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Disclosure of political contributions in local map amendment filing

procedure, provisions added ....................................................................... 5525

District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, county representative

and alternate representative to board of directors, positions created .... 5512
Economic Development, Department of, name changed from Office of
Economic Development; Soil Conservation District and Cooperative

Extension Service responsibilities added .................................................. 5514

Employees' Retirement System, direct rollover of eligible rollover
distribution to an eligible retirement plan, provisions added; maximum
compensation that qualifies as "regular earnings" for purposes of

determining benefits, clarified ................................................................... 5517

Fair housing activities of defunct Department of Housing and Community

Development transferred to Office of the Human Relations Commission 5513
Fire and rescue employees, professional, separate collective bargaining

process established ...................................................................................... 5518

Gaithersburg, annexation ............................................................................... 5430

5431
5432

Glen Echo, new charter adopted .................................................................... 5432

Health and Human Services, Department of-

Consolidation of social services, public assistance, and health programs;
references to Department of Social Services, deleted; Department of

Health, abolished ..................................................................................... 5520

References in zoning ordinance changed from Health Department and

Department of Social Services ................................................................ 5432

Transfer of State employees to, and transfer of State Retirement or
Pension System funds for participation in County Retirement Savings

Plan by former State employees, provisions added ............................... 5520

Homeowners' associations, receipt of county road maintenance funds in
exchange for private maintenance road easements and maintenance,

provisions added .......................................................................................... 5522

Homeowners property tax credit program, created as supplement to State

program ........................................................................................................ 5512

5515
Housing and Community Affairs, Department of -

Created from merger of Department of Housing and Community
Development and Office of Consumer Affairs, code references changed
from Office of Landlord Tenant Affairs and Office of Common
Ownership Communities, and duty to enforce weed and rubbish

restrictions, added ................................................................................... 5513

Duties and responsibilities connected with zoning regulation transferred

from former Department of Housing and Community Development .. 5530

Humanities, Commission on, membership increased .................................. 5521

Immobilization of motor vehicles by private parties, restrictions added ... 5518
Lawn maintenance service, permitted use and regulation as registered

home occupation, provisions added ............................................................ 5529

Life sciences center (LSC) zone, added to industrial zones to provide for
major research and development park for facilities specializing in life

sciences and related fields .......................................................................... 5530

Minority Owned Business Procurement Program, termination date
extended ....................................................................................................... 5519

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