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Torts —

Howard County -
Mental Health Authority, deemed a "local government" for
purposes of the Local Government Tort Claims Act, and

exempted from State and county taxes ......................................... 267 1777

Maryland Tort Claims Act, appropriation for claims under...............          13 902

Montgomery County -
Health department, local, and local department of social services,
transfer of duties from the State to county government, State

funding, and transfer of State employees, provisions added ....... 476 2837

Structured settlement of a claim against the State, authorized ......... 446 2755

Tourism —

Appropriation for ..................................................................................          13 879

923

Development Board, appropriation to .................................................          13 879

Heritage Areas Authority and Financing Fund, established; Maryland

System of Recognized and Certified Heritage Areas, established . 601 3464
Tourism and Promotion, Division of, renamed as Division of

Tourism, Film, and the Arts.............................................................. 321 1886

Washington County -
Hotel tax, rate increase for FY 1997; use of additional revenue by
Hagerstown for promoting Civil War tourism, provisions added . 665 3773
Welcome Center, Maryland State, at Baltimore inner harbor, bond

funds for ............................................................................................. 125 1422

Towing —
Size and weight restrictions for tow trucks, provisions altered; blanket
permit for towing vehicles exceeding size and weight restrictions,

provisions repealed ............................................................................ 496 2913

Toxic Substances SEE Hazardous and Toxic Substances
Trade SEE Commerce and Business; Foreign Trade
Traffic Regulations —

Expungement of records of criminal charges arising from same
incident as a motor vehicle or traffic offense, provisions altered ... 565 3225
Trailers SEE Mobile Homes
Training SEE Job Training
Transfer Tax - -

SEE ALSO Recordation

Distribution for FY 1997, altered ......................................................... 600 3457

Partnerships, transfer of real property to limited liability company,

recordation and transfer tax exemption provisions added .............. 690 3872

Transient Merchants —

Comptroller's Office, Investigative Services Unit, authority to enforce
motor fuel tax, motor carrier tax, motor fuel and lubricants, and

transient vendor laws, provisions added .......................................... 597 3430

Transportation —

SEE ALSO Aircraft; Airports; Buses; Mass Transit; Railroads;
Trucks

Authority, appropriation for transfers to .............................................          13 758

Carriers of flammables, regulation by Public Service Commission,
provisions repealed ............................................................................ 191 1605

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