PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

S.B. 371

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed Senate Bill 371.

This bill provides that the Governor must include in the annual budget bill a proposed
general fund appropriation to the Maryland Tourism Development Board of $4 million in
Fiscal Year 1999, $5 million in Fiscal Year 2000, and $6 million in Fiscal Year 2001. The
Office of Tourism Development must spend in each of these years a specified portion of
their budget appropriation on tourism advertising and promotion.

House Bill 685, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on May 8,
1997, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign Senate
Bill 371.

Sincerely,

Parris N. Glendening

Governor

Senate Bill No. 371

AN ACT concerning

Maryland Tourism Development - Funding

FOR the purpose of increasing the minimum amount of funds the Governor must include
in the annual budget bill for the Maryland Tourism Development Fund for certain
fiscal years; specifying certain fiscal years in which the Governor must include a
certain minimum amount of funding for the Office of Tourism Development and in
which the Office must spend a certain portion of its budget appropriation on
tourism marketing; requiring the Maryland Tourism Development Board and the
Secretary of Business and Economic Development to submit a certain annual report
to the Legislative Policy Committee in certain years; extending the termination date
repealing the termination of certain funding requirements to a certain date; and
generally relating to tourism development.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 83A - Department of Business and Economic Development

Section 4-208

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1995 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Chapter 111 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1994
Section 2, 5, and 6

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Chapter 112 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1994
Section 2, 5, and 6

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