PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                               Ch. 90

Article - State Government

2-901.

[(a)]In this subtitle, [the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) "Commission" means the Advisory Commission on Federal-Local Relations.

(c)] "Committee" means the Joint Committee on Federal Relations.

2-902.

There is a Joint Committee on Federal Relations, which is a joint committee of the
Senate and the House.

2-903.

(a)     The Committee consists of 16 members.

(b)     Of the 16 Committee members:

(1)     8 shall be senators, appointed by the President; and

(2)     8 shall be delegates, appointed by the Speaker.
2-904.

(a)     The President and the Speaker jointly shall appoint a chairman and a vice
chairman of the Committee.

(b)     (1) The President shall appoint a chairman of the Senate members of the
Committee.

(2) The Speaker shall appoint a chairman of the House members of the
Committee.

2-905.

The Department of Fiscal Services shall provide staff assistance to the Committee.

2-906.

(a) The Committee shall:

(1) as to the relations between the State and the federal government:

(i) monitor and evaluate the relations;

(ii) monitor proposals to change the relations;

(iii) evaluate the impact of the proposals on the State and its citizens
and on local governments; and

(iv) keep officials of the Executive and Legislative Branches of the
State government and others informed about the relations and the potential impact of
proposals to change the relations;

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