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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 109

General Fund amounts for retirement and pension contributions
from the Maryland State Retirement and Pension Systems to the
various State departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions,
boards, and other organizational units included in the State
budget.

SECTION 12. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That authorization
is hereby granted to transfer by approved 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 13. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That $76,518 of the
funds appropriated to or for the Maryland State Police and the
Fire Prevention Commission and Fire Marshal shall be utilized to
purchase a standard professional liability policy from the State
Self-Insurance Fund.

SECTION 14. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That authorization
is hereby granted to transfer by approved budget amendment
General Fund amounts, budgeted to the various State agencies'
programs and subprograms which comprise the indirect cost pools
under the Statewide Indirect Cost Plan, from the State agencies
providing such services to the State agencies receiving the
services. It is further authorized that receipts by the State
agencies providing such services from charges for the indirect
services may be used as special funds for operating expense of
the indirect cost pools.

SECTION 15. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Board of
Public Works in exercising its authority to create additional
positions pursuant to Article 78A, Section 16B, may authorize
during the fiscal year no more than 50 positions in excess of the
total number of authorized State positions on July 1, 1986, as
determined by the Secretary of Budget and Fiscal Planning.
Provided, however, that if the imposition of this ceiling causes
undue hardship in any department, agency, board, or commission,
additional positions may be created for the affected unit to the
extent that positions authorized by the General Assembly for the
fiscal year are abolished in that unit or in other units of State
government. It is further provided that the limit of 50 does not
apply to any position that may be created in conformance with
specific manpower statutes that may be enacted by the State or
federal government nor to any position created to implement block
grant actions or to implement a program reflecting fundamental
changes in federal/State relationships. Notwithstanding anything
contained in this section, the Board of Public Works may
authorize additional temporary positions to meet public
emergencies resulting from an act of God and violent acts of men,
which are necessary to protect the health and safety of the
people of Maryland.