PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 600

bodies of Maryland [and], Virginia, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA and by any
bondholder or bondholders at any reasonable time, provided the business of the
Authority is not unduly interrupted or interfered with thereby.

Any member, agent, or employee of the Authority who contracts with the Authority
or is interested, either directly or indirectly, in any contract with the Authority or in the
sale of any property, either real or personal, to the Authority shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and, upon conviction [ shall] MAY be punished by a fine of not more than
$1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.

Any person who uses the project and fails or refuses to pay the toll provided
therefor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction [ shall] MAY be punished
by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or both.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act may not take
effect until a similar Act is passed by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of
Columbia; that the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia are
requested to concur in this Act of the General Assembly of Maryland by the passage of a
similar Act; that the Department of Legislative Reference shall notify the appropriate
officials of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the District of Columbia, and the United
States Congress of the passage of this Act; and that upon the concurrence in this Act by
the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia and approval by the United
States Congress, the Governor of the State of Maryland shall issue a proclamation
declaring this Act valid and effective and shall forward a copy of the proclamation to the
Director of the Department of Legislative Reference.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to Section 2 of
this Act, this Act shall take effect October 1, 1996.

Approved May 23, 1996.

CHAPTER 600
(House Bill 1232)

AN ACT concerning

Program Open Space Financing State Government

FOR the purpose of allocating a certain percentage of those funds not required to pay
bonds issued under the Outdoor Recreation Land Loan of 1969, or salaries and
expenses necessary to administer Program Open Space to the General Fund of the
State; and generally relating to Program Open Space.

FOR the purpose of altering the allocation of State transfer tax revenues for a certain
fiscal year; altering certain provisions for reconciliation of certain excesses or
deficiencies in State transfer tax revenues; requiring the Department of
Transportation to establish a selection process for a certain purpose; requiring a
transportation unit to comply with certain cost reimbursement limits established by
the Transportation Professional Services Selection Board; requiring the Board to

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