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(1) $1,648,669 of the funds in the Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists Fund established under § 17–206 of the Health Occupations Article;

(2) $776,646 $426,551 of the funds in the State Board of Occupational Therapy Practice Fund established under § 10–206 of the Health Occupations Article; and

(3) $588,771 $480,954 of the funds in the State Board of Examiners for Psychologists Fund established under § 18–207 of the Health Occupations Article.

SECTION 7. 6. 11. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, on or before June 30, 2025, the Governor may transfer $216,845 from the Health Information Exchange Fund established under § 19–143 of the Health – General Article to the Medical Programs Administration to support information technology activities.

SECTION 8. 7. 12. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, on or before June 30, 2025, the Governor may transfer to the General Fund $193,830,236 $193,474,476 from the Dedicated Purpose Account established under § 7–310 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, including:

(1) $149,500,476 for cybersecurity;

(2) $28,884,000 in capital pay–as–you–go funds for renovations to 2100 Guilford Avenue and the adjacent parking structure;

(3) $9,090,000 in capital pay–as–you–go funds for the Maryland Department of Emergency Management Headquarters Renovation and Expansion project at the Camp Fretterd Military Reservation in Reisterstown; and

(4) $6,000,000 in capital pay–as–you–go funds for Conowingo Dam dredging; and

(5) $355,760 in other miscellaneous operating expenses.

SECTION 9. 8. 13. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, on or before June 30, 2025, the Governor may transfer up to $90,000,000 of the funds in the Strategic Energy Investment Fund established under § 9–20B–05 of the State Government Article to the Dedicated Purpose Account established under § 7–310 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

(2) (i) The Governor may not include in the transfer authorized under paragraph (1) of this subsection any funds in the Energy Assistance Account.