312                              Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 65

Transitional Provisions

9.01.

(a)  Any planning and zoning commission, Board of Appeals, or
Historic District Commission which was legally in existence as of
December 31, 1970, shall be deemed to be legally constituted until
the local legislative body in accordance with the provisions of this
Article as enacted by Chapter 672, Acts of 1970, or as subsequently
amended, recreates the Board or Commission, or until December 31,
1973, whichever first occurs.

(b)  Notwithstanding any provisions of this Article as enacted by
Chapter 672, Acts of 1970, effective January 1, 1971, or as subse-
quently amended, all comprehensive plans, zoning ordinances and
district maps, subdivision regulations and historic zoning ordinances
in effect as of December 31, 1970, and the administrative agencies
and decisions rendered thereunder, shall continue in full force and
effect as interim comprehensive plans, zoning ordinances , and dis-
trict maps, subdivision regulations, historic zoning ordinances,
UNTIL and administrative agencies and decisions rendered there-
under, it or they are lawfully replaced, modified, altered, or amended
in accordance with this Article as enacted by Chapter 672, Acts of
1970, or as subsequently amended, or until December 31, 1973, which-
ever first occurs.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby de-
clared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public health and safety and having been passed
by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the members
elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, the same
shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 23, 1971.

CHAPTER 65
(Senate Bill 256)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 160 of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Allegany County (1963 Edition),
being Article 1 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland,
title "Allegany County," subtitle "Fire Companies," as added by
Chapter 297 of the Acts of 1969; to change the payments made to
certain volunteer and other fire companies in Allegany County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 160 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Allegany
County (1963 Edition), being Article 1 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland, title "Allegany County," subtitle "Fire Com-
panies," as added by Chapter 297 of the Acts of 1969, be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows: