426                              Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 158

bers of the commission shall be persons selected for their knowl-
edge of building and construction methods and practices, such as
architects, engineers, and building contractors with practical experi-
ence in the construction of public buildings. The County Commis-
sioners shall name the chairman, who shall call such meetings of the
Commission as its duties shall require. The members shall serve
without compensation, but the County Commissioners may make rea-
sonable allowances for the expenses of the Commission. With the
approval of the County Commissioners, the Commission may retain
the services of technical experts to study special problems important
to the work of the Commission.

(b)    The duties of the Harford County Capital Improvement Com-
mission shall be as follows:

(1)    To assist the County Commissioners, at their request, in the
development of capital improvement and maintenance programs so
that the governmental services for which the County Commissioners
are responsible may be properly rendered to the public in buildings
efficiently designed and constructed for such purposes.

(2)    To give the County Commissioners and the Harford County
Planning and Zoning Commission technical advice and counsel, at
their request, upon the location and construction of public buildings
and improvements.

(3)    To review preliminary plans of proposed capital improve-
ments of all county agencies and to advise the County Commission-
ers both upon the functional efficiency of said plans and upon the
possibility of achieving the objective of sound construction at the
lowest cost consistent with good public policy.

(4)    To review plans, drawings and specifications for any public
school or community college constructed or improved in the county,
and to submit in writing its report and recommendations to the
County Commissioners and to the Board of Education prior to the
time any funds are expended for construction of any public school
or community college or capital improvements thereto.

(c)    All county agencies contemplating the construction of build-
ings or other capital improvements, except roads and sanitary facili-
ties, with funds supplied by the County Commissioners, shall submit
their preliminary plans for location and construction to the Harford
County Capital Improvements Commission. The plans shall be in
such detail that the Commission shall be able to estimate the func-
tional efficiency of the project, the reasonable cost thereof, and to
weigh the possibilities of achieving sound construction at the
lowest cost consistent with good public policy. The Commission shall
report its conclusions and recommendations to the County Commis-
sioners.]

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That any obligations, records
or assets of any nature, including office furniture and supplies, shall
revert to the County Commissioners of Harford County upon the
taking effect of this Act.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1971.

Approved April 23, 1971.