S.B. 514

VETOES

(6)     except as otherwise provided by law, engage in competition with the
private sector;

(7)     except as otherwise provided in subsection (i) (J) of this section, revert
charges or taxes collected pursuant to this section to the General Fund of the City;

(8)     be an agency of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore or the State of
Maryland and its officers and employees may not act as agents or employees of the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore or the State of Maryland;

(9)     employ individuals who reside outside the City of Baltimore; and

(10)   except as required or appropriate to facilitate its normal operations,
incur debt.

(f)      In adopting an ordinance, the City Council shall:

(1)     give consideration to the views of the property owners, the retail
merchants, the property tenants, and the other members of the business and residential
communities within the district;

(2)     make a determination that a district created under this section will
reflect a diverse mix of business and residential properties; and

(3)     make a determination that a district created under this section will
reflect a diverse economic, social, and racial mix.

(g)     The Mayor and City Council shall review the effectiveness and desirability of
continuing the existence of any district established under this section every 4 years from
the enactment of the ordinance.

(H) (1) BEGINNING WITH THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY IN 2000, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL REVIEW EVERY 4 YEARS THE
DESIRABILITY OF CONTINUING THE EXISTENCE OF EACH COMMUNITY BENEFITS
DISTRICT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS SECTION.

(2)     SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, IF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DOES NOT APPROVE THE CONTINUING
EXISTENCE OF A COMMUNITY BENEFITS DISTRICT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY. THE
COMMUNITY BENEFITS DISTRICT SHALL CEASE TO EXIST AT THE END OF THE CITY'S
FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH APPROVAL WAS NOT GRANTED.

(3)     THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS DISTRICT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
SHALL CONTINUE ITS EXISTENCE ONLY AS LONG AS NECESSARY TO TERMINATE
OPERATIONS IN A REASONABLE FASHION AND TO ARRANGE FOR THE DISPOSITION
OF ALL FUNDS NOT NEEDED TO SATISFY OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS AND
RESERVES FOR UNCERTAIN OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES.

(h) (I) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore may not permit a reduction in
the services provided by the City in a district due to the establishment of a community
benefits district management authority.

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