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construction of any building, other than those matters exempted
above, unless such grading or construction is in accordance with
plans approved as provided in this subtitle.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.

Approved May 26, 1972.

CHAPTER 595
(House Bill 1207)

AN ACT to add a new Section 32B to Article 73B of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1970 Replacement Volume), title "Pensions",
subtitle "Transfers of employment from bi-county agencies" to
provide that upon transfer of employees from the Maryland-
National Capital Park and Planning Commission, the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission, or from the Washington Subur-
ban Transit Commission to a County or municipal retirement
system within the area encompassed by the responsibilities of
such agencies, the employer's and employee's contributions in the
State Employees' Retirement System shall be transferred to the
retirement system to which the employee transfers.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 32B is hereby added to Article 73B of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1970 Replacement Volume), title "Pensions",
subtitle "Transfers of employment from bi-county agencies", to read
as follows:

32B.

(a)    Any employee who was a member of such a retirement
system by reason of employment or prior employment with the
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, or the Washington
Suburban Transit Commission and who transfers to another retire-
ment system of a county or municipal corporation within the area
encompassed by the responsibilities of these agencies, shall have
both his contributions, if not previously withdrawn, and the em-
ployer's contributions transferred to the system which he joins. The
employer contributions so transferred shall be an amount equal to
the employee's accumulated contribution as defined in subsection (IS)
of Section 1 of this article,, unless an actuarial valuation is requested
by the administrative board of either retirement system, in which
case the cost of said valuation shall be borne equally by the two
systems. The rate of contribution for any employee so transferred
after he transfers shall be determined by the provisions of the
retirement system to which he transfers.

(b)    Any employee who has so transferred since July 1, 1965,
whose rate of contribution is reduced or increased, shall have