HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(b)  It shall be the duty of the Council to advise the
Commissioner with respect to the carrying out of his
functions under this subtitle and to submit to the
Commissioner recommendations with respect thereto. The
Council shall meet at least twice each year and at other
times the Commissioner requests. On or before the first day
of January each year, the Commissioner shall submit to the
Governor and to the Secretary of Licensing and Regulation an
annual report covering his activities under this subtitle
for the preceding calendar year, including each
recommendation which he has received from the Council during
the preceding calendar year and including full information
as to the operation of the subtitle and other information
and data he deems desirable in connection with prevailing
hourly wage rates.

(c)  The Commissioner may call upon other agencies of
the State and local governments for statistical data,
reports, and other information which will assist the Council
in the performance of its duties.

(d)  Appointed members of the Council shall serve terms
of [three] 3 years except as hereinafter provided and shall
be eligible for reappointment. Of the members first
appointed, the two selected from the general public shall
serve terms of [two] 2 years each; one management member and
one labor member shall serve a term of [one] 1 year each;
and the other two shall serve a term of [three] 3 years
each. Any vacancies occurring in any term shall be filled by
the Governor's appointment with the advice of the Secretary
of Licensing and Regulation for the remainder of the term.
The members shall be compensated on a per diem basis as set
forth in the annual state budget from time to time, and they
shall be allowed reasonable expenses for travel in
accordance with the standard travel regulations.

[107.] 8-514.

If any provision of this subtitle, or the application
of such provision to any person or circumstances, is held
invalid, the remainder of this subtitle or the application
of such provision to persons or circumstances other than
those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected
thereby.

[107A.] 8-515.

Section 106 of this subtitle creating the Advisory
Council on Prevailing Wage Rates and relating to wage rate
laws is of no effect and may not be enforced after July 1,
1984.

SECTION 15. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s)
14G of Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative
Departments, of the Annotated Code of Maryland be and it is