34                          JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS                  [July 30

authority of the Department of Natural Resources and its officers, employ-
ees and units, and the Maryland Geological Survey; concerning en-
vironmental programs, fish and fisheries, forests and parks, gas and oil,
mines and mining, water and water resources, wetlands and riparian
rights, and wildlife; dealing generally with the natural resources of this
State and the laws relating thereto; and providing for the enforcement of
those laws and penalties for their violation; to repeal Article 1A, "Aero-
nautics", Section 30; Article 14B, "State Boat Act", all sections; Article 27,
"Crimes and Punishments", Sections 154, 158, 158½, 235-236, 268-268A,
and 578-579, inclusive; Article 33B, "Environmental Service", all sections;
Article 41, "Governor—Executive and Administrative Departments", Sec-
tions 181L-181X, 232-240, and 447-451, inclusive; Article 43, "Health",
Section 228B; Article 66C, "Natural Resources", Sections 1-6, 11-13G,
13L, 15-33, 110B-112A, 112C, 115-125, 125A-125B, 126-128, 130-151, 152-
162, 163-171, 173-178, 179-224, 225-227, 230-243, 245-252, 253-271, 273-276,
278-295, 298-320, 322-326, 328-330, 332-333, 335-336, 329, 341-343, 344A-
409, 410, 410J-411AB, 411AD-411AO, 486-674C, 674D-707, 708-713, 716-
731, and 756-771, inclusive; and Article 96A, "Water Resources", Sections
1-3, 6-7, 9-29BC, 29D-30, 37-40, 48-54, 56-74, and 77-126, inclusive; to
transfer Sections 409A-409U of Article 66C, subtitle "Registered Pro-
fessional Foresters" to Article 56 of the Code and Sections 410A-410-I
of Article 66C, subtitle "Public Recreation and Parks" to Article 25; to
transfer the Mine Reclamation and Water Quality Restoration Loan of 1970
from the Code to the Session laws; to repeal and re-enact with amend-
ments Section 5(V) of Article 25A of the Code, title "Chartered Counties
of Maryland", subtitle "Express Powers", Section 221A(a) of Article 41,
title "Governor—Executive and Administrative Departments", subtitle
"The Department of Licensing and Regulation", and Section 277(a)
of Article 56, title "Licenses", subtitle "Landscape Architects"; to add a
new Section 7A to Article 23A, title "Corporations—Municipal", subtitle
"In General", and a new Section 2A to Article 41, title "Governor—Execu-
tive and Administrative Departments", subtitle "General Provisions";
providing for the effect, construction and effective date of provisions of
the Act; repealing inconsistent laws; providing for the transfer of per-
sonnel and property of certain agencies; and making the Act an
emergency measure.

Read the first time and referred to the Rules Committee.

House Bill No. 2—By the Speaker:

AN ACT making an emergency appropriation for the payment of the
expenses of the General Assembly of Maryland for the Extraordinary
Session of 1973.

Read the first time and referred to the Rules Committee.

House Bill No. 3—By Delegate Sklar:

A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning

Civil Defense Emergency—Fuel Shortages

FOR the purpose of including acute shortages of fuels or energy resources
within the definition and function of "civil defense" so that the civil
defense powers may be utilized in case of emergency shortages of
fuels.