MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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Annotated Code of Maryland

(1971 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 15B(c-1) of Article 41 -
Governor—Executive and Administrative Departments, of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume and
1975 Supplement) be and it is hereby repealed and
reenacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

Article 41 — Governor-Executive and
Administrative Departments

15B.

(c—1) As used in this subtitle, but only until
[March 15, 1976] MARCH 15, 1977, "crisis," "disaster,"
"catastrophe" and "or similar public emergency" also
refers to a situation where the health, safety, or
welfare of the citizens of this State are threatened by
reason of an actual or impending acute shortage in usable
energy resources. Upon reasonable apprehension that such
a crisis, disaster, catastrophe, or similar public
emergency exists, the Governor may proclaim a state of
emergency, in which event the Governor's orders, rules,
and regulations, promulgated as provided in this
subtitle, may also include, by way of further enumerated
example rather than limitation, and notwithstanding any
other provision or limitation of State or local law,
provisions for the establishment and implementation of
programs, controls, standards, priorities, and quotas for
the allocation, conservation, and consumption of energy
resources; the suspension and modification of existing
standards and requirements affecting or affected by the
use of energy resources, including those relating to air
quality control, the type and compensation of various
energy resources, the production and distribution of
energy resources, and the hours and days during which
public buildings and commercial and industrial
establishments may or are required to remain open; the
establishment and implementation of regional programs and
agreements for the purposes of coordinating the energy
resource programs and actions of the State with those of
the federal government and of other states and
localities. An order, rule or regulation promulgated by
the Governor pursuant to this subsection may provide for
the imposition of a civil penalty, not to exceed $1,000
for each violation, in lieu of or in addition to the
penalties provided for in subsection (g) of this section,
and for the method and conditions of its collection.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
authorize the establishment of oil refineries, deep water
ports, offshore drilling facilities or other similar
major capital facilities. Orders, rules and regulations
promulgated by the Governor pursuant to the powers
granted above, under this subsection shall first be
presented to the Committee on Administrative, Executive