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shall take effect July 1, 1978.
Approved March 10, 1978.

CHAPTER 19

(House Bill 364)

AN ACT concerning

Governor's Emergency Energy Powers

FOR the purpose of extending until a certain time certain
powers of the Governor during energy crisis emergency
situations; continuing certain powers of the Joint
Standing Committee on Administrative, Executive, and
Legislative Review; clarifying language and structure;
and making this Act an emergency measure.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 41 — Governor—Executive and

Administrative Departments
Section 15B(c-1)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1971 Replacement 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be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows: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 41 - Governor-Executive and
Administrative Departments

15B.

(c—1) (1) As used in this subtitle, but only until
March 15, [1978] 1979, "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]. IN THAT 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[ , ]:

(I) [provisions] PROVISIONS for the
establishment and implementation of programs, controls,
standards, priorities, and quotas for the allocation,