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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="10-111.1" title_number="10" title_name="Governmental Procedures" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Administrative Procedure Act -- Regulations">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Prior to the expiration of any period of review granted to or reserved by the Committee pursuant to § 10-111(a) of this subtitle, the Committee, by a majority vote, may oppose the adoption of any proposed regulation.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Unless waived by both of the presiding officers, at least 2 weeks prior to acting pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section with respect to any proposed regulation, the Committee shall notify the presiding officers who shall notify the appropriate standing committees that the special procedure established by this section may be exercised.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In its review of a proposed regulation pursuant to this section, the factors the Committee shall consider shall include whether the regulation:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is in conformity with the statutory authority of the promulgating unit; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>reasonably complies with the legislative intent of the statute under which the regulation was promulgated.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Within 5 working days after the Committee votes to oppose the adoption of a proposed regulation, it shall provide written notice to the Governor and the promulgating unit of its action.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Upon receipt of such notice, and with written notice to the Committee and as otherwise required by law, the promulgating unit may:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>withdraw the regulation;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>modify the regulation, but only in accordance with § 10-113 of this subtitle; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>submit the regulation to the Governor with a statement of the justification for the unit’s refusal to withdraw or modify the regulation.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Following the receipt of notice under paragraph (2)(iii) above, the Governor may consult with the Committee and the unit in an effort to resolve the conflict. After written notice has been provided to the presiding officers and to the Committee, the Governor may:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>instruct the unit to withdraw the regulation;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>instruct the unit to modify the regulation, but only in accordance with § 10-113 of this subtitle; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>approve the adoption of the regulation.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A proposed regulation opposed by the Committee pursuant to this section may not be adopted, and is not effective unless approved, by the Governor pursuant to subsection (c)(3) of this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
