BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

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(1974 Volume and 1977 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article — Natural Resources

3-605.

(d)    (1) Within 30 days after the last public
hearing mandated by §9 (b)(1) of the federal act, the
Governor shall submit his recommendation for the State's
decision to the legislature in the following manner:

(i) If the legislature is convened in

regular or special session, the Governor shall submit his

recommendation to the legislature for appropriate
legislative action.

(ii) If the legislature is not convened in
regular or special session, the Governor shall submit his
recommendation to the Administrative, Executive, and
Legislative Review Committee. Within five days of receipt
of the Governor's recommendation and after a public hearing,
the Committee shall recommend to the President of the Senate
and the Speaker of the House whether the Governor's
recommendation should represent the State's decision or
whether the legislature should convene in special session to
review the Governor's recommendation for appropriate
legislative action. However, failure of the Committee to
recommend review by the full legislature may not preclude
convening of the legislature.

(2) (i) When the full legislature reviews the
Governor's recommendation under subsection [ (d) (1) (a) or
(b)] (D) (1) (I) OR (II), the. legislature, after a public
hearing, may take appropriate legislative action to either
approve, disapprove or conditionally approve the pending
application.

5-501.

(f) "Person" includes the State, any County,
municipal corporation or other political subdivision of the
State, or any of their units, or an individual, receiver,
trustee, [guardian executor] GUARDIAN, EXECUTOR,
administrator, fiduciary, or representative of any kind, or
any partnership, firm, association, public or private
corporation or any other entity.

6-501.

(e)       "Facility" means:

(4) Any facility for the processing,
transmission, or storage of natural gas with a total design