3378

VETOES

and charges in connection with projects authorized by
the Authority; granting the Authority the power to do
all things necessary or convenient to carry out its
purposes and exercise the powers granted under the Act;
providing that the Authority be authorized in
connection with the issuance of its bonds to pledge the
full faith and credit of the Authority; providing that
the bonds of the Authority shall not be deemed to
constitute a debt or liability of the State of Maryland
or any political subdivision thereof; providing that
the Authority be exempt from payment of any taxes or
assessments in respect to any project or any property
acquired or used by the Authority; providing that any
bonds issued under the provisions of this Act shall be
free from taxation of every kind by the State of
Maryland, its municipalities, and all other political
subdivisions thereof; authorizing certain political
subdivisions to enter into certain contracts with the
Authority; providing that, for certain purposes, these
contracts will not be deemed to be or to create a debt
of the subdivision, a pledge of its faith and credit,
or a capital project; and exempting these contracts
from certain referenda and procedures; providing that,
unless otherwise prohibited by contractual agreement, a
subdivision may contract with the Maryland
Environmental Service for the provision of any project;
providing for the Authority to issue refunding bonds;
providing that the Authority make an annual report to
the Governor and to the participating counties;
providing that the Authority shall not be deemed to be
a public service company; requiring the Authority to
obtain an affirmative statement from to notify the
board of county commissioners, city council, or county
council, as the case may be, prior to the acquisition,
construction, leasing, installation or material
extension of a project in a county; and providing that
the Authority shall not acquire, construct, lease,
install or materially extend such project, if the board
of county commissioners, city council or county
council, as the case may be, finds that such project
would be contrary to the best interests of the
residents of such county; providing that this Act shall
become null and void under certain conditions;
providing that judicial review shall include the right
to appeal to the Court of Special Appeals and the Court
of Appeals; providing for the merger of the Authority
into the Maryland Environmental Service under certain
conditions; and relating generally to the creation,
powers, and duties of the Northeast Maryland Waste
Disposal Authority.

Honorable James Clark, Jr.
President of the Senate
State House

May 27, 1980