WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 542

Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review be
accompanied by a preliminary fiscal impact statement
prepared by the unit submitting the regulation; and
providing for the required contents of the preliminary
fiscal impact statement.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - State Government
Section 10-lll(b)(1)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1984 Volume and 1986 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - State Government
Section 10-lll(c)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1984 Volume and 1986 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - State Government

10-111.

(b) (1) The unit may adopt a proposed regulation
immediately if the unit:

(i) declares that the emergency adoption is
necessary;

(ii) submits the proposed regulation to the
Committee, TOGETHER WITH THE PRELIMINARY FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION; and

(iii) has the approval of the Committee for the
emergency adoption.

(C) THE PRELIMINARY FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT, PREPARED BY
THE UNIT AND SUBMITTED UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION,
SHALL STATE:

(1)  A GENERAL AN ESTIMATE OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF
THE EMERGENCY REGULATION ON THE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES OF THE
UNIT SUBMITTING THE REGULATION FOR APPROVAL STATE;

(2)  WHETHER THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR IN
WHICH THE REGULATION IS SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL WILL BECOME
EFFECTIVE CONTAINS AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF STATE

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