1334                                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                           [Ch. 291

IT RELATES TO A CRITICAL AREA, AND THE DESIGNATED AREAS

OF CRITICAL STATS CONCERN AND THE GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA
APPLICABLE THERETO.

(F) THE PLAN OR STATE POLICIES MAY NOT PROVIDE FOR

LESS PROTECTION OR FOR WORE INTENSE DEVELOPMENT IN__AREAS.

OF CRITICAL STATE CONCERN THAN THAT" PROVIDED FOR IN THE

ADOPTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT PLANS, POLICIES AND REGULATIONS.

20. ADOPTION 07 DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR AREAS OF
CRITICAL STATE CONCERN.

(A) BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER THE DESIGNATION OF AN AREA
OF CRITICAL STATE CONCERN AND THE GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA
ARE FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 19(D), OR WITHIN SUCH

NECESSARY AND REASONABLE EXTENSION OF TIME PERMITTED

THEREAFTER BY THE BOARD, THE APPROPRIATE UNIT OF LOCAL

GOVERNMENT OR GOVERNMENTS HAVING JURISDICTION WITHIN THE
DESIGNATED AREA SHALL SUBMIT TO THE [[BOARDS]] BOARD ITS
EXISTING DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, OR PREPARE, ADOPT AND
SUBMIT TO THE BOARD NEW OR MODIFIED DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS FOR LAND USE, DEVELOPMENT OR CONSTRUCTION,
APPLICABLE TO THE DESIGNATED AREA, WHICH SHALL BE
SUBSTANTIALLY CONSISTENT AND COMPLY WITH THE GUIDELINES
AND CRITERIA THE BOARD ADOPTS FOR THE DESIGNATED AREA.
EVERY PROCEDURE REQUIRED UNDER OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS BY
WHICH A LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADOPTS THESE DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS SHALL BE FOLLOWED. IF THE BOARD FINDS THAT
THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUBMITS
ARE SUBSTANTIALLY CONSISTENT AND COMPLY WITH GUIDELINES
AND CRITERIA FOR LAND USE, DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION
IN THE DESIGNATED AREA, IT SHALL APPROVE BY ORDER THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. IF THE BOARD

FINDS THAT THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS DO NOT

SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLY__AND ARE NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE

BOARD'S GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR LAND USE, DEVELOPMENT

AND CONSTRUCTION IN THE DESIGNATED AREA, THE BOARD__SHALL

DISAPPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND SHALL STATE

IN DETAIL ITS REASONS FOR THE__DISAPPROVAL,___AFTER WHICH

TIME THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF THE DATE

OF DISAPPROVAL SHALL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESUBMIT

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR APPROVAL. THE LOCAL

GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ARE NOT EFFECTIVE,
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED FOR BY SECTION 22, UNTIL APPROVED BY
THE BOARD, AND FILED WITH THE SECRETARY AND THE
APPROPRIATE UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

{B) BY THE BOARD.

IF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT FAILS TO SUBMIT OR__RESUBMIT

WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME THE REQUIRED DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS, OR IF THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS SUBMITTED