WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 572

(ii) Is not included in subsection (c) of this section; and

(iii) Is a retail establishment, whether offering goods, services,
entertainment, recreation, or transportation.

(2) This section does not require structural changes, modifications, or
additions to buildings or vehicles, except as required by this paragraph or as otherwise
required by law. In addition, any building constructed, modified or altered in compliance
with, or pursuant to a waiver from, the Maryland Building Code for the Handicapped
under Article 83B, § 6-102 of the Code shall not be subject to this section.

(i) When structural changes, modifications, or the provision of special
equipment is necessary to accommodate a handicapped person the accommodation shall
be "reasonable".

(ii) 1. "Reasonable accommodation" for the purposes of this
paragraph means to make a public accommodation suitable for access, use, and patronage
by a person without danger to the person's health or safety and without undue hardship
or expense to a business or other activity making such an accommodation.

2.       With respect to a private motor coach transportation carrier,
for the purposes of this subsection, "reasonable accommodation" means that any
requirement to satisfy the provisions of this article will not exceed a maximum expense of
$2,500 per operating vehicle. However, beginning January 1, 1990, at least 10 percent of
the total operating fleet of any private motor coach transportation carrier doing business
in the State shall comply with the provisions of this article.

3.       The Human Relations Commission shall make a
determination in the first instance whether an accommodation is "reasonable". In making
this determination for buildings, the Human Relations Commission [shall] MAY consult
with the Department of Housing and Community Development AND SUCH OTHERS AS
MAY BE USEFUL as to the cost and feasibility of any structural changes, modifications,
additions or the provision of special equipment.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1994.

Approved May 26, 1994.

CHAPTER 572
(House Bill 595)

AN ACT concerning

Firearms - Storehouse Breaking - Penalty

FOR the purpose of establishing that a person who breaks certain buildings with the
intent to steal, take, or carry away a firearm is guilty of a felony; defining a certain

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