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VETOES

5-905.

(A)  (1) THE DEPARTMENT HAS PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR
PREPARING PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN.

(2) IN PREPARING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT, THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL CONSULT WITH LOCAL JURISDICTIONS AND APPROPRIATE UNITS OF
THE STATE GOVERNMENT, WHO SHALL:

(I)  PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT WITH PERTINENT
INFORMATION, INCLUDING INFORMATION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN;
AND

(II)  COOPERATE WITH AND ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT
IN PREPARING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

(B)  BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT PRESENTS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE PLAN TO LOCAL JURISDICTIONS FOR THEIR APPROVAL, THE
COMMISSION SHALL:

(1)  REVIEW AND COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND
WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT IN MAKING ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT THAT THE COMMISSION CONSIDERS NECESSARY;

(2)  DISTRIBUTE COPIES OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE GOVERNOR, APPROPRIATE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE
LOCAL JURISDICTIONS ENTITLED TO VOTING REPRESENTATION ON THE
COMMISSION, OTHER AFFECTED LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, AND APPROPRIATE
UNITS OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT, FOR THEIR INFORMATION AND
COMMENTS; AND'

(3)  CONDUCT AT LEAST 1 PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT.

(C)  AFTER A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE PLAN HAS BEEN ACTED
ON BY THE COMMISSION, THE DEPARTMENT MAY PRESENT THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT TO THE GOVERNING BODIES OF THE LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
ENTITLED TO VOTING REPRESENTATION ON THE COMMISSION, FOR THEIR
APPROVAL, BY RESOLUTION. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL INCLUDE ANY
COMMENTS MADE BY THE COMMISSION.

(D)  (1) IF THE GOVERNING BODIES OF 5 OF THE 7 LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS ENTITLED TO VOTING REPRESENTATION ON THE COMMISSION
APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PRESENT THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
INCLUDE ANY COMMENTS MADE BY THE COMMISSION OR BY THE GOVERNING
BODIES.

(2)     IF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BY JOINT RESOLUTION,

APPROVES THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT, THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE

AMENDMENT IS IMMEDIATE, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE
AMENDMENT.