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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 584

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1982.

Approved June 1, 1982.

CHAPTER 585

(Senate Bill 1089)

AN ACT concerning

Spending Affordability

FOR the purpose of requiring the appointment of a Spending
Affordability Committee; providing for membership on
that Committee; requiring that Committee to make
certain studies, reports, and recommendations relating
to State fiscal matters; requiring certain other
committees of the General Assembly to file certain
budget and other reports in response to the
recommendations of this Committee; requiring certain
action when the budget reported by the budget
committees exceeds the recommendations of this
Committee; providing for staff support for this
Committee; requiring a certain report by the Department
of Fiscal Services; requiring certain recommendations
by the Legislative Policy Committee; requiring the
Governor to consider the recommendations of the
Spending Affordability Committee and to provide certain
reports and explanations a report and explanation for
deviations from those recommendations; and generally
relating to spending affordability for this State.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 15A - Budget and Fiscal Planning

Section 9

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1981 Replacement Volume and 1981 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 40 - General Assembly

Section 109 through 116 to be under the new subtitle

"Spending Affordability"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1978 Replacement Volume and 1981 Supplement)