ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                            S.B. 618

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 2003.

May 22, 2003

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, today I have
vetoed Senate Bill 618 - Housing - Community Legacy Program - Neighborhood
Intervention Projects.

This bill alters the purposes of a community legacy project to include the financing of
a neighborhood intervention project for the rehabilitation or demolition of properties
located in stable neighborhoods. Additionally, the bill limits the amount of federal
assistance that may be awarded for a neighborhood intervention project, and imposes
specified obligations on sponsors of neighborhood intervention projects.

House Bill 620, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me,
accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign Senate
Bill 618.

Sincerely,

Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.

Governor

Senate Bill No. 618

AN ACT concerning

Housing - Community Legacy Program - Neighborhood Intervention

Projects

FOR the purpose of altering the purposes of a community legacy project to include the
financing of a neighborhood intervention project for the rehabilitation or
demolition of properties located in stable neighborhoods under certain
circumstances; establishing a certain priority for the review and approval of
applications for financial assistance under the Community Legacy Program
under certain circumstances; limiting the amount of financial assistance that
may be awarded for a neighborhood intervention project; requiring the
Community Legacy Board to allocate annually no less than a certain percentage
of the Community Legacy Financial Assistance Fund to neighborhood
intervention projects; creating a certain Neighborhood Intervention Fund within
the Community Legacy Financial Assistance Fund; providing for allocations to
and transfers from the Neighborhood Intervention Fund under certain
circumstances; imposing certain obligations on a sponsor of a neighborhood
intervention project under certain circumstances; defining certain terms;

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