PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

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Chapter 480 of the Acts of 1993, as amended by Chapter 677 of the Acts of 1994

SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the provisions of Sections
1 and 9 of this Act [shall take effect December 31, 1994] ARE contingent on the
enactment by the Congress of the United States of legislation that authorizes the
statewide use of a vehicle registered in accordance with § 13-919 of the Transportation
Article, as amended by this Act, including the use of a four-axle vehicle with a gross
vehicle weight of 70,000 pounds.

[SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That if the Congress does not
enact the legislation specified in Section 6 of this Act before December 31, 1994, or if the
Department of Transportation fails to adopt regulations implementing the
recommendations of the Dump Truck Technical Task Force within 6 months after the
report of the Task Force is issued;

(a) The Department shall report to the General Assembly during the 1995
Session on alternative measures, including possible legislative remedies, to minimize
damage to Maryland's highway and bridge systems; and

(b) With no further action required by the General Assembly, Section 1 of
this Act shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect.]

SECTION 9. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That any motor vehicle titled in
Maryland and registered under § 13-919 of the Transportation Article on or before
[December 31, 1994] MAY 31, 1994, shall be permitted to haul loose materials in bulk for
a distance of 100 miles under § 13-919(g) of the Transportation Article until the
expiration of the annual registration issued in 2009 for that motor vehicle, provided that
the motor vehicle complies with all applicable provisions set forth in the Transportation
Article.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the contingency specified
in Section 6 of Chapter 480 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1993, as amended by
Chapter 677 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1994 and by this Act, making the
taking effect of Sections 1 and 9 of Chapter 480 of the Acts of 1993 contingent on the
enactment of enabling legislation by the U.S. Congress, is hereby declared to have been
fulfilled by the enactment of P.L. 103-331, Sec. 332 (1994).

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1997 and shall be applied retroactively and to the same effect as if the dates
specified in § 13-919 of the Transportation Article as enacted by Chapter 480 of the Acts
of the General Assembly of 1993 had remained continuously in effect and were not
affected by any of the provisions of Chapter 677 of the Acts of the General Assembly of
1994.

Approved May 8, 1997.

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