Marvin Mandel, Governor                          1253

MEMBER, AND (11) A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE [STATE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND MENTAL HYGIENE WHO SHALL ALSO BE AN EX
OFFICIO MEMBER. THE AUTHORITY, EXCEPT WITH RE-
SPECT TO THE EX OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL,
SHALL DETERMINE THE METHOD BY WHICH THE MEM-
BERS ARE SELECTED.

Sec. 19 16. And be it further enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That all persons who are as of August 31, 1970 mem-
bers of boards or commissions, officers and employees of all depart-
ments, divisions, boards, commissions and agencies included within
the Department of Economic and Community Development are
hereby confirmed in the office, position and classification which they
hold as of August 31, 1970 as members, officers and employees of
such departments, divisions, boards, commissions and agencies, ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this Act or until they retire, resign
or are removed as provided by law, or until the terms to which they
were appointed expire.

Sec. 20 17. And be it further enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That all forms of the boards, commissions, offices or
other agencies included within the Department of Economic and
Community Development existing on August 31, 1970 together with
all rules, regulations, orders and other directives relating thereto,
or promulgated thereby, and then in effect, shall continue in force
pending exercise by the Secretary or the boards, commissions, of-
fices or agencies of the powers, duties and responsibilities vested in
him or them by this Act or by other provisions of law.

Sec. 21 18. And be it further enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That if any part of this Act, or any section or part of
the section thereof, shall be held to be unconstitutional or invalid for
any reason, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect
the remaining parts of this Act, or any 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 sec-
tions hereof, if such unconstitutionality 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. 22 19. And be it further enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That all laws or parts of laws, public general or public
local, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby re-
pealed to the extent of any such inconsistency.

Sec. 23 20. And be it further enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That this Act shall take effect September 1, 1970.

Approved May 5, 1970