MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                            2791

request reimbursement in advance as a prerequisite
to receiving reimbursement for research programs.

BY repealing and re-enacting, with amendments.

Article — Natural   Resources

Section 3-303(a)

Annotated Code of   Maryland

(1974 Replacement   Volume and 1973 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 3-303(a) of Article - Natural
Resources, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1974
Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement) be and it is
hereby repealed and re—enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

Article — Natural Resources
3-303.

(a) The Secretary in cooperation with the
Secretaries of Health and Mental Hygiene and Economic and
Community Development, and electric company
representatives shall implement a continuing research
program for electric power plant site evaluation and
related environmental and land use considerations. The
Secretary shall seek from additional sources
recommendations for related research to be included in
the program. The additional sources shall include, but
not be limited to appropriate federal and State agencies,
electric companies and technical, scientific or
educational institutions or organizations. An initial
program shall be documented on or about January 1, 1972.
The Secretary shall institute effective procedures for
coordinating environmental research assignments to
prevent dissipation of money, time, and effort. To this
end, the state's electric companies shall fee reimbursed
from the Fund for environmental research specifically
required to satisfy application and permit requirements
for any federal, state, or local regulatory agencies, if
the electric company has [furnished] REQUESTED
REIMBURSEMENT IN ADVANCE AND FURNISHES an outline of the
program and its estimated cost so that the Secretary can
budget it in advance.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1974.

Approved May 31, 1974.