1764                                     LAWS OF MARYLAND                                 Ch. 861

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That new Section 10B 1/2 be and it is hereby added to Article 25
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1966 Replacement Volume and 1972
Supplement), title "County Commissioners," subtitle "General Provisions," to
follow immediately after Section 10B thereof, and to read as follows:

10B 1/2.

(A)   THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CARROLL COUNTY ARE
HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO REQUIRE ANY LAND DEVELOPER WHO
IS SUBDIVIDING AND/OR DEVELOPING ANY TRACT OF LAND, TO
BE SUBJECT TO THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT REQUIRED BY THIS
SECTION.

(B)     THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CARROLL COUNTY
[[SHALL]] MAY, AFTER HOLDING PUBLIC HEARINGS, ADOPT ANY
RESOLUTION OR RESOLUTIONS WHICH WILL PLACE SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS ON DEVELOPERS OF ANY TRACT OF
LAND IN CARROLL COUNTY, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION (A)
HEREOF. ANY SPECIAL ASSESSMENT MEASURES WHICH THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS [[SHALL]] MAY ADOPT, SHALL
REFLECT THE ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL COSTS TO THE COUNTY
FOR ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, WATER AND
SEWERAGE, SANITATION OR OTHER SUCH FACILITIES.

(C)   THE CARROLL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL HAVE THE
POWER TO ASSESS ANY DEVELOPER WHO SUBDIVIDES AND/OR
DEVELOPS ANY TRACT OF LAND IN ANY TOWN, CITY OR OTHER
SUBDIVISION OF CARROLL COUNTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH
PREDETERMINED SCHEDULES, WHICH SHALL BE ADOPTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION (B) HEREOF.

(D)   FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, DEVELOPER SHALL
INCLUDE ANY PERSON, PARTNERSHIP, OR CORPORATION WHO
SHALL ENGAGE IN THE ACTIVITY OF SUBDIVIDING AND/OR
DEVELOPING ANY TRACT OF LAND IN CARROLL COUNTY.

(E)  THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CARROLL COUNTY SHALL
APPOINT A DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING AND ADVISING THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCEDURES TO BE
USED IN THE INSTITUTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS ON DEVELOPERS IN THAT COUNTY.
THIS ADVISORY COMMISSION SHALL REVIEW AND MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON ANY
PROPOSED RESOLUTION. THE ADVISORY COMMISSION SHALL
CONSIST OF ONE PERSON WHO IS OR IS ASSOCIATED WITH
PERSONS OR CORPORATIONS WHO ARE CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN
THE DEVELOPMENT OF CARROLL COUNTY; TWO PERSONS WHO
ARE IN NO WAY ASSOCIATED WITH EITHER BY BLOOD OR
MARRIAGE, PERSONS OR CORPORATIONS WHO ARE CURRENTLY
OR WITHIN THE PAST CALENDAR YEAR FROM THE DATE OF THEIR
APPOINTMENT INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CARROLL
COUNTY AND WHO SHALL REPRESENT THE GENERAL CITIZENRY
OF THAT COUNTY; ONE PERSON WHO SHALL REPRESENT THE
INTERESTS OF THE CARROLL COUNTY REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY;
AND ONE PERSON WHO SHALL REPRESENT THE AGRICULTURAL
INTERESTS OF CARROL COUNTY, THE MEMBERS OF THE