1450                                        LAWS OF MARYLAND                                    Ch. 377

7-209.

(a)  The Governor may amend [the schedule for an

appropriation to] AN APPROPRIATION FOR A PROGRAM OF the Office of

the Governor.

(b)  (1) Except as provided in § 7-212 of this subtitle,
whenever an officer or unit of the Executive Branch of the State
government wants the [schedule for an appropriation to]
APPROPRIATION FOR A PROGRAM OF the officer or unit amended, the
officer or unit shall submit a proposed amended [schedule]
APPROPRIATION FOR THE PROGRAM to the Secretary of Budget and
Fiscal Planning.

(2)  The Secretary of Budget and Fiscal Planning shall
endorse on or attach to the proposed amended [schedule]
APPROPRIATION FOR THE PROGRAM a recommendation and send the

[schedule] AMENDED APPROPRIATION FOR THE PROGRAM and

recommendation to the Governor.

(3)  At any time before the Governor approves or
disapproves the proposed amended [schedule] APPROPRIATION FOR A
PROGRAM, the officer or unit may withdraw the [schedule]

PROPOSAL.

(4)  Whenever the Governor approves a proposed amended
[schedule] APPROPRIATION FOR A PROGRAM, the Governor shall
endorse it as "approved".                             

(c)  [An amended schedule may not exceed the limits of an

appropriation.] AN AMENDMENT OF AN APPROPRIATION FOR A PROGRAM
MAY NOT INCREASE THE SUM OF THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR ALL THE
PROGRAMS OF THE OFFICER OR UNIT.

(d)  (1) (i) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this
subsection, an amendment under this section may not increase a
salary so that it exceeds the amount set by the most recently
enacted State budget [and its supporting documents].

(ii) The limitation in this paragraph applies
whether or not the most recently enacted budget is in effect.

(2) (i) The Governor may approve an amendment that
increases the salary INDICATED IN THE MOST RECENTLY ENACTED

BUDGET BILL WHETHER OR NOT THE BILL IS IN EFFECT for a

nonclassified position [so that the salary exceeds the limitation
in paragraph (1) of this subsection] LISTED IN THE BUDGET BILL IN
ACCORDANCE WITH § 7-109 if:

1.  the Board of Public Works has approved
the increase in accordance with Article 64A, § 27(a) of the Code;
and

2.  compliance with Article 64A, § 27(a)
of the Code is documented.