VETOES

(a)  Except as provided in § 15-105 of this subtitle,
interest shall accrue at the rate [specified in § ll-107(a) of
the Courts Article] OF 2% PER MONTH, BUT NOT TO EXCEED 24% 18%
12% PER ANNUM, on any amount that:

(1)  is due and payable by law and under the written
procurement contract; and

(2)  remains unpaid more than 45 days after a unit
receives an invoice.

(b)  Interest shall accrue beginning on the 31st day after:

(1)  the day on which payment becomes due under a
procurement contract; or

(2)  if later, the day on which the unit receives an
invoice.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect October 1, 1988.

May 27, 1988

The Honorable R. Clayton Mitchell, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland
Constitution, I have today vetoed House Bill 126.

This bill requires the Commission on Indian Affairs to identify
and recognize each Native American nation, tribe, band, clan, or
other identifiable group that was indigenous to Maryland in 1790.

Senate Bill 421, which was passed by the General Assembly and
signed by me on May 27, 1988, accomplishes the same purpose.
Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign House Bill 126.

Sincerely,

William Donald Schaefer

Governor

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