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HARRY HUGHES, Governor
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ESTABLISH RULES, REGULATIONS, AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS, AND TO
PROVIDE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY SUCH MEASURE NOTWITHSTANDING
ANY ANTICOMPETITIVE EFFECT.
(II) IN THE EVENT THAT BALTIMORE CITY HAS THE
ENABLING AUTHORITY GRANTED BY ANY OTHER LAW TO OPERATE WATER AND
SEWERAGE SYSTEMS, WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES AND WASTE DISPOSAL
SERVICES, SUCH SYSTEMS AND SERVICES SHALL BE OPERATED BY THE CITY
WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY ANTICOMPETITIVE EFFECT.
(3) IT HAS BEEN AND SHALL CONTINUE TO BE THE POLICY
OF THE STATE THAT BALTIMORE CITY IS DIRECTED AND AUTHORIZED TO
EXERCISE ALL POWERS REGARDING WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY ANTICOMPETITIVE EFFECT. THIS SUBSECTION DOES
NOT APPLY TO ANY PORTION OF A GENERATOR'S WASTE WHICH IS
DIRECTED BY THE GENERATOR TO A SPECIFIC FACILITY FOR REUSE,
RECLAMATION OR RECYCLING, OR FOR DISPOSAL ON ITS OWN PROPERTY.
(C) (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 AWARD OF CONCESSIONS ON, OVER OR UNDER
PROPERTY OWNED OR LEASED BY THE CITY AND IN THE LEASING OR
SUBLEASING OF PROPERTY OWNED OR LEASED BY THE CITY IN ORDER TO
UTILIZE PROPERLY THE ASSETS OF THE CITY FOR THE BEST PUBLIC
PURPOSE; TO PROVIDE NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES
AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COST; TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM
UNSCRUPULOUS BUSINESS PRACTICES AND EXCESSIVE PRICES; TO PROVIDE
FOR THE ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC PROPERTY BY AS MANY CITIZENS AS
POSSIBLE; AND TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE BY UTILIZING PUBLIC
PROPERTY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY.
(2) BALTIMORE CITY HAS THE AUTHORITY TO SUPPLANT
DISPLACE OR LIMIT COMPETITION BY GRANTING ONE OR MORE FRANCHISES
FOR ANY CONCESSION ON, OVER OR UNDER PROPERTY OWNED, OR LEASED,
BY THE CITY ON AN EXCLUSIVE OR NONEXCLUSIVE BASIS, TO CONTROL
PRICES AND RATES FOR SUCH FRANCHISES; TO ESTABLISH RULES AND
REGULATIONS TO GOVERN THE OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISES AND FOR THE
ENFORCEMENT THEREOF; AND TO LEASE OR SUBLEASE PUBLICLY OWNED OR
LEASED LAND, IMPROVEMENTS TO LAND OR BOTH ON TERMS TO BE
DETERMINED BY THE CITY WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY ANTICOMPETITIVE
EFFECT.
(D) (1) IT HAS BEEN AND SHALL CONTINUE TO BE THE POLICY OF
THIS STATE TO AUTHORIZE BALTIMORE CITY TO SUPPLANT DISPLACE OR
LIMIT COMPETITION WITH RESPECT TO RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL,
INDUSTRIAL, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT TO ENSURE
THE STABILITY AND VITALITY OF URBAN AREAS.
(2) IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS PUBLIC PURPOSE BALTIMORE
CITY HAS BEEN GRANTED THE AUTHORITY TO LIMIT OR SUPPLANT FREE
COMPETITION AND BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DISPLACE OR LIMIT COMPETITION
BY LIMITING OR CONTROLLING THE TYPES AND NUMBER OF USERS USES OR
PROJECTS IT WILL AUTHORIZE, PROMOTE, ASSIST, OR PERMIT IN
EXERCISING ITS POWERS TO UNDERTAKE, PROMOTE, AND REGULATE, AND
OTHERWISE CONTROL RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND
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