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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Ch. 397
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(4) TO PREEMPT OR SUPERSEDE THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY
OF ANY STATE DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY UNDER ANY PUBLIC GENERAL LAW.
The Charter of Baltimore City
Article II - General Powers
(57)
(A) (1) IT HAS BEEN AND SHALL CONTINUE TO BE THE POLICY OF
THE STATE TO AUTHORIZE BALTIMORE CITY TO SUPPLANT DISPLACE OR
LIMIT COMPETITION IN THE AREA OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN ORDER
TO PROVIDE FOR ADEQUATE, ECONOMICAL, AND EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES; TO PROTECT ITS CITIZENS FROM
INCONSISTENT AND EXCESSIVE PRICES; TO PROVIDE NECESSARY AND
DESIRED SERVICES IN ALL AREAS OF THE CITY; TO ENABLE THE CITY TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN ORDER TO CONSERVE ENERGY AND
REDUCE AIR POLLUTION, CONGESTION, TRAFFIC HAZARDS, AND ACCIDENTS;
TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BY THE CONTRIBUTION
BY THE CITY OF CAPITAL AND OPERATING FUNDS TO ENABLE
TRANSPORTATION TO BE PROVIDED AT THE LOWEST COST TO ALL CITIZENS,
ESPECIALLY THE INDIGENT; AND TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE BY
CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
(2) BALTIMORE CITY HAS THE AUTHORITY TO GRANT ONE OR
MORE FRANCHISES FOR A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ON AN EXCLUSIVE OR
NONEXCLUSIVE BASIS, TO IMPOSE FRANCHISE FEES, TO ESTABLISH
CERTAIN RATES, TO ESTABLISH RULES, REGULATIONS, AND LICENSING
REQUIREMENTS TO GOVERN THE OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISES, AND FOR
THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY SUCH MEASURE, AND TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ON AN EXCLUSIVE BASIS, INCLUDING THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF RULES, REGULATIONS, AND RATES, NOTWITHSTANDING
ANY ANTICOMPETITIVE EFFECT.
(B) (1) IT HAS BEEN AND SHALL CONTINUE TO BE THE POLICY OF
THE STATE TO AUTHORIZE BALTIMORE CITY TO SUPPLANT DISPLACE OR
LIMIT COMPETITION IN THE AREA OF WATER AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS AND
WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES AND WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES IN ORDER TO
ASSURE DELIVERY OF ADEQUATE, ECONOMICAL, AND EFFICIENT SERVICES
TO ITS CITIZENS, TO AVOID DUPLICATION OF FACILITIES, TO PROVIDE
FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ITS CITIZENS, TO CONTROL DISEASE, TO
PREVENT BLIGHT AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, TO PROMOTE
THE GENERATION OF ENERGY AND THE RECOVERY OF USABLE RESOURCES
FROM WASTE, TO UTILIZE EFFICIENTLY THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, TO
PROTECT LIMITED NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS
OF THE CITY, TO LIMIT WASTE, NOXIOUS ODORS, AND UNSIGHTLY GARBAGE
AND DECAY; AND TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL HEALTH AND WELFARE BY
PROVIDING FOR ADEQUATE WATER AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS, WASTE
COLLECTION SERVICES AND WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES.
(2) (I) BALTIMORE CITY HAS THE AUTHORITY TO GRANT ONE
OR MORE FRANCHISES OR ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR WATER AND SEWERAGE
SYSTEMS, WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES AND WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES ON
AN EXCLUSIVE OR NONEXCLUSIVE BASIS TO ANY PERSON, TO IMPOSE
FRANCHISE FEES, TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN RATES AND CHARGES, TO
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