HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                        671

would have paid to the State Police Retirement System for all
benefits thereunder had they elected to become members thereof.
The amount of the contribution of each of the employees subject
to the provisions of this subtitle shall be fixed annually in
advance by the board of trustees of the retirement and pension
system of the Maryland State Police and shall be deducted monthly
from the remuneration of the employees and paid in lieu thereof
to the board to be placed by it forthwith in the pension fund.

Article 88C - State Planning

8.

The Department of State Planning may render financial or
other planning assistance to county, municipal or other local
governments, instrumentalities or planning agencies and to
regional or metropolitan planning commissions. Such assistance
may be conditioned on equal, larger or smaller contributions by
the agency which request such assistance, but in any case in
which funds or services are requested and received by the
Department of State Planning from any federal agency for planning
assistance to county, municipal or other local governments,
instrumentalities or planning agencies, or to regional or
metropolitan planning commissions, the condition imposed by
federal law or regulation shall be carried out. Whenever federal
laws or regulations condition such grants upon equal, larger or
smaller contributions without specifications as to whether the
State, or the locality receiving planning assistance shall make
such contribution, the Department of State Planning may supply
such contribution or any part thereof. Whenever the Department
of State Planning is requested to render financial assistance to
a regional, metropolitan, county, municipal or other local
planning agency, the Secretary of State Planning shall first
consider the adequacy and competency of the particular agency.
All local governments, instrumentalities or planning agencies
receiving financial or other planning assistance from the State
shall at the request of THE Secretary of State Planning submit
copies of their planning budgets for planning purposes to him.
He may also require an annual audit of their financial operations
related to planning by the Legislative Auditor or by auditors or
accountants legally qualified to perform municipal audits. When
a local government, instrumentality or planning agency receives
financial or other planning assistance from a federal agency, the
Secretary of State Planning may accept such federal agency's
audit.

Article 89 - Division of Labor and Industry

31.

(1) In case any of the proposed rules, regulations and
standards, or modifications, amendments or revocations thereof
submitted by the Board are identical with any rules, regulations
and standards promulgated by any other department, board, or
public agency of this State, or identical with any national