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LAWS OF MARYLAND
Ch. 30
CHAPTER 30
(House Bill 73)
AN ACT concerning
Governor's Emergency Energy Powers - Extended
FOR the purpose of extending until a certain time certain
powers of the Governor during energy crisis emergency
situations; and making this Act an emergency measure.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative
Departments
Section 15B(c-l)(l)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1978 Replacement Volume and 1979 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be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows: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, [1980] 1981, "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 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 for the establishment and
implementation of programs, controls, standards, priorities,
and quotas for the allocation, conservation, and consumption
of energy resources;
(ii) 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 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; and/or
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