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ing "Department of Chesapeake Bay Affairs," to repeal the
requirement that the rules and regulations adopted by the Com-
mission of Chesapeake Bay Affairs must be submitted to and ap-
proved by the General Assembly in order to be effective as rules
and regulations.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 9 (e) of Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1964 Supplement), title "Natural Resources," subtitle "In General,"
subheading "Department of Chesapeake Bay Affairs," be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

9.

(e) Under the procedures and restrictions herein provided, to
promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the authority granted
by the laws of Maryland and to modify or amend the same from time
to time as may be necessary or proper in order to carry out the
responsibilities of the Department. The rules and regulations estab-
lished by the Commission shall include but not be limited to those
deemed necessary and proper for governing or restricting the taking
or catching of fish, shellfish, and other resources, the possession
thereof, or the method by which the same may be taken, or the open-
ing or closing of any specified areas for the taking or catching of
fish, shellfish, and other resources, or prohibiting or restricting de-
vices used for the taking or catching of fish, shellfish, or other
resources, or establishing seasons for taking same or establishing
minimum size limits for fish, shellfish, and other resources. Rules
and regulations promulgated shall be subject to the provisions of
the Administrative Procedure Act and other rule-making require-
ments imposed by law. [Any such rules and regulations adopted
and promulgated by the Commission, and any amendments or modi-
fications thereof, shall be submitted by the Commission, to the next
subsequent session of the General Assembly, and the rules and regu-
lations shall not be effective until and unless they have been approved
in a statute enacted by the General Assembly.] Nothing contained
herein shall be construed to grant any power to change or modify
any law enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland either before
or after the passage of this subheading.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1965.

Approved April 8, 1965.

CHAPTER 373
(House Bill 159)

AN ACT relating to The Maryland-National Capital Park and Plan-
ning Commission and the Maryland-Washington Regional District;
to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 57 (b) of Chapter
780 of the Laws of 1959, as amended by Chapter 484 of the Laws
of 1961, the purpose of this Act being to include within the