MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                           2873

or mutual association licensed to provide such insurance.
The County Commissioners of Kent County shall annually
levy upon the assessable property of Kent County a tax
sufficient to pay for such insurance. The County Council
of Howard County shall annually levy upon the assessable
property of Howard County a tax sufficient to pay for
such insurance. Provided, however, that the active
members of the Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company shall
be limited to [seventy—five] 75 members, the active
members of the Rock Hall Volunteer Fire Company shall be
limited to [sixty] 60 active [[60]] members, the active
members of the Betterton Volunteer Fire Company shall be
limited to [fifty] 50 active [[50]] members, and the
active members of each of the volunteer fire companies of
Kent County shall be limited to [forty] 40 active [[40]]
members, and that any rescue squad in Kent County shall
be limited to a maximum of [twenty—five] 25 members and
the active members of each of the volunteer fire
companies in Howard County shall be limited as follows:
Company 1, Elkridge; Company 2, Ellicott City; Company 3,
West Friendship; Company 4, Lisbon, 50 members each;
Company 5, Clarksville, 75 members; Company 6, Savage, 60
members, and only active members shall be covered by the
provisions of this Section. [The County Commissioners
of] Prince George's County shall pay [40] 100 percent of
the cost of such insurance to each volunteer fire company
or volunteer rescue squad company [and the volunteer fire
company or volunteer rescue squad company shall pay 60
percent of the cost of said insurance]; and the County
[Commissioners of Prince George's County shall annually
levy upon the assessable property of Prince George's
County a tax] SHALL ANNUALLY APPROPRIATE FUNDS sufficient
to pay for such portion of the cost of such insurance.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1975.

Approved May 15, 1975.

CHAPTER 612

(Senate Bill 837)

AN ACT concerning

Wild and Scenic Rivers

FOR the purpose of preserving the wild and scenic values
of [[certain Maryland rivers; creating a wild and
scenic river system to be administered by the