MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                            1321

Secretary of State. Upon filing it, the Governor shall
transmit copies thereof, together with copies of his
comments, to the heads of all departments and agencies of
State government and to the General Assembly. If the
Governor files such plan or part of a plan, the
Department of State Planning shall make copies of the
material so filed available for general distribution or
sale. ]

(A) UPON PREPARATION OF THE PLAN BY THE SECRETARY,
THE PLAN, EXCEPT FOR THE ELEMENTS THEREOF AS DESCRIBED IS
PARAGRAPHS (6) AND (7) IN SECTION 4 (B) , SHALL BE
SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD SHALL REVIEW THE
SUBMITTED PLAN, AND MAKE ANY AMENDMENTS, REVISIONS OR
CHANGES IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE. THE BOARD SHALL HOLD
PUBLIC HEARINGS [[, UPON REASONABLE NOTICE,]] ON THE PLAN
IN THE COUNTY OR COUNTIES AFFECTED BY THE PLAN, AND SHALL
INVITE [[,]] [[IN A MANNER IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE,]]
COMMENTS FROM APPROPRIATE UNITS OF FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND RESEARCH
ORGANIZATIONS, WHETHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, AND CIVIC
GROUPS, PRIVATE PERSONS, AND INTERESTED ORGANIZATIONS.
THE BOARD SHALL GIVE AT LEAST 60 DAYS NOTICE BEFORE THE
PUBLIC HEARING TO THE APPROPRIATE STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT UNITS AS WELL AS PUBLISHING NOTICE IN A
NEWSPAPER OF STATEWIDE CIRCULATION AND IN A NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN OR HAVING GENERAL CIRCULATION IN EACH
AFFECTED COUNTY. THE BOARD SHALL GIVE NOTICE OF THE
PUBLIC HEARINGS NO LATER THAN SIX MONTHS AFTER RECEIPT OF
THE PLAN FROM THE SECRETARY. AS A RESULT OF THE PUBLIC
HEARINGS, AND WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE CLOSE THEREOF, THE
BOARD SHALL ADOPT THE PLAN, MAKING ANY AMENDMENTS,
REVISIONS OR CHANGES, IF ANY, IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.

THEREAFTER, THE BOARD SHALL RETURN THE PLAN TO THE
SECRETARY, WHO, WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME, SHALL
TRANSMIT THE PLAN TO THE GOVERNOR WITH ANY COMMENTS AND
SUGGESTIONS HE HAS, AND WHATEVER FURTHER INFORMATION AND
COMMENTS THE GOVERNOR MAY REQUEST.

UPON RECEIPT OF THE PLAN, THE GOVERNOR MAY APPROVE
OR REJECT THE PLAN, OR RETURN IT TO THE SECRETARY WITH
HIS COMMENTS THEREON. IF THE GOVERNOR TAKES NO ACTION ON
THE PLAN WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF HIS RECEIPT THEREOF, THE
PLAN SHALL BE DEEMED LEGALLY ADOPTED, AND SHALL BE
CONSIDERED TO BE IN EFFECT. UPON SUCH CONTINGENCY OR
UPON APPROVAL THEREOF, THE GOVERNOR SHALL FILE THE PLAN,
TOGETHER WITH HIS COMMENTS, IF ANY, IN THE OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE. AFTER SUCH FILING, THE GOVERNOR
SHALL SUBMIT THE PLAN TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TOGETHER
WITH HIS COMMENTS, IF ANY, BY TRANSMITTING COPIES TO THE
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE,
WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER THE NEXT REGULAR SESSION OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES. THE GOVERNOR ALSO SHALL