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(d)  Powers and duties generally.—It is the duty of the Board to
administer and provide for the enforcement of all the provisions of
this subtitle. The Board has all of the powers expressly conferred
or reasonably implied from the provisions of this subtitle. The Board
is expressly vested with the power and authority to make and enforce
such rules and regulations as are not inconsistent with the provisions
of this subtitle, and which it may from time to time deem necessary
to carry out the provisions of this subtitle. It shall be the duty of
the Board to issue licenses as well driller to all applicants who shall
be duly qualified under and who comply with the provisions of this
subtitle. All rights, powers, duties, obligations and functions of the
Board shall be subject to the authority of the Secretary of Natural
Resources as set forth in Sections 233, 234 and 235 of Article 41 or
elsewhere in this Code.

(e)   The board may employ a secretary and such other assistants
or clerks as may be necessary to assist in discharging the duties
imposed by this subtitle. Compensation for employees of the Board
shall be as provided in the State budget. The board may employ and
may discharge at its pleasure an executive director. The employment
or removal of the executive director and of any other personnel by
the board shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of Natural
Resources. The executive director shall possess a broad knowledge
of the business of well drilling. He shall devote his entire time to
the duties of his office, and shall not hold other position or occupation
or engage in any other business which would interfere with full
attention to the work of his office or which would be inconsistent or
would appear to be inconsistent with his duties and responsibilities
as executive director to the Maryland State Board of Well Drillers.
The compensation of the executive director shall be as provided in
the State budget.

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(d) Any party aggrieved by a final decision of the Board [is]
shall be entitled to (judicial review thereof as provided by the Admin-
istrative Procedure Act, Section 255, of Article 41 of this Code.]
appeal such decision to the Board of Review of the State Department
of Natural Resources as provided in Section 237 of Article 41 of this
Code; and such party shall thereafter be entitled to judicial review
of the decision of the Board of Review of the Department of Natural
Resources as provided in the Administrative Procedure Act.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That all forms of the boards,
commissions, departments and other agencies hereby included within
the Department of Natural Resources existing on June 30, 1970,
together with all rules, regulations, orders and other directives
relating to or promulgated by any of such agencies, or by any other
agency within the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Re-
sources, and then in effect, shall continue in force pending exercise
by the Secretary or the respective agencies of the powers, duties
and responsibilities vested in him or them by this Act or by other
provisions of law.

Sec. 5. 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
unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such unconstitutionality
or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of this Act, or any