WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 674

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Maryland
Emergency Management Agency is the successor of the Emergency
Management and Civil Defense Agency, the Director of the Agency
is the successor of the Director of the Emergency Management and
Civil Defense Agency, and in every law, executive order, rule,
regulation, policy, or document created by any official, agency,
or unit of the State; (1) the term "Emergency Management and
Civil Defense Agency" and every variation of that term means
Maryland Emergency Management Agency; and (2) the term "Director
of the Emergency Management and Civil Defense Agency" and every
variation of that term means the Director of the Maryland
Emergency Management Agency.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That every person
who, as of June 30, 1989, is employed by the Emergency Management
and Civil Defense Agency in a position authorized by the State
budget and not abolished by this Act is hereby transferred to the
Maryland Emergency Management Agency effective July 1, 1989,
without any change or loss of rights, benefits, entitlements, or
status, including, if any, merit system and retirement status,
except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, except as
otherwise expressly provided in this Act, nothing in this Act
affects the term of office of an appointed member of any board,
commission, committee, or other agency or unit, and a person who
is a member of such a unit on the effective date of this Act
shall remain a member of that unit or, as the case may be, shall
become a member of any successor unit for the balance of the term
to which the person was appointed, unless the person sooner dies,
resigns, or is removed pursuant to law.

SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, except as
expressly provided to the contrary in this Act, any transaction
affected by or flowing from any statute here amended, repealed,
or transferred, and validly entered into before the effective
date of this Act and every right, duty, or interest flowing from
it remains valid after the effective date of this Act and may be
terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced pursuant to law.

SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, except as
otherwise provided in this Act, all permits and licenses,
applications for permits and licenses, rules and regulations,
proposed rules and regulations, standards and guidelines, orders
and other directives, forms, plans, memberships, special funds,
appropriations, grants, applications for grants, contracts,
property, investigations, administrative and judicial
proceedings, and all other duties and responsibilities associated
with those functions transferred by this Act shall continue in

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