Ch. 114                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(ii) A four-axle vehicle with a maximum gross vehicle weight of 70,000
pounds that is in compliance with the regulations described under subsection (c)(2)(ii) of
this section.

(i) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a vehicle
registered under this section with a registered maximum gross weight limitation of more
than 65,000 pounds that is not in compliance with the regulations described in subsection
(c)(2)(ii) of this section is limited to a maximum gross weight of 65,000 pounds when the
vehicle is operated on an interstate highway or in a county in the State other than
Allegany County or Garrett County.

(2) A vehicle used to haul coal, logs, or pulpwood that is registered under
this section and operated on Interstate Route 68 in Allegany County or Garrett County is
allowed a maximum gross weight limitation of 70,000 pounds, regardless of whether the
vehicle is in compliance with the regulations described in subsection (c)(2)(ii) of this
section.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1996.

Approved April 30, 1996.

CHAPTER 114

(Senate Bill 172)

AN ACT concerning

Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital

FOR the purpose of authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $945,000, the
proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Trustees of Mount Washington
Pediatric Hospital,—Inc. for certain acquisition, development, or improvement
purposes; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement
that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; and providing generally for
the issuance and sale of bonds evidencing the loan.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That:

(1) The Board of Public Works may borrow money and incur indebtedness on
behalf of the State of Maryland through a State loan to be known as the Baltimore City
- Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital Loan of 1996 in a total principal amount equal to
the lesser of (i) $945,000 or (ii) the amount of the matching fund provided in accordance
with Section 1(5) below. This loan shall be evidenced by the issuance, sale, and delivery of
State general obligation bonds authorized by a resolution of the Board of Public Works
and issued, sold, and delivered in accordance with §§ 8-117 through 8-124 of the State
Finance and Procurement Article and Article 31, § 22 of the Code.

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