1568                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                       [CH. 711

adopted shall remain in effect according to present provisions unless
or until amended or superseded pursuant to procedures established
under the provisions of this Act. THE EXISTING PROVISIONS
OF THE MARYLAND-WASHINGTON REGIONAL DISTRICT
LAW (SECTION 63 OF CHAPTER 780 OF THE LAWS OF MARY-
LAND, 1959, AS AMENDED) REPEALED BY THIS ACT RE-
LATING TO PROCEDURAL MATTERS SHALL REMAIN IN
FULL FORCE AND EFFECT UNLESS OR UNTIL SPECIFI-
CALLY SUPERSEDED OR AMENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE POWER AND AUTHORITY GRANTED HEREIN. THIS
SUBSECTION IS INTENDED TO VEST CONTROL OVER
PLANNING PROCEDURES IN THE RESPECTIVE DISTRICT
COUNCILS, TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH CONTROL IS NOT
INCONSISTENT WITH OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE RE-
GIONAL DISTRICT ACT, AND NOTHING CONTAINED HERE-
IN SHALL BE DEEMED TO AUTHORIZE ANY TRANSFER
OR DILUTION OF PLANNING AUTHORITY AND RESPONSI-
BILITY NOW VESTED IN THE COMMISSION, PLANNING
BOARDS, AND DISTRICT COUNCILS.

[(3) Second Public Hearing. If a second public hearing is held,
notice of such hearing shall be the same as required for the hearing
of the preliminary plan; the notice shall contain a brief description
of all variations from the preliminary plan unless the proposed plan
is printed and copies of same, containing such description, are made
available for general public distribution.]

[(4)] (3) Adoption. The adoption or amendment of any plan
shall be by resolution of the Commission carried by the affirmative
votes of not less than six members of the Commission of whom not
less than three members shall be from Montgomery County and not
less than three members from Prince George's County, provided
that for the adoption or amendment of a local master plan or a
functional master plan which lies entirely within one county the
affirmative votes of three members from that county shall pre-
vail and shall be sufficient to adopt said plan. The resolution on the
adoption or amendment of the plan shall refer expressly to the
maps and descriptive and other matter intended by the Commission
to form the whole or part of the plan, and the action taken shall
be recorded on the map, plan, or descriptive matter by the identify-
ing signature of the chairman and secretary-treasurer of the Com-
mission.

[(5) Amendments. The Commission may amend the general
plan, or any local master plan or functional plan by resolution car-
ried by the affirmative votes of not less than three members from each
county affected by such amendment, upon the holding of at least
one public hearing, thirty (30) days' notice of the time and place of
which shall be given by at least one publication in a newspaper of
general circulation in the county affected.]

[(6) Certification and Filing. An attested copy of the plan or
any part thereof or any amendment or extension or addition thereto
shall be certified by the Commission to and filed with clerk of the
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