HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                      2715

CHAPTER 547

(Senate Bill 480)

AN ACT concerning

Patuxent River - Policy Plan and Commission

FOR the purpose of redefining and standardizing references to the
Patuxent River Policy Plan; deleting obsolete references to
the development of an initial Plan; restating the effect of
the Plan; establishing procedures for the amendment of the
Plan; providing for the distribution of the Plan; providing
for continuing review of information on the Patuxent River
and its watershed; restating the duty of the Department of
State Planning to make and assist others in making certain
environmental assessments; indicating sources of funds and
staff for the Patuxent River planning program; modifying
provisions concerning annual reviews and reports; clarifying
the authority of principal departments of the State
government and the effect of the Patuxent River Commission
on that authority; adding the Secretary of Agriculture or a
designee of the Secretary as a member of the Patuxent River
Commission; providing for nonvoting members of the Patuxent
River Commission; providing for the election of officers of
the Patuxent River Commission; restating certain duties of
the Patuxent River Commission; making certain stylistic
changes; and generally revising the laws concerning the
Patuxent River Policy Plan and the Patuxent River
Commission.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - State Finance and Procurement

Section 5-901(c), 5-908, 5-909, 5-918 and the part "Part II.
Patuxent River Commission", and 5-919 through 5-922
Annotated Code of Maryland

(As enacted by Chapter ____ (H.B. 1) of the

Acts of the General Assembly of 1985)

BY repealing

Article - State Finance and Procurement

Section 5-904 through 5-907 and 5-910 through 5-915 and the

part "Part II. Patuxent River Watershed Policy

Plan".
Annotated Code of Maryland

(As enacted by Chapter ____ (H.B. 1) of the

Acts of the General Assembly of 1985)

BY adding to