HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(a) A person may apply to the Administration for a disabled
person's parking permit on a form provided by the Administration
if:

(1)  The applicant or a dependent of the applicant has
a permanent physical disability as described in § 13-616(a)(l) of
this subtitle; or

(2)  The applicant has a physical disability, as
certified by a licensed physician and determined by the
Administration, which is not permanent but which substantially
impairs the person's mobility for at least 3 weeks, and which is
so severe that the applicant would endure a hardship or be
subject to a risk of injury if the privileges accorded a person
for whom a permit is issued under this section were denied.

(f) When displayed by the person to whom it is issued, the
placard shall be placed inside the vehicle in a position that it
can be viewed from the outside through the lower right-hand
portion of the windshield. When displayed, [this person] THE
PERSON TO WHOM A PLACARD IS ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION OR UNDER A
SIMILAR PROVISION OF LAW OF ANY STATE is accorded the privileges
contained in § 13-616(f) of this subtitle.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1986.

May 27, 1986
The Honorable Melvin A. Steinberg
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland
Constitution, I have today vetoed Senate Bill 291. I have taken
this action at the request of the State Comptroller due to the
adverse effect of this bill on the administration of the State
sales tax.

Senate Bill 291 would require the Comptroller to pay
interest on a sales tax refund beginning 30 days after the
Comptroller has received a documented claim for refund. The rate
of interest paid on the refund would be between 12 to 15 percent,
depending on the rate established by certain determinations of
the United States Secretary of the Treasury. State general fund
revenues would be reduced by this bill by $155,000 in Fiscal Year
1987, with losses of $333,000 in Fiscal Year 1991 and thereafter.