Ch. 54 0                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND

Environment Article, but also may take account of other plans and
studies.

(e) The Service may adopt a five-year plan only after at
least one public hearing in each of the counties affected. At
least 60 days before a hearing, the proposed five-year plan shall
be submitted for review and comment to each county, and person
against whom charges will be levied if the plan is adopted, to
each municipality which owns or operates a public facility
affected by the plan, and to the Secretaries of Natural
Resources!, State Planning,] and the Environment AND THE DIRECTOR
OF PLANNING. A five-year plan can be adopted by the Service only
after it is submitted to and approved by resolution of the
governing body of each county and after consultation with the
governing body of each municipality which owns or operates a
public facility affected by the plan, or if the plan is not
approved by each of the appropriate governing bodies within 120
days following submission of the plan for approval of the
governing bodies, after the plan is approved by joint resolution
of the General Assembly. If a joint resolution of the General
Assembly approving a five-year plan contains any amendments or
modifications to the plan, those amendments and modifications
repeal the plan to the extent of any inconsistency. The
provisions of this subtitle do not authorize the Service to take
any action which would be inconsistent with the amendments or
modifications without the approval of the governing body of each
county and after consultation with the governing body of each
municipality which owns or operates a public facility included
within the plan.

3-303.

(a) The Secretary in cooperation with the Secretaries of
the Environment, Agriculture, [State Planning,] and Economic and
Employment Development AND THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING and electric
company representatives shall implement a continuing research
program for electric power plant site evaluation and related
environmental and land use considerations. The Secretary shall
seek from additional sources recommendations for related research
to be included in the program. The additional sources shall
include appropriate federal and State agencies, electric
companies and technical, scientific or educational institutions
or organizations. An initial program shall be documented on or
about January 1, 1972. The Secretary shall institute effective
procedures for coordinating environmental research assignments to
prevent dissipation of money, time, and effort. To this end, the
State's electric companies shall be reimbursed from the Fund for
environmental research specifically required to satisfy
application and permit requirements for any federal, State, or
local regulatory agencies, if the electric company has requested
reimbursement in advance and furnishes an outline of the program
and its estimated cost so that the Secretary can budget it in
advance.

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