HARRY HUGHES, Governor

3489

CHAPTER 859

(House Bill 1533)

AN ACT concerning

Carroll and Baltimore Counties -

Transmission Towers - Lighting Equipment

- State - Owned Airports

FOR the purpose of authorizing the governing body of a certain
governing bodies of political subdivision subdivisions to
require the owner of a transmitting tower or other structure
equipped with a certain pulsating high intensity light
system to cease the nighttime operation of the light system
or convert by converting the light system under certain
circumstances; establishing requirements for certain public
hearings; providing that a certain owner shall pay the cost
of the conversion of certain light systems; establishing a
certain penalty; providing that certain governmental units
may not grant a variance from certain airport obstruction
regulations applicable to State-owned airports; and
generally relating to the authority of a local governing
body certain local governing bodies to regulate the
operation of certain light systems on transmitting towers or
other structures.

BY adding to

Article - Transportation

Section 5-705.1

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1977 Volume and 1985 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Transportation
Section 5-1105 and 5-704(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1977 Volume and 1985 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Transportation

5-705.1.

(A) IN THIS SECTION, "GOVERNING BODY OF A POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION" MEANS THE BALTIMORE COUNTY COUNCIL OR THE COUNTY

COMMISSIONERS OF CARROLL COUNTY.