Ch. 169                              1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

Article 20 - Tri-County Council of FOR Southern Maryland

1-105.

The [Attorney General of Maryland shall serve as legal advisor to the Council in all
matters pertaining to the Council's activities], COUNCIL SHALL SELECT AND RETAIN ITS
OWN LEGAL COUNSEL.

2-101.

The membership of the Council consists of:

(a)     The State Senators and Delegates representing Calvert, Charles, and St.
Mary's Counties, as voting members;

(b)     The county commissioners of Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's Counties, as
voting members;

(c)     One voting member appointed by the president of the Southern Maryland
Municipal Association;

(d)     One voting member-at-large from each county recommended by the
commissioners of those counties and subject to the concurrence of the State Senators and
Delegates from each county;

(e)     One nonvoting member appointed by the economic development commission
and the planning and zoning commission of each county; and

(f)      One nonvoting member appointed by the Maryland Department of [Housing
and Community] ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT Development and the Maryland
Office of Planning.

2-403.

(a) The Council may receive State financial support to assist in carrying out its
activities.

(1) On or before August 1 of each year, the Council shall submit to the
Department of [Housing and Community] ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT
Development its proposed work programs and operating budget for the following fiscal
year, together with supporting schedules to show that the budget is financed, and to
provide for review and recommendations. It is then forwarded to the Department of
Budget and Fiscal Planning for consideration.

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