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2404 VETOES
THE AUTHORITY UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.
13-102.
(A) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. - THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAKES THE
FOLLOWING FINDINGS:
(1) CONDITIONS OF UNEMPLOYMENT EXIST IN MANY AREAS OF
THE STATE;
(2) THE ACQUISITION OF NEW FACILITIES AND EXISTING
FACILITIES IS ESSENTIAL TO RELIEVE THIS UNEMPLOYMENT AND TO
ESTABLISH A BALANCED ECONOMY WITHIN THE STATE;
(3) THE PRESENT AND PROSPECTIVE HEALTH, HAPPINESS,
SAFETY, RIGHT OF GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT, AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE
CITIZENS OF EACH OF THE COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES OF THE STATE
WILL BE PROMOTED BY THE ACQUISITION OF FACILITIES;
(4) THE CONTROL OR ABATEMENT OF POLLUTION OF THE
ENVIRONMENT OF THE STATE, INCLUDING THAT BY NOISE, IS NECESSARY
TO RETAIN EXISTING INDUSTRY AND COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES IN, AND
ATTRACT NEW INDUSTRY AND COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES TO THE STATE AND
TO PROTECT THE HEALTH, WELFARE, AND SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS OF THE
STATE, TO PROTECT THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE, AND TO
ENCOURAGE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE;
(5) THE PUBLIC PORTS OF THE STATE ARE ASSETS OF VALUE
TO THE ENTIRE STATE; THE RESIDENTS OF ALL PARTS OF THE STATE
BENEFIT DIRECTLY FROM THE WATERBORNE COMMERCE THAT THEY ATTRACT
AND SERVICE; AND ANY IMPROVEMENT TO THESE PORTS THAT INCREASES
THEIR EXPORT AND IMPORT COMMERCE WILL BENEFIT THE PEOPLE OF THE
ENTIRE STATE;
(6) BUSINESSES NEED GREATER ACCESS TO CAPITAL
MARKETS; AND
(7) THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WILL
PROMOTE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE.
(B) DECLARATION OF PURPOSE. - THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARES
ITS LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE TO:
(1) RELIEVE CONDITIONS OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE STATE;
(2) ENCOURAGE THE INCREASE OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
AND A BALANCED ECONOMY IN THE STATE;
(3) ASSIST IN THE RETENTION OF EXISTING INDUSTRY AND
COMMERCE AND IN THE ATTRACTION OF NEW INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE IN
THE STATE THROUGH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, PORT DEVELOPMENT AND THE
CONTROL, REDUCTION, OR ABATEMENT OF POLLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT
AND THE UTILIZATION AND DISPOSAL OF WASTES;
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