Ch. 654

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) In addition to the staff provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection,
the Commission may employ staff in accordance with the State budget and as approved by
the Chairman.

State;

(e). The Commission shall:

(1)     Develop an inventory of the location and condition of lighthouses in the

(2)     Determine the kind of lighthouses to be saved;

(3)     Designate specific lighthouses to be saved;

(4)     Determine, where necessary, new sites for lighthouses;

(5)     Recommend, where appropriate, replacement of site markers with
scenic structures;

(6)     Conduct a feasibility study on the cost to save the lighthouses;

(7)     Investigate sources of and receive assistance for lighthouse preservation
and restoration, including financial assistance and donations to be credited and paid into
the Lighthouse Preservation Special Fund under Article 83B, § 5-614.1 of the Code;

(8)     Promote a cooperative dialogue with other jurisdictions toward the
preservation and restoration of lighthouses along the Atlantic Seaboard;

(9)     Review applications and proposals from any source for preservation and
restoration of any lighthouse in the State that is publicly owned or not for profit; and

(10)   Recommend projects concerning preservation and restoration of specific
lighthouses in the State that are publicly owned or not for profit for final consideration by
the Maryland Historical Trust.

(f)     The Commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the
Governor and, consistent with § 2-1312 of the State Government Article, to the General
Assembly by July 1, 1996.

(g)     Once the Commission issues its report, it continues to exist.]

SECTION 4. 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statute here amended, repealed, or transferred, and validly entered into before the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 following from it remains valid
after the effective date of this Act and may be terminated, completed, consummated, or
enforced pursuant to law.

SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, except as otherwise
provided in this Act, all regulations, proposed regulations, standards and guidelines,
proposed standards and guidelines, orders and other directives, forms, plans,
memberships, special funds, appropriations, grants, loans, applications and commitments
for grants and loans, contracts, properties, investigations, administrative and judicial
proceedings, rights to sue and be sued, and all other duties and responsibilities associated

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