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LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 494

REGULATIONS;

(H) TO GENERALLY ORGANIZE, COORDINATE AND DIRECT
THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBHEADING
AS THEY APPLY TO THE MUNICIPALITY IN ORDER THAT THE
OBJECTIVE OF REMEDYING SLUM AND BLIGHTED AREAS AND
PREVENTING ITS CAUSES WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY MAY BE
PROMOTED AND ACHIEVED MOST EFFECTIVELY;

(I) TO EXERCISE ALL OR ANY PART OR COMBINATION OF
THE POWERS GRANTED IN THIS SUBHEADING.

BUD. ESTABLISHMENT OF URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY

(A)    A MUNICIPALITY MAY ITSELF EXERCISE ALL THE
POWERS GRANTED BY THIS SUBHEADING, OR MAY, IF ITS
LEGISLATIVE BODY BY ORDINANCE DETERMINES THE ACTION TO BE
IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, ELECT TO HAVE THE POWERS
EXERCISED BY A SEPARATE PUBLIC BODY OR AGENCY.

(B)    IN THE EVENT THE LEGISLATIVE BODY MAKES THAT
DETERMINATION, IT SHALL PROCEED BY ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH
A PUBLIC BODY OR AGENCY TO UNDERTAKE IN THE MUNICIPALITY
THE ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBHEADING.

(C)    THE ORDINANCE SHALL INCLUDE PROVISIONS
ESTABLISHING THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BODY OR
AGENCY, THE MANNER OF THEIR APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL, AND
THE TERMS OF THE MEMBERS AND THEIR COMPENSATION.

(D)    THE ORDINANCE MAY INCLUDE WHATEVER ADDITIONAL
PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE ORGANIZATION OF THE PUBLIC
BODY OR AGENCY AS MAY BE NECESSARY.

(E) IN THE EVENT THE LEGISLATIVE BODY ENACTS THIS
ORDINANCE, ALL OF THE POWERS BY THIS SUBHEADING GRANTED
TO THE MUNICIPALITY, FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE
ORDINANCE, ARE VESTED IN THE PUBLIC BODY OR AGENCY
ESTABLISHED BY THE ORDINANCE.

84E. POWERS WITHHELD FROM THE AGENCY

THE AGENCY MAY NOT:

(A)    PASS A RESOLUTION TO INITIATE AN URBAN RENEWAL
PROJECT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 84B AND 84C OF THIS
SUBHEADING.

(B)    ISSUE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS PURSUANT TO
SECTION 84-I OF THIS SUBHEADING.

(C)    THE POWER TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS, AND TO LEVY
TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 84C(C) OF THIS
SUBHEADING.