MD HB272

State Administrator of Elections must immediately send precinct boundary changes and maps electronically to the Secretary of Planning upon receipt from local boards

Department of Environment now only required to submit water and sewerage proposals (not all proposals) to Department of Planning for consistency review with local master plans

Population projections updated to 20-year periods beginning with 2025 (changed from 1990), with municipal corporation projections now available only upon request; projections for metropolitan areas may use data from Baltimore Metropolitan Council and Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

Repeals several outdated provisions: Secretary's authority to access capital facilities planning information and enter State-owned land; Department's budget authority for Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (capped at $100,000 annually); statewide classification standards requirement; local jurisdiction reporting to the defunct State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Commission

Department's real property repository function narrowed to State-owned property only, eliminating requirements to track political subdivision properties and serve as a clearinghouse