H.B. 618

VETOES

(b)     Any displaced person eligible for payments under subsection (a) of this
section, who is displaced from a dwelling and who elects to. accept the payments
authorized by this subsection in lieu of the payments authorized by subsection (a) of this
section, may receive a moving expense allowance, determined according to a schedule
established by the lead agency.

(c)     (1) Any displaced person eligible for payments under subsection (a) of this
section who is displaced from the person's place of business or farm operation and who is
eligible under criteria established by the lead agency may elect to accept the payment
authorized by this subsection in lieu of the payment authorized by subsection (a) of this
section.

(2)     (I) Such payment shall consist of a fixed payment in an amount to be
determined according to criteria established by the lead agency, except that such payment
may not be less than $1,000 nor more than [$20,000 ] $23,785 UNLESS ADJUSTED UNDER
SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH.

(II)     EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1 OF EACH YEAR, A DISPLACING AGENCY
SHALL ADJUST THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PAYMENT LIMITS SET FORTH IN
SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH TO REFLECT ANNUAL CHANGES IN THE
RATE OF INFLATION OR DEFLATION AS INDICATED BY GROWTH IN PROPRIETORS'
INCOME STATISTICS PREPARED BY THE BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS IN THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AS A COMPONENT IN THE BUREAU'S
PERSONAL INCOME SERIES.

(III)   SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH DO NOT
APPLY TO PROJECTS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE FEDERAL UNIFORM RELOCATION
SYSTEMS ASSISTANCE ACT.

(3)     A person whose sole business at the displacement dwelling is the rental
of such property to others shall not qualify for a payment under this subsection.

SECTION 2: AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1994.

May 26, 1994

The Honorable Casper R. Taylor, 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 Constitutional have today
vetoed House Bill 618.                                                                         

This bill would specify the amount of sick leave that may be taken by State employees who
have a newly adopted or newly born child.

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