818                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                       [CH. 600

The District Council shall, after public hearing, either approve or

return the plan to the Commission for further consideration within

ninety days from referral; otherwise the same shall be considered

as an approved plan for the future development of the District as

set forth in this section. Provided, however, that no plan shall be

returned to the Commission unless written reasons are given for

such return. Any plans now adopted shall remain effective.

AT LEAST 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING OF
ANY DETAILED WATERSHED OR PLANNING AREA MASTER
PLAN OR GENERAL PLAN PREPARED BY THE COMMISSION,
THE COMMISSION SHALL REFER SUCH PLAN TO THE DIS-
TRICT COUNCIL FOR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION. THE
DISTRICT COUNCIL SHALL, THROUGH A DESIGNATED
SPOKESMAN, BE PRESENT AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON
SUCH PLAN TO PRESENT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS THERE-
ON. THE COMMISSION SHALL GIVE DUE CONSIDERATION
TO THE DISTRICT COUNCIL'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND,
UPON ADOPTION OF THE PLAN, SHALL REFER THE SAME
TO THE DISTRICT COUNCIL FOR ITS REVIEW AND AP-
PROVAL. THE DISTRICT COUNCIL SHALL THEN EITHER
APPROVE THE PLAN OR RETURN IT TO THE COMMISSION,
TOGETHER WITH WRITTEN REASONS FOR SUCH RETURN,
FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION WITHIN NINETY (90)
DAYS FROM REFERRAL. IF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL DOES
NOT RETURN A DETAILED WATERSHED OR PLANNING
AREA MASTER PLAN TO THE COMMISSION AS AFORESAID,
THE SAID PLAN SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO BE AN AP-
PROVED PLAN FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECTION 78 (A) OF
THIS ACT. THE COMMISSION, AFTER GIVING DUE CONSID-
ERATION TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DISTRICT
COUNCIL, MAY THEN, FORTHWITH, EITHER AMEND THE
PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS
OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, NOTIFY THE DISTRICT COUN-
CIL OF ITS OBJECTIONS TO SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS. IN
THE EVENT THE COMMISSION AMENDS THE PLAN IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DIS-
TRICT COUNCIL, A DETAILED WATERSHED OR PLANNING
AREA MASTER PLAN SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO BE AN
APPROVED PLAN FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECTION 78 (A) OF
THIS ACT.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the imme-
diate preservation of the public health and safety and having been
passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the
members elected to each of the two houses of the General Assembly,
the same shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1965.

CHAPTER 600
(Senate Bill 574)

AN ACT authorizing and empowering the City of Baltimore to use
monies distributed to it from the Gasoline Tax Fund and the