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3649
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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor
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the budget of the People's Counsel to be submitted
with the budget of the Department of Natural
Resources.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Natural Resources
Section 3-302 (c)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1974 Volume and 1976 Supplement)
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 3-302(c) of Article - Natural
Resources, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1974
Volume and 1976 Supplement) be and it is hereby repealed
and reenacted, with amendments, to read as follows:
Article - Natural Resources
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3-302.
(c) The Secretary shall administer the fund. The
fund is subject to the provisions for financial
management and budgeting established by the Department of
Budget and Fiscal Planning. [It] 90 PERCENT OF THE MONEYS
IN THE FUND shall be used [exclusively] to carry out the
provisions of this subtitle as provided for in the
budget, AND 10 PERCENT OF THE MONEYS IN THE FUND SHALL BE
APPROPRIATED TO THE PEOPLE'S COUNSEL OF THE PUBLIC
SERVICE COMMISSION TO BE USED AS NECESSARY FOR
PREPARATION OF HEARINGS ON RATE INCREASE REQUESTS THE
MONEYS IN THE FUND SHALL BE USED TO CARRY OUT THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE
BUDGET, EXCEPT THAT 10 PERCENT OF ALL MONEYS ACCRUING TO
THE FUND AFTER JULY 1, 1976, SHALL BE USED TO SUPPLEMENT
FUNDS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE DUTIES OF THE PEOPLE'S
COUNSEL OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. THE PEOPLE'S
COUNSEL SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL BUDGET OF NECESSARY
SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT TO BE INCORPORATED
IN THE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET. For the purposes of this
subtitle, the Secretary may execute appropriate contracts
with any state or federal agency, research organization,
industry, or academic institution to conduct the
necessary research, construct or acquire, or both, real
property including physical predictive models,
laboratories, buildings, land, and appurtenances, or
support the technological development of extraordinary
systems related to power plants designed to minimize
environmental impact. He may utilize available expertise
in any other state unit in the development, execution,
and management of contracts and agreements on projects
relating to their areas of prime responsibility.
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1977.
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