ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 394

CHAPTER 394
(House Bill 1005)

AN ACT concerning

St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission - Membership

FOR the purpose of altering the number of members of the St. Mary's County
Metropolitan Commission to include a nonvoting member to represent certain
interests of the United States Navy; providing for the qualifications and term of
a nonvoting member of the Commission; providing that a nonvoting member
may not receive compensation for serving on the Commission; and generally
relating to the membership of the St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
The Public Local Laws of St. Mary's County
Section 113-1 A. and D.
Article 19 — Public Local Laws of Maryland
(2002 Edition, as amended)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 19 - St. Mary's County

113-1.

A. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the sanitary
districts created are under the jurisdiction of the Commission of seven (7) [persons]
VOTING MEMBERS AND ONE (1) NONVOTING MEMBER. Each VOTING member of the
Commission shall be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Mary's
County as follows: one (1) member from each of the first, third, sixth, seventh and
eighth districts, one (1) member from the second and ninth election districts and one
(1) member from the fourth and fifth election districts. Each VOTING member shall
reside in the election district he represents, be a resident taxpayer of the county and
be a qualified voter. The VOTING members of the Commission shall be appointed for a
three-year term and shall serve until their successors are appointed and have
qualified. THE NONVOTING MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE THE
COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION OR A
DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMANDING OFFICER THE NONVOTING
MEMBER SHALL REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY WITH
RESPECT TO THE WATER AND SEWER SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE COMMISSION TO
THE PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION AND THE WEBSTER FIELD ANNEX. THE
NONVOTING MEMBER SHALL SERVE UNTIL THE SUCCEEDING COMMANDING
OFFICER IS APPOINTED. IF THE COMMANDING OFFICER DESIGNATES A
REPRESENTATIVE, THE REPRESENTATIVE SHALL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE
COMMANDING OFFICER AND MAY BE REPLACED AT ANY TIME. Those persons serving
as members of the Commission immediately prior to June 1, 1976, shall continue to
serve in their respective positions until the expiration of their terms. As the term of

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