H.B. 1688                                                VETOES

case management under this section shall include plans for coordination among agencies
at the local level. Coordinated case management under this Act shall be implemented on
or before March 1, 1995.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Lead Poisoning

Outreach and Education Program, § 18-106(e) § 6-304(b) of the Health—General

Environment Article as enacted by this Act, shall take effect October 1, 1994. Section
18-106(e) Section 6-304(b) of the Health—General Environment Article as enacted by
this Act shall remain in effect for a period of 6 years and at the end of September 30,
2000, and with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated
and of no further force and effect.

SECTION 4. 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 Constitution, I have today
vetoed House Bill 1688.

House Bill 1688 would create an exemption from the current two-year waiting period for
a new tidal fish license for an individual who has received a pardon after being
incarcerated for a criminal offense.

House Bill 1688 amends Section 4-703 (c) of the Natural Resources Article of the
Annotated Code. Another bill, Senate Bill 494 (Chapter 184 of the Acts of 1994), an
emergency departmental bill introduced on behalf of the Department of Natural
Resources, repealed Section 4-703 in its entirety. The purpose of Senate Bill 494 is to
restructure the way that the Department limits entry to the commercial fishery in a
manner that is both equitable and effective. That restructuring involved development of a
completely new set of criteria for issuance of commercial fishing licenses. The new
issuance procedures set forth in Senate Bill 494 do not include a two-year waiting period.
Therefore, signing House Bill 1688 would establish an exemption from a provision of law
which no longer exists. Further, signing House Bill 1688 would have the legal effect of
reestablishing the two-year waiting period. I am advised by the Department of Natural
Resources that signing the bill would create conflicting provisions of law governing the
issuance of commercial fishing licenses.

For the reasons above, I have vetoed House Bill 1688.

Sincerely,

William Donald Schaefer

Governor

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