如果不能通过转让获得特许经营权，公司将不得不提请马里兰州议会批准一项新的特许经营协议。这一步可能需要花费数年时间。
Without the transfer of the franchise rights , the company would have to ask the Maryland General Assembly to approve a new franchise agreement , a process that could take years .
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