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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 794

(3) THE FLOOD MANAGEMENT PROGRAM UNDER TITLE 8,
SUBTITLE 9A OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES ARTICLE; AND

(4) THE SHORE EROSION CONTROL PROGRAM UNDER TITLE 8,
SUBTITLE 10 OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES ARTICLE.

8-1812.

(A)  FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF A PROGRAM APPROVED OR
ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION, A PROJECT APPROVAL THAT INVOLVES LAND
LOCATED WHOLLY OR PARTLY IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY CRITICAL AREA MAY
NOT BE GRANTED UNLESS IT IS CONSISTENT AND COMPLIES WITH THE
PROGRAM.

(B) (1) ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 1984, THE COMMISSION
SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS IDENTIFYING THOSE CLASSES OF APPLICATIONS
FOR PROJECT APPROVAL OF WHICH IT WISHES TO RECEIVE NOTICE.

(2)  FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE REGULATIONS
REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION, A DATE
DESIGNATED BY THE COMMISSION IN APPROVING OR ADOPTING A PROGRAM,
AN APPLICANT FOR PROJECT APPROVAL OR THE LOCAL AGENCY AUTHORIZED
TO GRANT PROJECT APPROVAL ON AN APPLICATION IN ANY OF THE
IDENTIFIED CLASSES SHALL SEND TO THE COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE REGULATIONS AND ANY OTHER INSTRUCTIONS OF THE
COMMISSION, A COPY OF EVERY PENDING OR NEW APPLICATION FOR
APPROVAL THAT:

(I) IS IN ANY OF THE IDENTIFIED CLASSES; AND

(II) INVOLVES LAND LOCATED WHOLLY OR PARTLY IN
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY CRITICAL AREA.

(3) IF A LOCAL AGENCY FAILS TO COMPLY WITH PARAGRAPH
(2) OF THIS SUBSECTION IN CONNECTION WITH A SPECIFIC APPLICATION,
ITS APPROVAL OF THAT APPLICATION IS VOID, UNLESS THE APPLICANT
SENDS THE COMMISSION A TIMELY COPY OF THE APPLICATION. . BEFORE
THE CLOSE OF THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AFTER RECEIPT OF A COPY OF AN
APPLICATION FROM THE APPLICANT OR THE LOCAL APPROVING AUTHORITY,
THE COMMISSION SHALL SEND WRITTEN NOTICE OF RECEIPT TO THE
APPLICANT AND TO THE LOCAL APPROVING AUTHORITY. A FAILURE OF THE
COMMISSION TO SEND A TIMELY NOTICE SHALL RENDER PARAGRAPH (3) OF
THIS SUBSECTION INAPPLICABLE AS TO THAT APPLICATION.

(3) THE LOCAL APPROVING AUTHORITY SHALL NOT PROCESS
AN APPLICATION OF WHICH A COPY MUST BE SENT TO THE COMMISSION
UNTIL IT HAS RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECEIPT FROM THE COMMISSION, AND
ANY ACTION OF THE LOCAL APPROVING AUTHORITY IN VIOLATION OF THIS
PARAGRAPH SHALL BE VOID.

8-1813. 8-1812.

(A) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AFTER THE COMMISSION HAS

APPROVED OR ADOPTED A PROGRAM, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION HAS