296                              Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 230

discharged into the waters of the State; to receive complaints or
petitions relating to the pollution or alleged pollution of the waters
of the State and to investigate and take such action as hereinafter
provided; to conduct hearings, upon due notice, as may be advisable
or necessary for the discharge of duties under this sub-title; to issue
a special order or orders directing any person in this State causing
the pollution of State waters to secure within the time specified
therein, such operating results as are practicable of attainment
toward the reduction, control, abatement and prevention of such
pollution. If such results are not secured within the specified time,
the Commission shall further direct such person to build or install
and use within a reasonable specified time, such designated system,
treatment plant structures, devices or means as are practicable and
available for controlling, abating and preventing such pollution and
to modify, amend or cancel any such special order or orders. Such
orders shall be entered only after proper hearing with at least
[sixty (60)] fifteen (15) days' notice to the person of the time,
place and purpose thereof.

(c)   No special order shall become effective in less than [sixty
(60)] fifteen (15) days after same has been served on the
person affected; to publish its findings and to make recommendations
to the appropriate State agencies relative to public policy and
procedure necessary to correct water pollution conditions or vio-
lations of any of the laws of Maryland relating thereto; to establish
such reasonable water quality standards or criteria for any of the
waters of the State; keeping in mind the public use to which they
are or may be put, as may be deemed necessary for the purpose of
this sub-title; to cooperate with the responsible authorities of other
States and Federal Government or any agencies thereof concerning
policies, procedures and means to be employed to control, regulate
or correct the pollution of any interstate waters and to recommend
carrying out such procedures to the proper State agencies; to receive,
administer, and expend such funds as are now or may become
available for pollution control from the Federal Government or any
agency thereof; and to recommend from time to time such legislative
or administrative action as may be deemed necessary and desirable
better to control the pollution of the waters of the State. The Com-
mission shall have control of the pollution of all waters of the
State of Maryland, except as hereinafter provided, which are or
may be affected by waste disposal of municipalities, industries,
public or private corporations, individuals, partnerships, associ-
ations or any other entity.

(d)   The Commission shall have the authority to, and shall enforce
the provisions of this sub-title and shall make and promulgate such
rules and regulations and conduct such investigations as shall from
time to time be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of
this sub-title. However, before finally adopting said rules and
regulations, the Commission shall give at least thirty (30) days'
notice, by publication, circular or otherwise, informing all persons
who may be interested in said rules and regulations that the Com-
mission will hear such persons on a certain day or days named
in said notice for the purpose of receiving and considering sug-
gestions before the final adoption of such rules and regulations.
The said notice shall contain a copy of the proposed rules and
regulations.