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This bill modernizes several aspects of Maryland's Department of Planning by making several key changes. First, it requires the State Administrator of Elections to immediately send electronic notifications to the Secretary of Planning whenever a precinct boundary is created or changed. For water and sewerage proposals, the Department of Environment must now submit proposals to the Department of Planning specifically for consistency review with local master plans. The bill also expands the Department of Planning's population projection responsibilities, allowing municipal corporations to request population projections and specifying that projections for the state and counties must include details about age, sex, and race. Additionally, the bill updates population projection preparation guidelines, such as changing the starting year for projections to 2025 and allowing the use of population figures from metropolitan councils like the Baltimore Metropolitan Council and Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. The legislation also modifies reporting requirements, removing references to the State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Commission and streamlining the Department of Planning's annual reporting process. The bill is set to take effect on October 1, 2025, and aims to improve coordination and data sharing among state planning and administrative entities.

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