Section 10-138 – Proposed Amendments or Repeal of Regulations
(a) Within 120 days after an evaluation report is approved pursuant to § 10-135(d)(3), § 10-136(a)(2)(i), or § 10-137 of this subtitle, the unit shall propose for adoption any amendments to or repeal of its regulations that were summarized in the unit’s evaluation report as approved. (b) The amendments or repeal shall be proposed in the manner […]
Section 10-139 – Citation of Part
This Part VI of this subtitle may be cited as the “Regulatory Review and Evaluation Act”.
Section 10-131 – Applicability of Part
This part does not apply to a regulation of a bi-county or multicounty commission or authority or to any other entity not a part of the Executive Branch of State government.
Section 10-132 – Purposes of Part
The purposes of this part are to: (1) establish a system of executive and legislative evaluation of regulations that will: (i) determine whether the regulations of a unit: 1. continue to be necessary for the public interest; 2. continue to be supported by statutory authority and judicial opinions; and 3. are obsolete or otherwise are appropriate for amendment or repeal; […]
Section 10-132.1 – Schedule of Regulations to Be Reviewed
(a) (1) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the adopting authority for each unit shall every 8 years, beginning on or after October 1, 2001, submit to the Governor and to the Committee a schedule of regulations to be reviewed under this part during the following 8 years. (2) (i) To the extent possible and reasonable, an adopting […]
Section 10-133 – Executive Order for Review and Evaluation of Regulations
(a) Based on the schedules submitted by the adopting authorities under § 10-132.1 of this subtitle, the Governor shall, by an executive order consistent with this part, provide for the review and evaluation of the regulations of each unit in accordance with this part. (b) The executive order shall provide that a review and evaluation of the […]
Section 10-116 – Withdrawal of Proposed Regulation
(a) A unit: (1) may withdraw a proposed regulation at any time before its adoption; but (2) may not adopt the proposed regulation unless it is proposed anew and adopted in accordance with the requirements of §§ 10-111 and 10-112 of this subtitle. (b) (1) The failure to adopt a proposed regulation within 1 year after its last publication in […]
Section 10-134 – Work Plan
(a) At least 1 year before the commencement of the review and evaluation of its regulations, each unit shall prepare a work plan and submit the work plan to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of this article, the Committee. (b) The work plan shall: (1) include a description of the procedures and methods to be used […]
Section 10-117 – Effective Date of Regulations
(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section or in other law, the effective date of a regulation is: (i) the 10th calendar day after notice of adoption is published in the Register; or (ii) a later date that the notice sets. (2) For calculation of the effective date under this subsection: (i) § 1–302 of the […]
Section 10-135 – Evaluation Report
(a) (1) Pursuant to the work plan adopted under § 10–134 of this subtitle, each unit shall complete an evaluation report on or before the deadline established by the executive order. (2) Consistent with the requirements of § 10–132(1)(i) of this subtitle, the evaluation report shall contain: (i) a list of any stakeholders invited to review the regulations and […]