THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                   103

CHAPTER 78
(House Bill 72)

AN ACT to add Section 1590A to the Code of Public Local Laws of
Prince George's County (1953 Edition, being also Article 17 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Prince George's
County/' sub-title "Washington Suburban Sanitary District"; said
new section also to be added as Section 130-48a of the Montgomery
County Code (1950 Edition, being Article 16 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland), title "Montgomery County", sub-title
"Washington Suburban Sanitary District", said new section to fol-
low after Sections 1590 and 130-48 of said respective Codes, requir-
ing the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to notify the
Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission of any
projected major extension of a sanitary sewerage system and re-
lating generally to the provisions of such notice and the construc-
tion of any such extension.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 1590A be and is hereby added to the Code of Public
Local Laws of Prince George's County (1953 Edition, being also
Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title
"Prince George's County," sub-title "Washington Suburban Sanitary
District"; and that Section 130-48a be and is hereby added to the
Montgomery County Code (1950 Edition, being Article 16 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Montgomery Coun-
ty," sub-title "Washington Suburban Sanitary District," and to read
as follows:

1590A. (I30-48a) Whenever the Commission shall plan a major
extension of its sanitary sewerage system, in the nature of a main or
trunk line sewer, it shall conform to the provisions of this section
before proceeding with any actual construction work on such ex-
tension. The Commission shall notify the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission of its projected plans for such ex-
tension, giving to the Park and Planning Commission a general
statement as to the reasons for the projected extension and as to the
proposed route thereof. The Park and Planning Commission shall
have a thirty-day period for the study and consideration of the pro-
jected extension and the proposed route, by the end of ivhich time it
may submit to the Suburban Sanitary Commission any comments,
suggestions or criticism of the project extension and the proposed
route. If the Park and Planning Commission makes any comment,
suggestion or criticism which, if adopted, would change in any re-
spect the plans and proposals of the Suburban Sanitary Commission,
said Commission shall review thoroughly the comment, suggestion or
criticism before proceeding with the extension of the trunk sewerage
system. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a trunk
sewer extension less than one mile in length unless such extension
shall be located in a stream valley not hitherto served by the Com-
mission's sewerage system. Both the Suburban Sanitary Commis-

EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.