PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                                 Ch. 548

(1994 Replacement Volume)

Preamble

WHEREAS, the provisions of Article 23A, § 44A of the Code provide power and
authority for municipal corporations to create special taxing districts for the development
of infrastructure improvements and to borrow money for financing the improvements
through the issuance of bonds to be paid from assessable property within the special
taxing districts; and

WHEREAS, the General Assembly finds and determines that it is in the best
interests of the citizens of the State in general, and of the various municipal corporations
and counties in particular, whether the subdivisions are subject to the provisions of
Articles 23A, 25, 25A or 25B of the Code, to permit the certain counties to have the same
such powers and to permit those counties and municipal corporations, either individually
or jointly, to create ouch special taxing districts in order to facilitate the development and
financing of infrastructure improvements; and

WHEREAS, the General Assembly further finds and determines that it is
appropriate to update, clarify and revise the existing authority granted to municipal
corporations to create special taxing districts; now, therefore,

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

Article 31—Debt—Public

34.

(A) ALL THE POWER AND AUTHORITY GRANTED TO MUNICIPAL
CORPORATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 23A, § 44A OF THE CODE IS GRANTED TO ALL OF
THE COUNTIES OF MARYLAND:

(1)     ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY;

(2)     CECIL COUNTY;

(3)     (2) FREDERICK COUNTY;

(4)     (3) GARRETT COUNTY;

(5)     HARFORD COUNTY;

(6)     (4) PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY;

(6)     (5) WASHINGTON COUNTY; AND

(8)     (6) WICOMICO COUNTY.

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