Ch. 649 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(I) ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL FOR PROCESSING; OR

(I) MAIL A NOTIFICATION TO THE LOCAL JURISDICTION
THAT THE PROPOSAL HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR PROCESSING; OR

(II) RETURN THE PROPOSAL AS INCOMPLETE.

(N) A LOCAL JURISDICTION MAY SPECIFY WHETHER IT INTENDS A
PROPOSED CHANGE TO BE A PROGRAM AMENDMENT OR PROGRAM
REFINEMENT. HOWEVER, THE COMMISSION SHALL TREAT A PROPOSED
CHANGE AS A PROGRAM AMENDMENT₇ UNLESS THE CHAIRMAN
DETERMINES THAT THE PROPOSED CHANGE IS A PROGRAM
REFINEMENT.

(O) (1) FOR PROPOSED PROGRAM AMENDMENTS, A COMMISSION
PANEL SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING IN THE LOCAL JURISDICTION,
AND A QUORUM OF THE COMMISSION SHALL ACT ON THE PROPOSED
PROGRAM AMENDMENT WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE COMMISSION'S
ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROPOSAL. IF ACTION BY THE COMMISSION IS NOT
TAKEN WITHIN 90 DAYS, THE PROPOSED PROGRAM AMENDMENT IS
DEEMED APPROVED.

(2) THE LOCAL JURISDICTION SHALL INCORPORATE THE
APPROVED PROGRAM AMENDMENT INTO THE ADOPTED PROGRAM
WITHIN 120 DAYS OF RECEIVING NOTICE FROM THE COMMISSION THAT
THE PROGRAM AMENDMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED.

(P) (1) PROPOSED PROGRAM REFINEMENTS SHALL BE
DETERMINED AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBSECTION.

(2) ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION AND [1} WITHIN 30 DAYS
OF THE COMMISSION'S ACCEPTANCE OF A PROPOSED PROPOSAL TO
CHANGE TO AN ADOPTED PROGRAM, THE CHAIRMAN. ON BEHALF OF
THE COMMISSION. MAY DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED CHANGE IS A
PROGRAM REFINEMENT. THEN THE CHAIRMAN IMMEDIATELY UPON
MAKING A DETERMINATION UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH, THE CHAIRMAN
SHALL NOTIFY THE COMMISSION OF THE—CHAIRMAN'S THAT
DETERMINATION.

(II) IF A PROPOSED CHANGE THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY
SUBMITTED AS A PROGRAM REFINEMENT WAS IS NOT ACTED ON BY THE
CHAIRMAN WITHIN THE 30-DAY PERIOD, THE COMMISSION SHALL
NOTIFY THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL JURISDICTION THAT THE PROPOSED
CHANGE HAS BEEN DEEMED TO BE A PROGRAM AMENDMENT.

(3) (I) THE COMMISSION MAY VOTE TO OVERRIDE THE
CHAIRMAN'S DETERMINATION ONLY IF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS
WHO ARE PRESENT AND ELIGIBLE TO VOTE AT THE FIRST COMMISSION
MEETING WHERE A QUORUM IS PRESENT FOLLOWING THE CHAIRMAN'S
DETERMINATION CONCUR IN OR VOTE FOR THE ACTION.

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