PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

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(2)     maintain filed affidavits and disclosures as public records available for
review by the general public during normal business hours;

(3)     report violations to the Howard County Ethics Commission; and

(4)     perform ministerial duties necessary to administer this Part VII.

(g) (1) At least twice each calendar year the administrative assistant to the
zoning board and the administrator of the County Council shall prepare a summary
report compiling all affidavits and disclosures that have been filed.

(2) The summary report shall be a matter of public record and available for
inspection upon written request.

15-850.

(a)     (1) Any person who knowingly and willfully violates the provisions of this
Part VII is subject to a fine of not more than $5,000.

(2) If the person is not an individual, each officer and partner who
knowingly authorized or participated in the violation is subject to the same penalty
specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(b)     (1) Any person who is subject to the provisions of this Part VII shall
preserve for 3 years from the date of filing the application all accounts, bills, receipts,
books, papers, and documents necessary to complete and substantiate any reports,
statements, or records required to be made under this Part VII.

(2) The papers and documents described in paragraph (1) of this subsection
shall be available for inspection upon request to the Howard County Ethics Commission,
after reasonable notice.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be construed
only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect on or
application to any action or event, including the filing of an application as defined in §
15-848 of the State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland before the
effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1997.

Approved May 22, 1997.

CHAPTER 648

(House Bill 199)

AN ACT concerning

Partnership for Workforce Quality Program - Sunset Repeal

FOR the purpose of repealing the termination of the Partnership for Workforce Quality

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