332                              Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 86

of reservoirs, water conservation works, power projects, trans-
mission lines, and other facilities needed in the public interest,
including the road construction and maintenance essential to develop-
ment and use thereof, upon his determination that such use or uses
in the specific area will better serve the interests of Maryland and
the people thereof than will its denial. Such recommendations shall
be made after public notice of such a proposal and public hearing
or hearings as provided for in [section] subsection (g). The proposed
developments shall then become effective only by act of the General
Assembly.

357C.

(a). For the purposes of Program Open Space, the following
terms shall apply.

(b)   "Subdivision" shall mean the twenty-three (23) counties of
the State and Baltimore City.

(c)   "Municipal corporation" shall mean the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commission and the incorporated towns
of the State.

(d)   "Governmental agency" shall mean the department of recrea-
tion and parks of a subdivision or municipal corporation or any
other agency of a subdivision charged with providing or which
currently provides public outdoor recreation and open space areas.

(e)   "Local projects" shall mean acquisition, development, or acqui-
sition and development of projects sponsored by the counties, munic-
ipal corporations, or agencies thereof.

357F.

(a) Each year the Department of Forests and Parks, the Depart-
ment of Game and Inland Fish and the St. Mary's city commission
shall prepare a list of State acquisition projects for the next fiscal
year. These projects shall be submitted to the General Assembly
in a manner similar to other capital projects as provided in
Article [15A] 88C, Sections 2 (f) and 6 of this Code, as amended
from time to time.

357G.

(c) The State shall provide twenty-five percent (25%) of the
total project cost for each approved local acquisition and/or develop-
ment project. If federal funds are not available because of lack of
funds the State shall provide additional funds, but not more than
seventy-five percent (75%) of the total project cost.

411AH.

In the event that the owners [of] or operators of said sewage
disposal plant fail to submit a plan or to construct the necessary
improvements in accordance with an approved plan, the County
Council of Anne Arundel County or the City of Annapolis as appro-
priate shall, upon thirty (30) days' written notice from the Depart-
ment of Health that compliance has not been made with the