2184                                     LAWS OF MARYLAND                            Ch. 790

shall take effect July 1, 1976.

Approved May 17, 1976.

CHAPTER 791

(House Bill 1582)

AN ACT concerning

Baltimore City — Business Displacement Benefits

FOR the purpose of modifying the period of time during
which a displaced person is entitled to Business
Displacement Benefits, and conditions relating to
the benefits.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

The Public Local Laws of Baltimore City
Section 26—1

Article 4 — Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1969 Edition, as amended)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 26-1 of Article 4 of the Public
Local Laws of Maryland (1969 Edition, as amended) be and
it is hereby repealed and reenacted, with amendments, to
read as follows:

Article 4

26-1.

In addition to any benefits that may be provided by
any State, Federal or Local Law, a person who is
displaced from his place of business as the result of the
acquisition of real property by the City of Baltimore,
WHICH ACQUISITION OCCURS after [the effective date of
this Act] JULY 1, 1975, shall be entitled to the benefits
enumerated in this section provided such displacee
relocates the entirety of his displaced business
operation within Baltimore City within one year from the
date of acquisition of the property from which he is
displaced; OR THE DISPLACES RELOCATES THE ENTIRETY OF HIS
DISPLACED BUSINESS OPERATION WITHIN BALTIMORE CITY WITHIN
ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF HIS DISPLACEMENT, WHICHEVER
PERIOD OF TIME IS THE GREATER.

a. (1) As used in this Section, the following
definitions shall apply: