Maryland Code, STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT 5-806
Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT 5-806
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(1) present copies of the approved amendment to the Governor and to each local jurisdiction entitled to voting representation on the Commission, for their information; and
(2) make copies of the amendment to the Plan available to the general public.
(b) The Department continuously shall review and evaluate information related to the Patuxent River and its watershed.
(c) The Department periodically shall make and assist local jurisdictions and units of the State government in making environmental assessments of:
(1) comprehensive planning programs, as they relate to the Patuxent River and its watershed; and
(2) major land use changes, major regulatory actions, and major rezonings whether proposed or implemented as they relate to the Patuxent River and its watershed.