Ch, 540

LAWS OF MARYLAND

9-505.

(a)   In addition to the other requirements of this subtitle,
each county plan shall:

(18)  For a county with a population greater than
150,000 according to the latest [Department] OFFICE of [State]
Planning projections, include a recycling plan by July 1, 1990
that:

(i) Provides for a reduction through recycling
of at least 20 percent of the county's solid waste stream by
weight or submits adequate justification, including economic and
other specific factors, as to why the 20 percent reduction cannot
be met;

(ii) Provides for recycling of the solid waste
stream to the extent practical and economically feasible, but in
no event may less than a 10 percent reduction be submitted; and

(iii) Requires full implementation of the
recycling plan by January 1, 1994; and

(19)  For a county with a population less than 150,000
according to the latest [Department] OFFICE of [State] Planning
projections; include a recycling plan by July 1, 1990 that:

(i) Provides for a reduction through recycling
of at least 15 percent of the county's solid waste stream or
submit adequate justification, including economic and other
specific factors, as to why the 15 percent reduction cannot be
met;

(ii) Provides for recycling of the solid waste
stream to the extent practical and economically feasible, but in
no event may less than a 5 percent reduction be submitted; and

(iii) Require full implementation of the
recycling plan by January 1, 1994.

9-507.

(b)  Before the Department approves or disapproves, in whole
or in part, a proposed county plan or a proposed revision or
amendment of a county plan, the Department shall submit the
proposal:

(1)  To the Department of Natural Resources for advice
on natural resources matters;

(2)  To the [Department] OFFICE of [State] Planning
for advice on the consistency of the proposal with the local
master plan and other appropriate matters; and

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