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that the deputy State's attorney, principal assistant State's attorney, senior
assistant State's attorneys and the full-time assistant State's attorneys shall not
engage in the private practice of law in any matter whatsoever.

(3)  The salary of the State's Attorney, the deputy State's attorney, principal
assistant State's attorney, senior assistant State's attorneys and the assistant
State's attorneys shall be paid in equal semimonthly installments.

(4)   The deputy State's attorney, principal assistant State's attorney, senior
assistant State's attorneys and the assistant State's attorneys shall perform such
work as may be directed by the State's Attorney, or as authorized by law, and
under the direction of the State's Attorney, may present cases to the grand juries,
sign indictments and criminal informations and perform such other acts and duties
in relation to the grand juries and in the operation of the office as are necessary
and proper.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the salary provisions
of this Act shall not take effect until the term of office beginning after the election
of the State's Attorney in November, 1974.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.

Approved May 21, 1973.

CHAPTER 618
(House Bill 1259)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 769(a) of Article 66C
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Replacement Volume and 1972
Supplement), title "Natural Resources," subtitle "Power Plant Siting," to
authorize temporary recreational uses for sites acquired for power plant siting
purposes.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 769(a) of Article 66C of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1970 Replacement Volume and 1972 Supplement), title "Natural
Resources," subtitle "Power Plant Siting," be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

769.

(a) The expertise of the electric utilities in the basic requirements including
environmental considerations of a site for power generation is a needed element in
site selection. Therefore, for the purposes of insuring adequate power on
reasonable schedules while also protecting the quality of the State's environment,
site acquisition may occur as follows:

(1)  Anything in this subtitle to the contrary notwithstanding, sites either already
owned or purchased in the future by electric companies shall be included in the
inventory of possible and proposed sites.

(2)  The Secretary of Natural Resources, upon the advice of the Secretary of
Economic and Community Development, shall acquire in the name of the State a
sufficient number of sites to satisfy the expected requirements as submitted by the