HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(A)  WITHIN 30 45 DAYS AFTER THE COMMISSION ADOPTS
CRITERIA ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION UNDER § 8-1808 OF THIS
SUBTITLE BECOME EFFECTIVE, EACH LOCAL JURISDICTION SHALL SUBMIT
TO THE COMMISSION A WRITTEN STATEMENT OF ITS INTENT EITHER:

(1)  TO DEVELOP A CRITICAL AREA PROTECTION PROGRAM TO
CONTROL THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THAT PART OF THE CHESAPEAKE
BAY CRITICAL AREA LOCATED WITHIN ITS TERRITORIAL LIMITS; OR

(2)  NOT TO DEVELOP SUCH A PROGRAM.

(B)  IF A LOCAL JURISDICTION STATES ITS INTENT NOT TO
DEVELOP A PROGRAM OR FAILS TO SUBMIT A TIMELY STATEMENT OF
INTENT, THE COMMISSION SHALL PREPARE AND ADOPT A PROGRAM FOR THE
PART OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY CRITICAL AREA IN THAT LOCAL
JURISDICTION.

(C)  IF A LOCAL JURISDICTION STATES ITS INTENT TO DEVELOP A
PROGRAM, IT SHALL PREPARE A PROPOSED PROGRAM AND SUBMIT IT TO THE
COMMISSION WITHIN 270 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE
CRITERIA ADOPTED UNDER § 8-1808 OF THIS SUBTITLE. HOWEVER, IF
THE LOCAL JURISDICTION SUBMITS EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO THE
COMMISSION THAT IT IS MAKING REASONABLE PROGRESS IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A PROGRAM, THE COMMISSION MAY EXTEND THIS PERIOD
FOR UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 180 DAYS. BEFORE SUBMISSION OF A PROGRAM
TO THE COMMISSION WITHIN THE TIME ALLOWED BY THIS SUBSECTION, A
LOCAL JURISDICTION SHALL HOLD AT LEAST ONE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
PROPOSED PROGRAM, FOR WHICH 2-WEEKS NOTICE SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN
A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE LOCAL JURISDICTION.

(D) (1) AS APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY TO SATISFY THE

CRITERIA, THE PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE SUCH ELEMENTS AS:

(I) SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS;

(II) COMPREHENSIVE OR MASTER PLAN AMENDMENTS;

(III) ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT; AND

(IV) ORDINANCES OR REGULATIONS CONCERNING

BUILDING.

(2) THE PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE A COMPREHENSIVE ZONING
MAP. WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER A PROGRAM IS SUBMITTED, THE COMMISSION
SHALL APPOINT A PANEL OF 3 OF ITS MEMBERS TO CONDUCT IN THE
AFFECTED JURISDICTION A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED PROGRAM.

(E)(2) WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER THE COMMISSION RECEIVES A
PROPOSED PROGRAM FROM A LOCAL JURISDICTION, IT SHALL EITHER
APPROVE THE PROPOSAL OR NOTIFY THE LOCAL JURISDICTION OF SPECIFIC
CHANGES THAT MUST BE MADE IN ORDER FOR THE PROPOSAL TO BE
APPROVED. IF THE COMMISSION DOES NEITHER THE PROPOSAL SHALL BE
DEEMED APPROVED.