1388                                      LAWS OF MARYLAND                                Ch. 664

OR PLAN OF THE COUNTY OR AGENCY HAVING PLANNING AND
ZONING JURISDICTION OVER THAT LAND PRIOR TO ITS
INCLUSION IN THE UNIFIED MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, UNLESS
AMENDED UNDER THE PROCEDURES REQUIRED BY THE COUNTY
IN WHICH THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IS SITUATED. NOTHING
IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROVIDE PLANNING
AND ZONING POWER TO ANY UNIFIED MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
IF NONE OF THE SEPARATE CORPORATIONS TO BE INCLUDED IN
THE UNIFIED CORPORATION POSSESS THAT POWER.

[[(E)]] (F) THE DRAFT OF THE UNIFIED CHARTER SHALL BE
SUBMITTED BY THE REPRESENTATIVES TO EACH OF THE
LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS. THE
DRAFT SHALL BE INCLUDED IN A RESOLUTION TO BE ADOPTED
AND CONFORM TO THE PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED
FOR AMENDMENTS IN SECTION 13 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND FOR THE
PURPOSES OF SUBSECTION (C) OF SECTION 13 OF THIS ARTICLE,
THE RESOLUTION SHALL BE REGARDED AS EMBRACING ONLY
ONE SUBJECT.

THE LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
MAY ADOPT OR REJECT THE RESOLUTION AS A WHOLE. NO
AMENDMENT OR CHANGE MAY BE MADE IN ANY PART OF THE
RESOLUTION UNLESS THE OTHER LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF THE
MUNICIPALITIES CONCUR IN THE CHANGE.

[[(F)]] (G) THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS WHICH APPROVE
THE UNIFIED CHARTER SHALL TRANSFER THOSE ASSETS AND
LIABILITIES NOT OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF BY THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THE UNIFICATION CHARTER, TO THE UNIFIED
CORPORATION. THE TRANSFER SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY
LEGAL INSTRUMENTS SEPARATE AND APART FROM THE UNIFIED
CHARTER OR THE RESOLUTION, AND THE INVALIDITY OF ANY OF
THE LEGAL INSTRUMENTS WHICH TRANSFER OR DISPOSE OF THE
PROPERTY OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS SHALL NOT
AFFECT THE VALIDITY OR LEGAL FORCE AND EFFECT OF THE
UNIFIED CHARTER. THE UNIFIED CHARTER SHALL BE
CONSIDERED AND PROMULGATED AS A LEGAL DOCUMENT
SEPARATE FROM ANY OTHER LEGAL INSTRUMENT.

[[(G)]] (H) IF A REFERENDUM ELECTION IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF THIS ARTICLE, IT SHALL BE
CONDUCTED ON THE SAME DAY IN ALL AREAS TO BE INCLUDED
IN THE UNIFIED MUNICIPAL CORPORATION. THE COST AND
ADMINISTRATION OF THE REFERENDUM SHALL BE BORNE BY THE
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS PROPORTIONATELY TO THE
POPULATION OF EACH OF THE MUNICIPALITIES. THE APPROVAL
OF A MAJORITY OF THE VOTERS CASTING VOTES IN EACH OF THE
UNITING MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS IS NECESSARY TO ADOPT
THE UNIFIED CHARTER IN A REFERENDUM ELECTION. APPROVAL
OF THE UNIFIED CHARTER BY VOTERS IN A REFERENDUM
ELECTION WHEN REQUIRED, OR BY THE LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF
EACH OF THE UNITING MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS WHEN A
REFERENDUM ELECTION IS NOT REQUIRED, IS FINAL AND NOT
SUBJECT TO FURTHER ACTION.