H.B. 1320                                               VETOES

(5)     perform a best practices examination of community-based diversion
programs in other states and make recommendations for implementation and funding
in Maryland;

(6)     examine inter-system collaboration among courts, schools, and
community-based institutions and make recommendations to improve those
collaborations; and

(7)     perform an assets survey of current community-based gang
initiatives in Baltimore City, Montgomery County, and Prince George's County.

(g) The Task Force shall submit an interim report of its findings and
recommendations to the House Judiciary Committee and the Senate Judicial
Proceedings Committee, and, in accordance with § 2-1246 of the State Government
Article, to the General Assembly, on or before December 1, 2004, and shall submit a
final report in the same manner on or before December 1, 2005.

SECTION 5. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 1 of this Act
shall take effect July 1, 2004. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and 6 5
months and, at the end of December 1, 2005, with no further action required by the
General Assembly, Section 4 of this Act shall be abrogated and of no further force and
effect.

SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, except as provided in
Section 5 of this Act, this Act shall take effect October 1, 2004.

May 26, 2004

The Honorable Michael E. Busch
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 1320 - Maryland Spam Deterrence Act.

This bill prohibits a person from using specified protected computers to relay or
retransmit commercial electronic mail messages with the intent to deceive or mislead
recipients or an electronic mail service provider under specified circumstances;
prohibits a person from materially falsifying header information in commercial
electronic mail messages under specified circumstances; prohibits a person from
registering for electronic mail accounts or domain names under specified
circumstances; and provides for specified penalties and fines.

Senate Bill 604, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on May
26, 2004, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign
House Bill 1320.

Very truly yours,

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