ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                            S.B. 451

in the county designated in the notice, to offer each of such parcels of land and
premises for sale to the highest bidder for cash.

[(3) The list and notice shall be published in at least two newspapers
printed and published ONE NEWSPAPER WITH A GENERAL CIRCULATION in the
county OF AT LEAST 20,000, once a week for three consecutive weeks prior to the
second Monday in May.-}

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an
emergency measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health
or safety, has been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the
members elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take
effect from the date it is enacted.

May 22, 2003

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, today I have
vetoed Senate Bill 451 - Natural Resources - Land Preservation and Recreation Plan.
This bill decreases the frequency, from every five years to every six years, with which
a local governing body must revise its local land preservation and recreation plan
(LPRP) and with which the Maryland Department of Planning (MDP), in cooperation
with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), must revise the State LPRP. The
bill requires a local governing body to submit a revised LPRP to DNR and MDP for
joint approval one year prior to the revision of the State LPRP, and modifies the
criteria to be used for joint approval.

House Bill 925, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me,
accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign Senate
Bill 451.

Sincerely,

Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.

Governor

Senate Bill No. 451

AN ACT concerning

Natural Resources - Land Preservation and Recreation Plan

FOR the purpose of altering the criteria to be used for the joint approval of a local
land preservation and recreation plan by the Department of Natural Resources
and the Department of Planning; altering the frequency by which a local
governing body revises its local land preservation and recreation plan; requiring

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