(2) A procurement by an entity listed in subsection (a)(1)(i) through (xv)
of this section shall be made under procedures that promote the purposes stated in §
11-201(a) of this subtitle.

(3) (i) A unit that procures human, social, or educational services from
an entity enumerated in subsection (a)(2) of this section shall publish in the Contract
Weekly notice of a procurement contract or an extension or renewal of a procurement
contract if:

1. the procurement contract extension, or renewal costs
more than $25,000; and

2. the procurement is made for 3rd party clients described in
§ 13-106 of this article.

(ii) The notice required under this paragraph shall be published not
more than 30 days after the execution and approval of the procurement contract or
the extension or renewal of the procurement contract.

(4) The purchase of advisory services from the General Selection Board
or the Transportation Selection Board under § 13-305 of this article shall be governed
by the Maryland Architectural and Engineering Services Act.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That any funds collected by
the Public Service Commission under § 2-110 of the Public Utility Companies Article
that remain unexpended or unallocated to the Commission or the Office of People's
Counsel as of June 30, 1999 shall be divided proportionally and paid into the Public
Service Commission Fund and the State treasury, respectively, in accordance with §
2-110(d)(2) of the Public Utility Companies Article as enacted by this Act.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the provisions of §
2-108(d)(8)(ii)7 of the Public Utility Companies Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this
Act, shall apply to and be construed to affect Commission personnel in new positions
and in positions that were in existence on or after July 1, 1999.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1999.

May 27, 1999

The Honorable Casper R. Taylor, Jr.
Speaker of the House
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed House Bill 1023.

This bill expands the exemption for certain health insurance carriers from the
requirements relating to the adverse decision and grievance process and the health