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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 284

(B)  DISTRIBUTION OF REPORTS.
AN OFFICIAL OR UNIT:

(1)  SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT 5 COPIES OF EACH
REPORT THAT THE OFFICIAL OR UNIT INTENDS TO DISTRIBUTE TO THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY; AND

(2)  MAY GIVE THE REPORT TO A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY ONLY IF:

(I)  THE PRESIDENT AND THE SPEAKER HAVE GIVEN
WRITTEN APPROVAL FOR DISTRIBUTION OF THE REPORT TO EACH MEMBER OF
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; OR

(II)  THE MEMBER ASKS FOR THE REPORT.

(C)  DEPARTMENTAL LISTS.
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL:

(1)  KEEP A LIST OF THE PUBLICATIONS OF THE OFFICIALS
AND UNITS;

(2)  PERIODICALLY SEND THE LIST TO EACH MEMBER OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY; AND

(3)  ON REQUEST OF A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
OBTAIN A PUBLICATION OF AN OFFICIAL OR UNIT FOR THE MEMBER.

(D)  COLLECTION; PRESERVATION; INDEXING.

(1)  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL INDEX AND PRESERVE THE
PUBLICATIONS THAT OFFICIALS AND UNITS SUBMIT AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

(2)  THE DEPARTMENT MAY COLLECT, INDEX, AND PRESERVE
ANY OTHER PUBLICATION THAT THE DEPARTMENT CONSIDERS NECESSARY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Art. 40, §
51(d) through (f).

In subsection (a) of this section, the former
reference to publications "required by law" is
deleted, since reference to the specific basis for the
intent to distribute the publication to the General
Assembly is unnecessary. This deletion avoids the
ambiguity in the first sentence of former Art. 40, §
51(d), which could be read to require a list of those
publications that are required by law, but that are
not intended for distribution to the General Assembly.
The Department indicates that this reading was
unintended.