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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor 1265
Governor—Executive and Administrative Departments, of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume and
1976 Supplement) be and it is hereby repealed and
reenacted, with amendments, to read as follows:
Article 41 - Governor-Executive and
Administrative Departments
15B.
(c—1) As used in this subtitle, but only until March
15, [1977] 1978, "crisis," "disaster," "catastrophe" and
"or similar public emergency" also refers to a situation
where the health, safety, or welfare of the citizens of
this State are threatened by reason of an actual or
impending acute shortage in usable energy resources.
Upon reasonable apprehension that such a crisis,
disaster, catastrophe, or similar public emergency
exists, the Governor may proclaim a state of emergency,
in which event the Governor's orders, rules, and
regulations, promulgated as provided in this subtitle,
may also include, by way of further enumerated example
rather than limitation, and notwithstanding any other
provision or limitation of State or local law, provisions
for the establishment and implementation of programs,
controls, standards, priorities, and quotas for the
allocation, conservation, and consumption of energy
resources; the suspension and modification of existing
standards and requirements affecting or affected by the
use of energy resources, including those relating to air
quality control, the type and compensation COMPOSITION of
various energy resources, the production and distribution
of energy resources, and the hours and days during which
public buildings and commercial and industrial
establishments may or are required to remain open; the
establishment and implementation of regional programs and
agreements for the purposes of coordinating the energy
resource programs and actions of the State with those of
the federal government and of other states and
localities. An order, rule or regulation promulgated by
the Governor pursuant to this subsection may provide for
the imposition of a civil penalty, not to exceed $1,000
for each violation, in lieu of or in addition to the
penalties provided for in subsection (g) of this section,
and for the method and conditions of its collection.
nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
authorize the establishment of oil refineries, deep water
ports, offshore drilling facilities or other similar
major capital facilities. Orders, rules and regulations
promulgated by the Governor pursuant to the powers
granted above, under this subsection shall first be
presented to the Committee on Administrative, Executive
and Legislative Review or whatever other joint committee
if any may be substituted by law by the General Assembly
to carry out its responsibilities with respect to the
energy crisis for approval or rejection. If the
committee fails to take action within seven days of
submission of the orders, rules and regulations, the
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