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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 579

AUTHORITY MAY ADOPT, BY RESOLUTION, OTHER APPROPRIATE

PROCEDURES TO AWARD CONTRACTS RELATING TO A SPECIFIC

PROJECT, INCLUDING COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION AND NON

COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION. A RESOLUTION MAY NOT BE ADOPTED BY

THE AUTHORITY UNLESS THE TITLE OR A SUMMARY OF THE

RESOLUTION IS PUBLISHED IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL

CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY AT LEAST 10 DAYS PRIOR TO
ADOPTION. IN ADDITION, BY RESOLUTION ADOPTED UNDER THIS
SUBSECTION, THE AUTHORITY MAY ADOPT ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES,

(C) IF THE AUTHORITY FINDS THAT THE PROCEDURES SET
FORTH IN SUBSECTIONS (A) AND (B) OF THIS SECTION ARE NOT
APPROPRIATE OR FEASIBLE AND ARE IMPRACTICABLE IN THE
CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPPING, OR FURNISHING OF A PROJECT, THE
AUTHORITY MAY ADOPT, BY RESOLUTION, OTHER PROCEDURES AS IT
MAY DEEM APPROPRIATE IN THE AWARDING OF CONTRACTS RELATING
TO A SPECIFIC PROJECT, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION)
COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION AND NONCOMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION;
HOWEVER, THE TITLE OR SUMMARY OF SUCH RESOLUTION SHALL BE
PUBLISHED IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE
COUNTY WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER SUCH RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY
THE AUTHORITY. WITHOUT IN ANY WAY LIMITING THE GENERALITY
OF THE FOREGOING, BY RESOLUTION ADOPTED UNDER THIS
SUBSECTION, THE AUTHORITY MAY ADOPT ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES,
IF THE AUTHORITY DETERMINES THAT:

(1)  A PROJECT IS INTEGRATED WITH SURROUNDING
DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, WHETHER UNDERTAKEN BY THE COUNTY, THE
AUTHORITY, OR ANOTHER PERSON; AND

(2)  A NEED EXISTS FOR COORDINATION BETWEEN THE
AUTHORITY IN CONSTRUCTING, EQUIPPING, OR FURNISHING THE
PROJECT AND THE OTHER PERSON UNDERTAKING THE DEVELOPMENT
EFFORTS.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1982.

Approved June 1, 1982.

CHAPTER 580

(Senate Bill 1042)

AN ACT concerning

Racing - Racetrack Building Funds

FOR the purpose of abolishing the racetrack building fund
for the thoroughbred tracks; providing for the taking
of certain action by the Harness Board for the Harness