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LAWS OF MARYLAND
Ch. 911
(9) The State Department of State Planning
shall:
(i) Report annually to the Commission on
the progress of the plan;
(ii) Present the plan, along with specific
recommendations, to the Patuxent River Commission;
(iii) Present the plan to the Governor,
the appropriate local jurisdictions and the members of the
General Assembly; and
(iv) Prepare annual reviews to evaluate
the effectiveness and adequacy of the implementation of the
plan.
(10) Upon approval by resolution of at least
five of the seven appropriate local jurisdictions, the plan,
along with any appropriate comment from the local
jurisdictions, shall be presented to the General Assembly
for approval as the Patuxent River Watershed master plan.
(11) The plan, once approved, shall serve as a
policy guide to be utilized by State agencies and local
governments in carrying out their action and regulatory
programs in the Patuxent River Watershed.
(12) The General Assembly shall, from time to
time, update the Patuxent River Watershed master plan.
5.
Upon the preparation of the State development plan or
of any substantial phase or part thereof, or upon the
preparation of an amendment or revision of or addition to
the State development plan, the Secretary of State Planning
shall submit the same to the Governor, who may file it,
together with his comments, in the office of the Secretary
of State. Upon filing it, the Governor shall transmit
copies thereof, together with copies of his comments, to the
heads of all departments and agencies of State government
and, SUBJECT TO ARTICLE 40, § 51 OF THE CODE, to the General
Assembly. If the Governor files such plan or part of a
plan, the Department of State Planning shall make copies of
the material so filed available for general distribution or
sale.
9.
(c) [The] SUBJECT TO ARTICLE 40, § 51 OF THE CODE, THE
Department of State Planning shall distribute copies of its
annual report to the members of the General Assembly, to the
heads of all State departments and all local, regional and
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