PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                              Ch. 600

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:

(1) For fiscal year 1997, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of
the State Budget Bill, as enacted, $6,000,000 shall be transferred from the General Fund
to the Transportation Trust Fund;

(2) For fiscal year 1999, the Governor shall include in the budget submitted
at the 1998 Session an appropriation of $15.000.000 from General Fund revenues to the
Transportation Trust Fund for the use of the Department of Transportation; and

(3) To effect the transfer of the $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, the
Comptroller shall distribute to the Transportation Trust Fund $1,250,000 on a monthly
basis beginning in July 1998 and continuing through June 1999.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED. That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, as part of the budget submitted at the 1997 Session of the General
Assembly, the Governor shall include a proposed appropriation in an amount equal to
any unappropriated General Fund balance as of June 30, 1996 to the Citizen Tax
Reduction and Fiscal Reserve Account of the State Reserve Fund established under §
7-310.1 of the State Finance and Procurement Article. The amount of the proposed
appropriation required under this section shall be in addition to the amount of any
appropriation otherwise required by law.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED. That, for fiscal year 1997.
notwithstanding any other provision of law, as provided in the Fiscal Year 1997 State
Budget Bill as enacted, up to $7,000,000 from the State Used Tire Cleanup and Recycling
Fund established under § 9-273 of the Environment Article may be used for removal of
nutrients at publicly owned sewage treatment works, provided that these funds are
administered in a manner consistent with §§ 9-345 through 9-351 of the Environment
Article.

SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Governor:

(1) May transfer from the Dedicated Purpose Account established under §
7-310 of the State Finance and Procurement Article up to $13.600,000 to the General
Fund to support appropriations for the public school purposes specified in the Fiscal
Year 1997 State Budget Bill, as enacted; and

(2) Shall include the following appropriations to the Dedicated Purpose
Account established under § 7-310 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, in the
annual budget submissions:

(a)     For Fiscal Year 1998. $6.800.000; and

(b)     For Fiscal Year 1999, $6.800,000.

SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, except as provided in Title 14, Subtitle 3 of the State Finance and
Procurement Article, the provisions of Division II of the State Finance and Procurement
Article do not apply for purposes of the design and construction of State highways
relating to the Redskins stadium project in Prince George's County. Provided, however.

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