MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                      1045

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall not apply-
to any violation occurring prior to July 1, 1969.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1969.

Approved May 2, 1969.

CHAPTER 418
(Senate Bill 772)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 11 of
Article 96A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 Supple-
ment), title "Water Resources," subtitle "Appropriation of
Waters; Reservoirs and Dams," making it unlawful for anyone to
begin construction of any plant, building or structure which may
use or appropriate waters of the State for certain purposes with-
out first obtaining the consent or permit of the Department of
Water Resources. AND PROVIDING THAT ANY APPLICANT
FOR A PERMIT TO APPROPRIATE STATE WATERS UNDER
THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 11 MUST PROVIDE PROOF
SATISFACTORY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RE-
SOURCES THAT ISSUANCE OF THE PERMIT WILL NOT
VIOLATE MARYLAND'S WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
OR JEOPARDIZE THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE
STATE.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 11 of Article 96A of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1968 Supplement), title "Water Resources," subtitle "Appropria-
tion of Waters; Reservoirs and Dams," be and it is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

11.

From and after January 1, 1934, it shall be unlawful for the State
or any agency thereof, any person or persons, partnership, associa-
tion, private or public corporation, county, municipality, or other
political subdivision of the State, to appropriate or use , or to begin
construction of any plant, building or structure which may use or
appropriate, APPROPRIATE OR USE, any waters of the State,
surface or underground, without the consent or permit of the De-
partment, in writing, previously obtained, upon written application
therefor to the Department. THE APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE
PROOF SATISFACTORY TO THE DEPARTMENT THAT ISSU-
ANCE OF SUCH PERMIT WILL NOT VIOLATE MARYLAND'S
WATER QUALITY STANDARDS OR JEOPARDIZE THE NAT-
URAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE. Nothing in this section shall
be construed to apply to the use of water for domestic and farming
purposes or to the use of water for an approved water supply of
any municipality; nor shall it apply to any particular use in exist-
ence on January 1, 1934, provided such use is not thereafter
abandoned.