136                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 101

CHAPTER 101
(House Bill 172)

AN ACT to amend Section 16 of Chapter 780 of the Laws of Mary-
land, 1959, as amended, (being also Section 59-17 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Prince George's County, title, "Budgetary
Procedures," and Section 72-21 of the Montgomery County Code)
to require that budget hearings ON THE BUDGET FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 1966, be held by the
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission on
or before May 15 of each year. , 1966, AND TO REQUIRE THAT
BUDGET HEARINGS ON THE BUDGETS FOR ALL SUBSE-
QUENT FISCAL YEARS BE HELD BY THE SAID COMMIS-
SION ON OR BEFORE APRIL 10 OF EACH RESPECTIVE
YEAR.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 16 of Chapter 780 of the Laws of Maryland, 1959, as
amended, (being also Section 59-17 of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Prince George's County, and Section 72-21 of the Montgomery
County Code) be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

16. (59-17) (72-21) Budgetary Procedures.

None of the provisions of any public general law governing the
preparation and filing of budgets by agencies of the State of Mary-
land shall be applicable to the budgetary procedure of the Commission.
The budget programs and procedures heretofore followed by the
Commission are ratified and confirmed and approved for use by the
Commission hereafter, together with such improvements therein
as in the discretion of the Commission shall be deemed necessary or
appropriate in the public interest. The Commission is expressly
directed to hold two public hearings on the budget proposed to
be adopted by it for its fiscal year beginning July 1 of each year.
The hearings shall be held prior to [March] May 15, 1966 ON THE
BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1,
1966, one to be in Prince George's County and one to be in Mont-
gomery County. FOR ALL SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS, THE
HEARINGS SHALL BE HELD PRIOR TO APRIL 10, ONE TO
BE IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY AND ONE TO BE IN
MONTGOMERY COUNTY at least ten (10) days' notice of each
such respective hearing shall be given by publication in a newspaper
or newspapers having a general circulation in the county where the
hearing is to be held.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby de-
clared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public health and safety, and having been passed
by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of 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 March 23, 1966.