1610                                     LAWS OF MARYLAND                                 Ch. 778

powers as are given the Legislative Council in Section 30 of this article.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.

Approved May 24, 1973.

CHAPTER 777
(House Bill 435)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 246(a) of Article 41 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume), title
"Governor-Executive and Administrative Departments," subtitle "24.
Administrative Procedure Act," to make the Administrative, Executive and
Legislative Review Committee of the General Assembly one of the several
places to which rules and regulations are to be sent under the Administrative
Procedure Act.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 246(a) of Article 41 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume), title "Governor-Executive and
Administrative Departments," subtitle "24. Administrative Procedure Act," be and
it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

246.

(a) Each agency shall comply with the provisions of Section 9 of this article,
and any amendments thereto. Each agency shall file forthwith with the clerk of the
Court of Appeals, with the Secretary of State, with the State Library, with each of
the libraries of the respective circuit courts of the several counties and the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City, WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND
LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE, and with the Department of
Legislative Reference certified copies of all rules now in effect. The Secretary of
State shall keep a permanent register of such rules open to public inspection.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.

Approved May 24, 1973.

CHAPTER 778
(House Bill 436)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 40A(f) of Article 40 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume and 1972
Supplement), title "General Assembly," subtitle "Committee on Administrative,
Executive and Legislative Review," to provide that certain rules, regulations or
standards shall be invalid unless submitted to the Committee on Administrative,
Executive and Legislative Review and to provide for the emergency
promulgation of such rules, regulations or standards under certain