WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 336

Article 28 - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

2-118.

(a) None of the provisions of any public general law governing the preparation
and filing of budgets by agencies of the State of Maryland are applicable to the budgetary
procedure of the Commission. Except as hereinafter provided, the budget programs and
procedures heretofore followed by the Commission are ratified and confirmed and
approved for use by the Commission hereafter, together with such improvements therein
as, in the discretion of the Commission, be deemed necessary or appropriate in the public
interest,

(4) Each county council shall, upon public notice, hold a public hearing on
the proposed budget of the Commission commencing not earlier than 21 days following
receipt thereof from the county executive. Thereafter, [on or before May 15 of each year
in Montgomery County, and] on or before June 1 of each year in MONTGOMERY
COUNTY AND Prince George's County, each county council shall approve that portion of
the budget allocated to its county, which may be altered as hereinafter provided, and
establish tax levies in such amounts as each county council shall determine to be
necessary to finance that portion of the budget allocated to its county, subject to the
requirements and limitations of §§ 6-106, 6-108, 6-110, 7-106, and 7-108 of this article.
Each county council may add to, delete from, increase or decrease any part of the portion
of the budget allocated solely to its county. Budget items allocable to both counties shall
be concurred in by both county councils. With respect to such budget items, the county
councils are authorized to concur in additions to, deletions from, increases to, or
decreases from, such items. Failure of the councils to concur in any such item by June 15
shall constitute approval of the item as submitted by the Commission.

6-107.

(d) The Montgomery County Council [is] and the [Board of County
Commissioners of] Prince George's County COUNCIL are authorized and directed to fix
the amount of the administrative tax authorized in this section on or before the [20th]
30TH day of the month immediately prior to the month in which the Commission's fiscal
year begins. On or before the 5th day of that month prior to the beginning of the
Commission's fiscal year, the Commission shall submit to [the County Council and the
Board of County Commissioners] EACH COUNTY COUNCIL its complete budget
estimates for the forthcoming fiscal year along with suitable statements in justification of
the administrative budget and tax rate requested by the Commission.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1993.

Approved May 11, 1993.

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