Ch. 291

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Procurement Article, or otherwise if the General Assembly in
striking or reducing the appropriation, prohibited its
restoration. However, except for emergency capital projects, if
the General Assembly explicitly reduces in the budget bill an
appropriation proposed for a major capital project as defined in
§ 2-103.1(a)(4) of the Transportation Article, the appropriation
may not be restored for the same purpose as originally proposed
by the budget amendment procedure of § 7-209 of the State Finance
and Procurement Article or otherwise unless the General Assembly,
in striking or reducing the appropriation, expressly authorized
its restoration.

[(3) (i) For fiscal years 1983 and 1984 the
Department of Transportation shall utilize the additional funds
credited to the Transportation Trust Fund under § 8-402(c) of
this article from the proceeds of the tax imposed by Article 56,
§ 136(d) and (e) of the Code for the following purposes in the
priority listed:                                                                 

1.  The maintenance, repair,

rehabilitation, and reconstruction of the existing State highway
system, including bridges;

2.  The design and engineering and
construction or reconstruction of interstate highways, including
bridges, in order that the State may receive the maximum amount
of federal funds allocated for interstate highway projects; and

3.  The design and engineering and the
construction or reconstruction of State highways, including
bridges, due to the structural condition of the highways or
bridges or to the volume of the traffic.

(ii) For fiscal year 1983, the new revenues
derived under Article 56, § 136(d) of the Code and allocated or
appropriated to the State Highway Administration shall be in
addition to the funds appropriated to the State Highway
Administration for fiscal year 1983 from the existing revenue
sources for the Transportation Trust Fund. The State funds
allocated or appropriated to the State Highway Administration in
the fiscal year 1983 budget for the purposes enumerated under
subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, exclusive of any new revenues
derived under Article 56, § 136(d) of the Code, shall be the
minimum amount allocated or appropriated to the State Highway
Administration in fiscal year 1984 for these purposes, exclusive
of any new revenues derived under Article 56, § 136(d) or (e) of
the Code. In fiscal years 1983 and 1984, any new revenues
derived under Article 56, § 136(d) or (e) of the Code and
credited to the Transportation Trust Fund as provided in
subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be expended by the State
Highway Administration in addition to the minimum allocation or
appropriation described in this subparagraph.

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