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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

SECTION 604. NON-DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT.
NO CONTRACTOR WHO IS THE RECIPIENT OF COUNTY FUNDS
SHALL DISCRIMINATE IN EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE OF RELIGION,
RACE, COLOR, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. THE COUNCIL SHALL
ENACT FURTHERING LEGISLATION TO IMPLEMENT THE
PROVISIONS Of THIS SECTION.

SECTION 605- APPLICATION TO AGENCIES OPERATING
UNDER STATE LAW. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL APPLY TO AGENCIES
CREATED BY OR OPERATING UNDER STATE LAW AND WHICH
RECEIVE OR DISBURSE COUNTY FUNDS. IN THE INTERESTS OF
PROMOTING UNIFORMITY AND OF EFFECTING MAXIMUM SAVINGS
FOR ALL PURCHASES OUT OF COUNTY FUNDS, THE PURCHASING
FACILITIES OF THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT SHALL ALWAYS BE
AVAILABLE TO SUCH AGENCIES, AND THEIR USE SHALL BE
ENCOURAGED.

SECTION 606. COOPERATIVE PURCHASING. AS
APPROPRIATE, THE COUNTY PURCHASING AGENT MAY UNDERTAKE
PROGRAMS INVOLVING JOINT OR COOPERATIVE PURCHASES WITH
OTHER PUBLIC JURISDICTIONS.

ARTICLE VII

PLANNING AND ZONING

SECTION 701. DEFINITION AND EFFECT OF TERMS USED
IN THIS ARTICLE.

(A)    THE TERM "GENERAL PLAN" SHALL MEAN A MAP,
WITH ACCOMPANYING DATA, INCLUDING CHARTS, PLATS, AND
DESCRIPTIVE MATTER, WHICH OUTLINES THE PROSPECTIVE
OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENTIRE METROPOLITAN
WASHINGTON AREA, OR OF BOTH MONTGOMERY AND PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTIES, AND IS PREPARED IN COOPERATION WITH
THE PLANNING AUTHORITIES OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
THERE SHALL BE ONLY ONE GENERAL PLAN IN FORCE AND
EFFECT IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY.

(B)    THE TERM "MASTER PLAN" SHALL MEAN A MAP,
WITH ACCOMPANYING DATA, OF THE COUNTY OR OF ONE OR
MORE PLANNING AREAS OF THE COUNTY. PLANNING AREAS
SHALL BE PREDETERMINED BY LAW AND SHALL BE
SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL IN GEOGRAPHIC SIZE, EXCEPT THAT AN
INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITY OR URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT