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Conservation —

SEE ALSO Soil Conservation
Montgomery County -

Energy policy, provisions added and amended; Energy Conservation
Advisory Committee, name changed to Advisory Committee on Energy
and Air Quality, and duties altered; Interagency Group on Energy and

Utility Management, created....................................................................... 4899

Property tax credit for conservation land, provisions added ..........................4897

Talbot County -
Joint subdivision, definition altered; rural conservation district density

transfer, provisions clarified ........................................................................ 4932

Worcester County -

Conservation ponds, exemption from zoning and subdivision regulations,

provisions added .......................................................................................... 4833

Forest Conservation -
Municipalities permitted to participate in program, provisions added .... 4833

Provisions amended ..................................................................................... 4834

Construction —
Harford County -

Building code, new code adopted; penalty provisions added ....................... 4869

Montgomery County -

Construction excise tax, repealed ................................................................... 4895

Prince George's County -

School facilities surcharge upon issuance of building permit for new

residential construction, established ........................................................... 4925

Worcester County -

Residential accessory structure, construction on lot without an existing

principal structure, restrictions altered ...................................................... 4837

Temporary occupancy certificates, provisions added .................................... 4835

Consumer Protection —
SEE ALSO Advertising; Unfair Trade Practices; Warranties
Baltimore County -
Residential property condition disclosure statement or disclaimer regarding
the presence of hazardous or regulated materials, delivery to buyer by

seller, requirements repealed ...................................................................... 4854

Howard County -
Roadway improvement and land use plans, notice of availability to buyers

of new or resale homes, requirements added ............................................ 4877

Montgomery County -

Future services contracts, unfair trade practices, provisions altered ........... 4890

Landlord Tenant Affairs, Office of, and Office of and Commission on
Common Ownership Communities, transferred to Office of Consumer

Affairs ........................................................................................................... 4895

New home warranty requirements, provisions altered .................................. 4887

Prince George's County -
Business licensing and regulation, responsibilities transferred to Office of

Business and Regulatory Affairs................................................................. 4912

Cemetery and funeral services, disclosure statement and record retention

requirements, provisions added .................................................................. 4910

Consumer Protection Commission, abolished; Director of Business and
Regulatory Affairs authorized to enforce consumer protection provisions 4915

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