HARRY HUGHES, Governor

2089

and Municipalities; including "nursing home" in the

definition of "industrial building" or "buildings"; and
correcting a certain internal cross—reference in the
laws relating to Industrial Development Authorities."

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

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Section 266A(a) and (h), and 266A-3(a) (1)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1978 Replacement Volume and 1978 Supplement)

Preamble

WHEREAS, legislative findings are made that the
establishment, use, and/or operation of buildings,
structures, properties, and facilities, as more particularly
and extensively described in the body of this Act, will
benefit the people of the State of Maryland, by

(1)   Assisting and promoting in the relief of
conditions of unemployment existing in many areas of the
State;

(2)   Assisting and promoting in the development of new
commercial, industrial, and manufacturing plants which are
essential to relieve this unemployment and to establish a
balanced economy within the State;

(3)   Assisting in the retention of commerce, industry,
and manufacturing in the State; and

(4)   Assisting and/or promoting the economic
development, and the present and prospective health,
happiness, safety, right of gainful employment and general
welfare of the citizens of the state; now, therefore,

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section (s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

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266A.

(a) (1) As used in this subheading, the term
"industrial building" or "buildings" means ANY BUILDING,
STRUCTURE, PROPERTY, OR FACILITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, any building or structure, or portion thereof, suitable
for or intended for use as a factory, mill, shop, processing
plant, research and/or development laboratory, warehouse,
assembly plant, fabricating plant, and offices related to
any of the foregoing and/or necessary or useful machinery
and equipment, to be leased or sold to an industrial OR