1836                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 731

COUNTY COUNCIL, TOGETHER WITH HIS RECOMMENDA-
TIONS THEREON, ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 15, 1973
AND ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 15 OF EACH SUCCEED-
ING FISCAL YEAR. IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, THE
COUNTY EXECUTIVE SHALL TRANSMIT THE PROPOSED
BUDGET TO THE COUNTY COUNCIL, TOGETHER WITH
HIS RECOMMENDATIONS THEREON, ON OR BEFORE APRIL
1, 1973 AND ON OR BEFORE APRIL 1 OF EACH SUCCEED-
ING FISCAL YEAR.

(4) The Role of the County Councils

Each County Council shall, upon public notice, hold a public hear-
ing on the proposed budget of the Commission commencing not earlier
than twenty-one days following receipt thereof from the County Ex-
ecutive. Thereafter, on or before May 15 1,1973 and ON OR BEFORE
May 15 1 of each succeeding year thereafter, IN MONTGOMERY
COUNTY, AND ON OR BEFORE MAY 10, 1973 AND ON OR BE-
FORE MAY 10 OF EACH SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEAR IN
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY each County Council shall approve
that portion of the budget allocated to its County, which may be
altered as hereinafter provided, and shall establish tax levies in such
amounts as each County Council shall determine to be necessary to
finance that portion of the budget allocated to its County, subject to
the requirements and limitations of Sections 70-62, 70-63, 70-64,
70-66, 70-72 and 70-101 of the Montgomery County Code 1965, as
amended, and Sections 59-56, 59-57, 59-58, 59-60, 59-66 and 59-95
of the Public Local Laws of Prince George's County (1963 Edition,
AS AMENDED). Each County Council may add to, delete from, in-
crease or decrease, any part of the portion of the budget allocated
solely to its County. Budget items allocable to both Counties, which
shall include provisions for the operations of departments of the
Commission established by Chapter 780, Laws of Maryland, 1959, as
amended, and provisions for the Commission's regional planning pro-
gram, shall be concurred in by both County Councils. With respect
to such budget items, the County Councils are authorized to concur in
additions to, deletions from, increases to, or decreases from, such
items. Failure of the Councils to concur in any such item by the
aforesaid May 15, shall constitute approval of the item as submitted

by the Commission. In no event shall any levy of taxes by either

County be in an amount less than the amount necessary, together

with other available and anticipated revenues for such purpose, for
payment of principal and interest on all outstanding bonds and notes
of the Commission attributable to that County.

(5) Budget Veto

Each County Council, upon approval of the budget, shall deliver it
within three calendar days to the respective County Executive who,
within ten days thereafter, may disapprove or reduce any item con-
tained in it. If the County Executive disapproves, reduces or modi-
fies any item in the budget, he shall return it to the respective County
Council with the reasons for his disapproval or reduction stated in
writing. Budget item refers to items within the funds described
herein or the planning work program. The Montgomery County Coun-
cil may, by affirmative vote of four of its members, and the Prince
George's County Council may, by affirmative vote of six of its mem-
bers, reapprove or restore any item over the disapproval of the re-
spective County Executive within ten calendar days.