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partment, provided, however, that this section shall not apply to
shore erosion control structures for which State aid is provided.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to apply to any dam or
obstruction which is ten feet or less in height above the elevation of
the stream bed or waterway, nor shall it apply to any reservoir with a
storage capacity of less than one million gallons, nor shall it apply
to any reservoir to be designed, constructed and operated as a waste
stabilization lagoon under permit of the State Department of Health,
nor shall it apply to any structure for the impounding of water
less than four feet in depth, over tidal and nontidal swamplands for
the propagation of muskrats and other wildlife species; nor shall it
apply to drainage systems designed exclusively for the purpose of
collection, conveyance, or disposal of storm water.

SEC. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT IF ANY
PART OF THIS ACT, OR ANY SECTION OR PART OF THE
SECTION THEREOF, SHALL BE HELD TO BE UNCONSTITU-
TIONAL OR INVALID FOR ANY REASON, SUCH UNCONSTI-
TUTIONALLY OR INVALIDITY SHALL NOT AFFECT THE
REMAINING PARTS OF THIS ACT, OR SECTION OR PART
OF A SECTION HEREOF, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HEREBY DECLARING THAT IT WOULD HAVE PASSED THE
REMAINING PARTS OF THIS ACT, OR SECTIONS OR PARTS
OF SECTIONS HEREOF, IF SUCH UNCONSTITUTIONALLY
OR INVALIDITY HAD BEEN KNOWN; AND TO THIS END,
ALL PARTS, SECTIONS, AND PARTS OF SECTIONS OF THIS
ACT ARE DECLARED TO BE SEVERABLE,

Sec. 2 3. And be it further enacted, That is THIS Act shall take
effect July 1, 1969, provided, however, that this Act shall be appli-
cable only to applications filed with the Department of Chesapeake
Bay Affairs on or after July 1, 1969.

Approved May 14, 1969.

CHAPTER 564
(Senate Bill 149)

AN ACT to add new Sections 430 through 444 to Article 23 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1966 Replacement Volume), title
"Corporations," to follow immediately after Section 429 thereof
and to be under the new subtitle "Professional Service Corporation
Act," providing for the incorporation of an individual or group
of individuals to render professional service to the public.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Sections 430 through 444 be and they are hereby added to
Article 23 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1966 Replacement
Volume), title "Corporations," to follow immediately after Section
429 thereof and to be under the new subtitle "Professional Service
Corporation Act," and to read as follows:                           

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