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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 55

(d)  The petition for an emergency order shall set
forth the name, address, and interest of the petitioner; the
name, age, and address of the person in need of protective
services; the nature of the person's disability, if
determinable; the proposed protective services; the
petitioner's reasonable belief, together with facts
supportive thereof, as to the existence of the fact stated
in [subsection (a)] SUBSECTION (B) (1) through (3) above;
and facts showing petitioner's attempts to obtain the
person's consent to the services and the outcomes of such
attempts.

Article - Natural Resources

1-504.

(b) Except as provided in [section 1-503(c)] §
1-503(B) nothing in this subtitle constitutes a waiver by
the State or any agency of the defense of sovereign
immunity, and this defense is expressly reserved.

1-506.

(e)  A stay pursuant to this section may not be granted
if the court finds that the condition or activity complained
of either presents an imminent danger to the health,
welfare, or safety of the people of the State or results in,
or is likely to result in, irreversible or irreparable
damage to the air, water, or other natural resources of the
State except pursuant to [section l-504(e)(2)] §
1-504(F)(2).

5-308.

A contract under this subtitle may be assigned and
transferred to the buyer of all or part of a tract. If the
buyer assumes the obligation of the contract it is
transferred to him, and no revised assessment or tax bill is
due under [§ 5-305] § 5-306.

8-602.

(a) The Department may adopt any rule or regulation to
further its general powers of supervision over natural
resources of the State, and for proper conservation for
public use, allocation, and development of underground
waters of the State. Part II of this subtitle denies any
State municipality, county, or other political subdivision
the right to adopt and enforce any additional rule or
regulation relating to construction of [wells, the] WELLS.
THE Department of Natural Resources and the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene shall jointly adopt a single set
of regulations on the construction of wells. The
regulations shall be effective January 1, 1979. Also, the
provisions of Part II of this subtitle do not limit the
powers of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene or any