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for approval plans and projects of the Council in which such depart-
ments or agencies have statutory functions and responsibilities.

(d) The Council and its activities shall MAY be financed coopera-
tively by the State of Maryland and Calvert, Charles and St. Mary's
Counties and may avail itself of additional funds from any other
public or private source.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That new Section 54A be and
it is hereby added to the Code of Public Local Laws of Charles County
(1965 Edition, being Article 9 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland),title "Charles County",subtitle "County Commissioners",
to follow immediately after Section 54 thereof, and to read as follows:

54A.

(a)   There is hereby established a tri-county body to be known as
the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland to represent the
counties of Calvert, Charles and St. Mary's. Membership in the Coun-
cil will consist of the State Senators and Delegates representing
Calvert, Charles and St. Mary's Counties in addition to four addi-
tional members from each county to be elected by the Council and
to include a representative of the County Commissioners of the
County Planning and Zoning Commission and of the County Economic
Development Commission. Additionally, the Maryland Department
of Economic Development and the Maryland State Planning Depart-
ment shall each be represented on the Council by one non-voting
member.

(b)  The Council shall operate as a cooperative planning and de-
velopment agency within the representative counties to foster the
economic and social development of the tri-county area and utilize
effectively the assistance provided by the State. It shall initiate and
coordinate plans and projects for the development of human and
economic resources of the Southern Maryland region as a Southern
Maryland planning and development agency.

(c)  The Council will cooperate with the State departments and
agencies concerned, particularly including, but not limited to the De-
partment of Economic Development, the State Planning Department,
the State Office of Economic Opportunity, the State Roads Commis-
sion and the Department of Forests and Parks, and submit for
approval plans and projects of the Council in which such departments
or agencies have statutory functions and responsibilities.

(d)  The Council and its activities shall MAY be financed coopera-
tively by the State of Maryland and Calvert, Charles and St. Mary's
Counties and may avail itself of additional funds from any other
public or private source.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That new Section 52A be and
it is hereby added to the Code of Public Local Laws of St. Mary's
County (1965 Edition, being Article 19 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland), title "St. Mary's County", subtitle "County Com-
missioners", to follow immediately after Section 52 thereof, and to
read as follows: