Ch. 400                                     1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(1992 Replacement Volume and 1992 Supplement)

BY adding to                                     

The Charter of Baltimore City, 1964 Revision                                  

Article II - General Powers                               

Section (50)(e)               

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1990 Replacement Volume, as amended)

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

Article - Financial Institutions

13-701.                                  :

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.                   

(b)     "Authority" means the Maryland Stadium Authority.

(c)      ["Facility"] "SPORTS FACILITY" means:

(1)     Stadiums for the primary purpose of holding professional football
games, major league professional baseball games; or both, in the Baltimore metropolitan
area, as defined under Regional Planning Council Law;                       

             (2) Practice fields; or other, areas where professional football or major

league professional baseball teams may practice or perform; and

(3) Offices for professional football and major league professional baseball
teams or franchises.               

(d)      ["Facility"] "SPORTS FACILITY" also means adjacent properties directly
related to an item listed in subsection (e) of this section, including:

(i) Parking lots;

(2)     Garages; and                                                                                           

(3)     Other properties.                                                               

(e)     An Authority SPORTS facility may not be used to conduct professional
basketball games.

(f)      The Authority may not construct or enter into a contract to construct [more
than 1 new] A SPORTS facility OTHER THAN AT CAMDEN YARDS without the further

approval of the General Assembly.                                                                 

(g)     "Convention center facilities" means:

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