MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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[16.3 2-118.

(a) None of the provisions of any public general
law governing the preparation and filing of budgets by
agencies of the State of Maryland [shall be] ARE
applicable to the budgetary procedure of the commission.
Except as hereinafter provided, the budget programs and
procedures heretofore followed by the commission are
ratified and confirmed and approved for use by the
commission hereafter, together with such improvements
therein as, in the discretion of the commission, [shall]
be deemed necessary or appropriate in the public
interest.

(1)    For each fiscal year, beginning on July 1 and
ending on June 30 of the subsequent year, the commission
shall prepare an annual capital and operating budget
which shall contain, separately for each county where
items are so allocable for which a tax is levied, the
proposed expenditures and estimates of revenue
anticipated, the proposed budget shall be established as
hereinafter set forth. the commission's budget shall
include for each county within the regional district a
complete planning work program including a schedule for
the production of all plans and amendments, hereinafter
called the planning schedule of the commission. The
budget shall contain items allocable to both counties
including provisions for the operation of the departments
of the commission established pursuant to law and the
regional planning program. The budget shall also contain
a schedule of recreation activities and programs for
Prince George's County in accordance with section 85,
43A(g), as amended.

(2)    The commission shall submit the proposed
budget on or before January 1, 1973 and on or before
January 1 of each succeeding year thereafter to the
county executives of Montgomery and Prince George's
counties.

(3)    In Montgomery County the county executive
shall transmit the proposed budget to the county council,
together with his recommendations thereon, on or before
February 15, 1973 and on or before February 15 of each
succeeding fiscal year. In Prince George's County, the
county executive shall transmit the proposed budget to
the county council, together with his recommendations
thereon, on or before April 1, 1973 and on or before
April 1 of each succeeding fiscal year.

(4)    Each county council shall, upon public notice,
hold a public hearing on the proposed budget of the
commission commencing not earlier than twenty-one days
following receipt thereof from the county executive.