86                                 Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 31

tated Code of Maryland, title "Health," subtitle "Air Quality Con-
trol," subheading "Permits for and Registration of Certain Equip-
ment Required," to transfer power plant sites; to repeal and
re-enact Section 726 of Article 66C of the Annotated Code of
Maryland, title "Natural Resources," subtitle "In General," sub-
heading "Department of Natural Resources," to transfer power
plant sites; to repeal and re enact Section 11 to Article 96A of the
Annotated Code of Maryland, title "Water Resources," subtitle
"Appropriation of Waters; Reservoirs and Dams," subheading
"Illegal Appropriation of State Waters," to transfer power plant
sites; to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 54A of
Article 78 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, title "Public Serv-

ice Commission Law," subtitle "Public Service Companies," sub-

heading "Gas and Electric Companies," to add new Section 54B

of said Article, and to repeal and re-enact Section 90 of said

Article, TO EXCEPT OVERHEAD TRANSMISSION LINE
CONSTRUCTION, APPROVED AS NON HAZARDOUS, FROM
PUBLIC AIRPORT RUNWAY LIMITATIONS, to define "con-
struction," to provide for co-ordinate COORDINATED hearings
and issuance of permits on applications for certificates of public
convenience and necessity associated with power plant construc-
tion, to entitle the Secretary of Natural Resources to judicial
review: and generally relating to power plant siting. TO ADD

NEW SECTION 5A TO ARTICLE 66C OF THE ANNOTATED
CODE OF MARYLAND, TITLE "NATURAL RESOURCES,"
SUBTITLE "IN GENERAL," SUBHEADING "DEPARTMENT
OF NATURAL RESOURCES"; TO REPEAL AND RE-ENACT,
WITH AMENDMENTS, SECTION 706 OF ARTICLE 43 OF
THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND, TITLE "HEALTH,"
SUBTITLE "AIR QUALITY CONTROL"; TO REPEAL AND
RE-ENACT, WITH AMENDMENTS, SECTION 726 OF AR-
TICLE 66C OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND,
TITLE "NATURAL RESOURCES," SUBTITLE "WETLANDS,"
SUBHEADING "PRIVATE WETLANDS"; TO REPEAL AND
RE-ENACT, WITH AMENDMENTS, SECTION 11 OF ARTICLE
96A OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND, TITLE
"WATER RESOURCES," SUBTITLE "APPROPRIATION OF
WATERS; RESERVOIRS AND DAMS"; TO REPEAL AND
RE-ENACT, WITH AMENDMENTS, SECTION 54A OF AR-
TICLE 78 OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND,
TITLE "PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION LAW," SUBTITLE
"PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANIES," SUBHEADING "GAS AND
ELECTRIC COMPANIES," AND TO ADD NEW SECTION 54B
TO SAID ARTICLE, AND TO REPEAL AND RE-ENACT,
WITH AMENDMENTS, SECTION 90 OF SAID ARTICLE; TO
ESTABLISH AN ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST FUND FROM
A SURCHARGE ON GENERATED KILOWATT HOURS OF
ELECTRIC ENERGY TO BE USED TO UNDERWRITE A
POWER PLANT ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND SITE
EVALUATION PROGRAM AND TO INSURE LONG-RANGE
AND TIMELY PLANNING FOR POWER PLANT SITE SELEC-
TION AND ACQUISITION, TO STRENGTHEN THE STATE
OF MARYLAND'S CAPABILITY TO DEFINE AND MANAGE
A POWER PLANT ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PRO-
GRAM, TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXERCISE OF EMINENT
DOMAIN AND POTENTIAL POWER PLANT SITE OWNER-
SHIP BY THE SECRETARY OF NATURAL RESOURCES, TO