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uses any article, machine, equipment or other contrivance specified
by such regulation the use of which may cause emissions into the
air, such person shall obtain a permit to do so or be required to
register with the Department THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SEC-
TION SHALL NOT APPLY TO MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
WHICH ARE NORMALLY USED IN A MOBILE MANNER. AND
BOILERS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE OPERATION OF
STEAM ENGINES RELATED TO FARM AND DOMESTIC USE.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any provision of
this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance
is held invalid for any reason, the invalidity shall not affect the
other provisions or any other application of this Act which can be
given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to
this end all the provisions of this Act are declared to be severable.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1970.

Approved April 22, 1970

CHAPTER 245
(House Bill 1151)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments, Sections 91 (a),

91(b), 91(c) and 102A and to enact new Section 91(c) of Article

66C of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition, 1967
Replacement Volume and 1969 Cumulative Supplement), title
"Natural Resources," subtitle "Soil Conservation Districts"; to
repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 411AB and 411AD,
and to repeal Section 411AC of Article 66C of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1957 Edition, 1967 Replacement Volume and 1969
Cumulative Supplement) title "Natural Resources," subtitle
"Patuxent River Watershed"; to add new Sections 105 through
110, inclusive, to Article 96A of the Annotated Code of Maryland
1957 Edition, 1964 Replacement Volume and 1969 Cumulative
Supplement), title "Water Resources," to be under a new subtitle
"Sediment Control"; to repeal and re-enact with amendments,
Sections 163(a) and 167B(a) of Article 25 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1957 Edition, 1966 Replacement Volume and 1969
Cumulative Supplement), title "County Commissioners," subtitle
"Erosion"; to repeal Sections 756, 757, 758 and 758A and to enact
new Sections 756, 756A, 757, 758A and 758B of Article 66C of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition, 1967 Replacement
Volume and 1969 Cumulative Supplement) title "Natural Resour-
ces," subtitle "Shore Erosion Control"; to transfer the State Soil
Conservation Committee to the Department of Natural Resources,
revising the membership and designating the Secretary of Natural
Resources as Chairman of the Committee, amending the provisions
for staffing the Committee, and providing for the transfer of funds,
credits, records, property and equipment from the University of
Maryland and the State Board of Agriculture to the Department
of Natural Resources; providing further for the repeal of the