WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 10

SECTION 10. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That authorization
is hereby granted to transfer by 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 11. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That $4,280,248 is
appropriated in the various agency budgets for tort claims
(including motor vehicles) under the provisions of State
Government Article, Title 12, Subtitle 1, the Maryland Tort
Claims Act (MTCA). These funds are to be transferred to the State
Insurance Trust Fund; these funds, together with funds
appropriated in prior budgets for tort claims but unexpended, are
the only funds available to make payments under the provisions of
the MTCA. Tort claims, paid from the State Insurance Trust Fund,
are limited by budgetary appropriation and by State Treasurer's
regulations to payments of $50,000 to a single claimant for
injuries arising from a single incident or occurrence.

SECTION 12. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That authorization
is hereby granted to transfer by 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 13. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Board of
Public Works in exercising its authority to create additional
positions pursuant to Section 7-236 of the State Finance and
Procurement Article, may authorize during the fiscal year no more

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23.22.01.03--Community and Residential

Services
Department of Health and Mental

Hygiene:
Developmental Disabilities
Administration:
32.13.01.12--Community Services

Department of Human Resources:
33.02.00.03--Social Services
33.09.00.01--Assistance Payments

Department of Education:

36.01.02.07--Handicapped Children

3,720,000

912,963

1,735,104

4,659,412

10,130,575