supervisory, managerial, professional,
confidential, including secretaries or assistants to
administrative department and section heads or to other
management staff personnel, and engineering classifications shall
not be included.

(c)  The Administration may provide its employees with
automatic [cost of living] COST-OF-LIVING wage adjustments in
accordance with any applicable formula in a collective bargaining
agreement between the parties, provided that the aggregate of