MARVIN MANDEL,

Governor

1949

the law has been violated. A written assurance of
discontinuance or settlement agreement shall be signed on
behalf of the Board by the Executive Director of the
Board.

(3) No person may violate or fail to adhere
to any provision contained in a written assurance or
agreement of discontinuance or settlement agreement. Any
failure by the board to enforce a violation of any
provision of a written assurance shall not constitute a
waiver of any right of the board or provision of the
agreement. A person who violates this section shall be
liable for payment to the County of a civil penalty,
recoverable in a civil action, not exceeding $500 for
each violation.

(s) Same; legal action. If the Board fails to
conciliate a complaint after the parties have, in good
faith, attempted a conciliation; or, fails to effect an
assurance of discontinuance or settlement agreement; or,
determines that a complaint is not susceptible of
conciliation, he shall transmit the matter to the County
Attorney for appropriate legal action.

(t) Same; other remedies. Nothing in this
subtitle shall prevent any person from exercising any
right or seeking any remedy to which he might otherwise
be entitled or from filing any complaint with any other
agency, court of law or equity.]

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That new
Article 20 — Tri—County Council of Southern Maryland be
and it is hereby added to the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1973 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement) to read as
follows:

ARTICLE 20 - TRI-COUNTY COUNCIL OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND

1-101. TRI-COUNTY AREA AND TRI-COUNTY COUNCIL.

THE TRI-COUNTY COUNCIL FOR SOUTHERN MARYLAND IS
CREATED AS A REGIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR
THE TRI-COUNTY AREA. THE TRI-COUNTY AREA CONSISTS OF ALL
OF CALVERT, CHARLES, AND ST. MARY'S COUNTIES.

1-102. DEFINITIONS.

(A)         IN THIS ARTICLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.

(B)          "AREA" MEANS THE REGIONAL PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT AREA THAT INCLUDES ALL OF CALVERT, CHARLES,
AND ST. MARY'S COUNTIES.

(C)          "COMMISSIONERS" MEANS THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF CALVERT, CHARLES, AND ST. MARY'S COUNTIES.