MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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necessary to acquire private property for redevelopment,
renewal, and rehabilitation and such acquisition is
hereby declared to be for a public purpose; now,
therefore,

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That new Sections 84A through 84M, to be under
the new subheading "Redevelopment — Urban Renewal", be
and they are hereby added to the Public Local Laws of
Caroline County being Article 6 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland (1965 Edition, as amended) to read
as follows:

Article 6

REDEVELOPMENT - URBAN RENEWAL

84A. DEFINITIONS

(A)    IN THIS SUBHEADING THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE
THE MEANINGS INDICATED.

(B)    "FEDERAL GOVERNMENT" MEANS THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA OR ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY, CORPORATE OR
OTHERWISE, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

(C)    "SLUM AREA" MEANS ANY AREA WHERE DWELLINGS
PREDOMINATE WHICH, BY REASON OF DEPRECIATION,
OVERCROWDING, FAULTY ARRANGEMENT OR DESIGN, LACK OF
VENTILATION, LIGHT OR SANITARY FACILITIES, OR ANY
COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS, ARE DETRIMENTAL TO THE
PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH OR MORALS.

(D)    "BLIGHTED AREA" MEANS AN AREA IN WHICH A
MAJORITY OF BUILDINGS HAVE DECLINED IN PRODUCTIVITY BY
REASON OF OBSOLESCENCE, DEPRECIATION OR OTHER CAUSES TO
AN EXTENT THEY NO LONGER JUSTIFY FUNDAMENTAL REPAIRS AND
ADEQUATE MAINTENANCE.

(E)    "URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT" MEANS UNDERTAKINGS AND
ACTIVITIES OF A MUNICIPALITY IN AN URBAN RENEWAL AREA FOR
THE ELIMINATION AND FOR THE PREVENTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT
OR SPREAD OF SLUMS AND BLIGHT, AND MAY INVOLVE SLUM
CLEARANCE AND REDEVELOPMENT IN AN URBAN RENEWAL AREA, OR
REHABILITATION OR CONSERVATION IN AN URBAN RENEWAL AREA,
OR ANY COMBINATION OR PAST OF THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN
URBAN RENEWAL PLAN. THESE UNDERTAKINGS AND ACTIVITIES
MAY INCLUDE:

(1)    ACQUISITION OF A SLUM AREA OR A BLIGHTED
AREA OR PORTION OF THEM;

(2)    DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL OF BUILDINGS AND