MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That new
Section 6B be and it is hereby added to Article 44B —
Housing Cooperation and Aid, of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume and 1974 Supplement) to
read as follows:

Article 44B — Housing Cooperation and Aid

6B. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BALTIMORE CITY.

(A)    IT IS HEREBY FOUND AND DECLARED THAT THERE
EXISTS WITHIN THE AREA OF OPERATION OF THE HOUSING
AUTHORITY OF BALTIMORE CITY UNSAFE AND UNSANITARY HOUSING
CONDITIONS AND A SHORTAGE OF SAFE AND SANITARY DWELLING
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONS OF ELIGIBLE INCOME; THAT THESE
CONDITIONS NECESSITATE EXCESSIVE AND DISPROPORTIONATE
EXPENDITURES OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR CRIME PREVENTION AND
PUNISHMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, FIRE AND ACCIDENT
PROTECTION, AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES; AND
THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST REQUIRES THE REMEDYING OF THESE
CONDITIONS.

IT IS HEREBY DECLARED THAT THE ASSISTANCE HEREIN
PROVIDED FOR THE REMEDYING OF THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN
THE HOUSING AUTHORITIES LAW CONSTITUTES A PUBLIC USE AND
PURPOSE AND AN ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION FOR WHICH
PUBLIC MONEYS MAY BE SPENT, AND THAT THE PROVISIONS
HEREINAFTER ENACTED ARE NECESSARY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.

(B)    WITHIN THE AREA OF OPERATION OF THE HOUSING
AUTHORITY OF BALTIMORE CITY, THE STATE PUBLIC BODY SHALL
HAVE THE POWERS ENUMERATED IN THIS ARTICLE TO AID AND
COOPERATE WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BALTIMORE CITY
IN THE PLANNING, UNDERTAKING, CONSTRUCTION OR OPERATION
OF HOUSING OR HOUSING PROJECTS FOR PERSONS OF ELIGIBLE
INCOME. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE PHRASE
"PERSONS OF ELIGIBLE INCOME" SHALL MEAN PERSONS WHO
INDIVIDUALLY OR AS PART OF A FAMILY UNIT LACK SUFFICIENT
INCOME OR ASSETS (AS DETERMINED BY THE MAYOR OR BALTIMORE
CITY OR HIS DESIGNEE) TO ENABLE THEM, WITHOUT FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE, TO LIVE IN DECENT, SAFE AND SANITARY
DWELLINGS WITHOUT OVERCROWDING. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION THE PHRASE "HOUSING OR HOUSING PROJECT FOR
PERSONS OF ELIGIBLE INCOME" MEANS ANY UNDERTAKING OR
PROJECT, OR PORTION THEREOF, INCLUDING LANDS, BUILDINGS
AND IMPROVEMENTS, REAL, MIXED AND PERSONAL PROPERTIES OR
INTEREST THEREIN THAT IS PLANNED, ACQUIRED, OWNED,
DEVELOPED, CONSTRUCTED, RECONSTRUCTED, REHABILITATED OR
IMPROVED FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING DWELLING
ACCOMMODATIONS, [[SOME OR ALL] A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF
WHICH ACCOMMODATIONS SHALL BE FOR PERSONS OF ELIGIBLE
INCOME, AND SUCH STREETS, ROADS, SEWER AND WATERLINES AND
OTHER SUPPORTING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FACILITIES INTENDED
FOR COMMERCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL,