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TO WITHDRAW THEREFROM. SUCH ACTION SHALL NOT BE
EFFECTIVE UNTIL SIX MONTHS AFTER NOTICE THEREOF HAS
BEEN SENT BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE STATE DESIRING
TO WITHDRAW TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF ALL STATES THEN
PARTIES TO THE COMPACT.

(E) WHEN COMPACT TO BECOME EFFECTIVE; EXCHANGE

OF OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS.--- WHEN THE GOVERNOR HAS

EXECUTED THE COMPACT ON BEHALF OF THE STATE AND CAUSED
A VERIFIED COPY TO BE FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF
STATE, AND WHEN IT HAS BEEN RATIFIED BY ONE OR MORE OF
THE STATES NAMED IN SUBSECTION (A), THEN THE COMPACT
BECOMES OPERATIVE AND EFFECTIVE AS BETWEEN THIS STATE
AND THE OTHER STATE. THE GOVERNOR MAY TAKE THE
NECESSARY ACTION TO COMPLETE THE EXCHANGE OF OFFICIAL
DOCUMENTS BETWEEN THIS STATE AND ANY OTHER STATE WHICH
RATIFIES THE COMPACT.

(C)   COMPACT ADMINISTRATOR.—THE SECRETARY, OR
SOMEONE DESIGNATED BY HIM, SHALL ACT AS COMPACT
ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE STATE AND PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS
REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (A).

(D)      DUTY OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES.—THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SHALL
TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTION TO INTEGRATE THE STATE
FOREST FIRE PLAN WITH THE REGIONAL FOREST FIFE PLAN
FORMULATED BY THE COMPACT ADMINISTRATORS, AND ADJUST
AND EXPAND THE PLAN AS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH
SUBSECTION (A).

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Article 66C, section 411 of the Code. The
only changes made are in style.

SUBTITLE 9. PROGRAM OPEN SPACE

5-901. DEFINITIONS.

(A) GENERALLY.--IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING

TERMS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.

(E) "ANNUAL PROGRAM" MEANS A SCHEDULE OF
ACQUISITION OR DEVELOPMENT FOR ONE FISCAL YEAR.

(C) "FUNDS AVAILABLE UNDER THIS PROGRAM" MEANS
THE PROCEEDS OF PROGRAM OPEN SPACE AND THE ANNUAL
APPORTIONMENT OF ALLOCATION OF THE LAND AND WATER