WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 732

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

The Charter of Baltimore City

Article II - General Powers

The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore shall have full power and authority to
exercise all of the powers heretofore or hereafter granted to it by the Constitution of
Maryland or by any Public General or Public Local Laws of the State of Maryland; and in
particular, without limitation upon the foregoing, shall have power by ordinance, or such
other method as may be provided for in its Charter, subject to the provisions of said
Constitution and Public General Laws:

(62) CHARLES VILLAGE COMMUNITY BENEFITS DISTRICT AUTHORITIES.

(A) (1) TO ESTABLISH A CHARLES VILLAGE COMMUNITY BENEFITS
DISTRICT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY WITHIN THE CITY OF BALTIMORE TO DO ANY
OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTARY SECURITY AND
MAINTENANCE SERVICES; PROVIDE AMENITIES IN PUBLIC AREAS; PROVIDE PARK
AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS; PROMOTE AND MARKET THE DISTRICT; AND
PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL SERVICE OR FUNCTION REQUESTED BY THE
AUTHORITY AND APPROVED THROUGH AN ORDINANCE BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL.

(2) (I) TO SPECIFY AND MODIFY THE BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT
BUT IN NO EVENT OUTSIDE THE BOUNDS OF LINES AS FOLLOWS:

(A)     (1) TO ESTABLISH, BY ORDINANCE, NOT MORE THAN SIX COMMUNITY
BENEFITS DISTRICT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES, INCLUDING THE CHARLES
VILLAGE COMMUNITY BENEFITS DISTRICT, WITHIN THE CITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES
CONSISTENT WITH PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION TO THE BUSINESS
INTERESTS AND RESIDENTS OF THE PROPOSED DISTRICT.

(2)      TO ESTABLISH COMMUNITY BENEFITS DISTRICT MANAGEMENT
AUTHORITIES TO PROMOTE AND MARKET DISTRICTS, PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL
SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES, PROVIDE AMENITIES IN PUBLIC AREAS,
PROVIDE PARK AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS AND FUNCTIONS, AND AFTER AN
AUTHORITY IS ESTABLISHED, OTHER SERVICES AND FUNCTIONS AS REQUESTED BY
THE AUTHORITY AND APPROVED THROUGH AN ORDINANCE BY THE MAYOR AND
CITY COUNCIL.

(3)      TO PROVIDE THAT COMMUNITY BENEFITS DISTRICT MANAGEMENT
AUTHORITIES SHALL BE PROPOSED BY THE BOARD OF ESTIMATES OF BALTIMORE
CITY AND APPROVED THROUGH AN ORDINANCE BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL.

(B)     (1) THE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE CHARLES VILLAGE
COMMUNITY BENEFITS DISTRICT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY SHALL SPECIFY AND
MODIFY THE BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT, BUT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
DISTRICT BE OUTSIDE OF THE LINES, AS FOLLOWS: .

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