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served as a condition precedent to the approval of a plat. The reg-
ulations or practice of the Commission may provide for the tenta-
tive approval of a plat previous to such improvements and instal-
lations; but any such tentative approval shall not be entered on the
plat or entitle the plat to filing or record. In lieu of the completion
of such improvements prior to the approval of the plat, the Commis-
sion may accept a bond with surety to secure to the Commission the
actual construction and installation of such improvements and in-
stallations at a time and according to specifications fixed by or in
accordance with the regulations of the Commission. The Commis-
sion has the power to enforce such bond by all appropriate legal and
equitable remedies.

(c)  Enforcement.—The Commission may also institute injunction,
mandamus or other appropriate action or proceeding to compel the
actual construction and installation of such improvements and con-
servation of such resources at a time and according to specifications
fixed by or in accordance with the regulations. For such purpose
any court of competent jurisdiction has jurisdiction to issue restrain-
ing orders and temporary or permanent injunctions or mandamus
or other appropriate forms of remedy or relief.

(d)   Hearings.—Before adoption of the sub-division regulations
or any substantial amendment thereof, a public hearing thereon
shall be held by the governing body of the county, thirty (SO) days⁹
notice of the time and place of which shall be given by one publica-
tion in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the Region-
al District in that county.

(e)  Plats of land reserved.—The Commission shall prepare a plat
of any land reserved for public use under the provisions of this
section, showing the survey location of the land, names and addresses
of the owners, and any other information required for filing among
the land records of the county in which the land so reserved shall
be located and for the proper indexing therein. The plat shall comply
with all requirements for recording of plats among the land records
and shall be so recorded by the Clerk of the Court of the county in
which the land is situated.

(f)   Present regulations retained.—The sub-division regulations
heretofore adopted by the Commission and now in effect within the
respective portions of the Regional District in Montgomery and
Prince George's counties shall be deemed to have been adopted in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this section; and these regulations
shall apply respectively within the portions of the Regional Dis-
trict within each county until modified in accordance with this sec-
tion.

72. Approval of Sub-division Plats; Regulations.

The Commission shall approve or disapprove a sub-division plat
within thirty (30) days after the submission thereof; otherwise,
the plat shall be deemed to have been approved, and a certificate to
that effect shall be issued by the Commission upon demand. The
applicant for the Commission's approval may waive this requirement
and consent to the extension of such period. The ground of dis-
approval of any plat shall be stated upon the records of the Com-