Marvin Mandel, Governor                        1857

(b)  If, after the preliminary investigation, the Committee deter-
mines sufficient grounds exist for a substantial conflict of interest,
the Committee shall report its findings to the body of the legislature
of which the legislator is a member, accompanied by a request that
an "Investigating Committee" be established to determine if a viola-
tion of these rules has occurred.

(c)  The House of Delegates or the Senate, after receiving the
report, may by resolution establish an "Investigating Committee" as
provided in Article 40 of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The
resolution shall state the Committee's purposes, powers, duties, dura-
tion, the subject matter, the scope of its investigating authority, and
the number of its members. The report of the Committee and the
consideration of the resolution shall be in Executive session.

102) Any person who knowingly files a false statement or charge
with the Committee shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and,
upon conviction, shall be punished pursuant to Section 87A of Article
40 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition, as amended
from time to time).

103) 102) (a) Any legislator who is in doubt as to the propriety
of any action proposed to be taken by him may request the Commit-
tee to render an advisory opinion. The advisory opinion, with such
deletions and changes as necessary to protect the legislator's identity,
shall be filed with the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House
of Delegates, and the Secretary of State, and they shall be kept and
indexed in relation to the subject matter for the purpose of building
a body of case law.

(b) It is the sense of the members of the General Assembly that
the provisions of Rules 96 to 103, inclusive, apply and are effective
during any interim period when the General Assembly is not in
session, to the same extent as during sessions.

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the above
rules are adopted; and be it further

Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be sent to the Secretary
of State.

Approved May 17, 1971.

No. 54
(Senate Joint Resolution 75)

Senate Joint Resolution requesting the Congress to take speedy
action authorizing the Corps of Engineers to proceed with certain
water conservation projects in the MARYLAND SUBURBS OF
Washington, D. C. area.

Whereas, The availability of usable water in the MARYLAND
PORTION OF THE Washington Metropolitan area is approaching a
level inadequate to service the growing population of that area; and