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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 21

THAN ANOTHER 6 MONTHS.

(D) STATE ACTION ON DEFAULT.

WITHIN 6 MONTHS AFTER A DEFAULT BY A COUNTY OR
COUNTIES, THE SECRETARY SHALL:

(1)  CHOOSE A SUITABLE SITE; AND

(2)  AFTER HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING IN THE COUNTY
WHERE THE SITE IS LOCATED, RECOMMEND THE SITE TO THE BOARD
OF PUBLIC WORKS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsections (a), (b), (a), and (d)(2)
of this section are new language derived without
substantive change from former Article 43, §
939(a), (c), and the first sentence of (d).

Subsection (d)(1) of this section is new language
added to state expressly that the site
recommended to the Board of Public Works must be
suitable. This addition is based on former
Article 43, § 939(b)(2), which enabled this State
only to acquire an "appropriate" site.

In subsection (a)(1) of this section, the
reference to "a site that meets the requirements
of the rules and regulations adopted under Part
II of this subtitle" is substituted for "a
suitable site", for clarity. This substitution
is based on the second sentence of former Article
43, § 939(a), which required the Secretary to
help a county choose a site "which will be
consistent with {the} rules and regulations
adopted". Throughout the rest of this section,
the phrase "suitable site" is used for brevity.

Also in subsection (a)(1) of this section, the
former word "determines" is deleted as
unnecessary, since the process for certifying a
need includes a determination of need.

Defined terms: "County" § 1-101

"Group home" § 19-604 "Secretary" § 1-101

19-608. STATE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION; OPERATION.

(A) IN GENERAL.

(1) IF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS APPROVES THE
SITE THAT HAS BEEN CHOSEN BY A COUNTY OR COUNTIES OR, ON
DEFAULT, BY THE SECRETARY, THIS STATE MAY:

(I) ACQUIRE THE SITE BY LEASE, PURCHASE,
CONDEMNATION, OR OTHERWISE; AND