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by the commission to and filed with the clerk of the circuit court
of each of Montgomery and Prince George's Counties.

(c) Prince George's County. In Prince George's County the
Commission may initiate any plan or part thereof with the con-
currence of the District Council and, further, the District Council
may direct the Commission to initiate any plan or part thereof and
the Commission shall immediately initiate such plan. Any plan
adopted by the Commission shall be referred to the District Council
for review and consideration. The District Council shall hold a
public hearing thereon and shall approve, disapprove, or return the
plan to the Commission for further consideration within six months;
otherwise the same shall be considered as an approved plan for the
future development of the district as set forth in this section. Any
plans now adopted shall remain effective, any plans pending before
the Commission on June 1, 1963, shall be approved, disapproved or
referred to the Commission by the District Council within six months,
otherwise the same shall be considered as an approved plan for the
future development of the district as set forth in this section. Any
plan adopted by the Commission or District Council, as provided in
this subsection shall be considered as a guide only for the future
development of the area covered therein, and shall not be considered
legal justification for granting any given individual zoning map
amendment until the District Council shall determine that said zon-
ing map amendment is timely, desirable and compatible with the
development of the area.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1967.

Approved April 14, 1967.

CHAPTER 312
(House Bill 863)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 2 of
Chapter 863 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1965, to
remove the automatic expiration date applicable to the authoriza-
tion to take hard shell clams by dredge in the waters of Pocomoke
and Tangier Sounds.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 2 of Chapter 863 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of 1965, be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

2.

That this Act shall take effect June 1, 1965. [automatically and
with no further action required by the General Assembly this Act
shall expire on May 31, 1967.]

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby declared
to be an emergency measure and necessary for the immediate preser-
vation of the public health and safety, and having been passed by a