PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

S.B. 338

House Bill 404, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on May 9,
1995, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign Senate
Bill 338.

Sincerely,

Parris N. Glendening

Governor

Senate Bill No. 338

AN ACT concerning

Neighborhood Business Development Program and Fund

FOR the purpose of establishing a Neighborhood Business Development Program within
the Department of Housing and Community Development; specifying the purpose
of the Program; establishing certain factors for consideration in designating eligible
neighborhoods; providing certain application procedures and requirements;
providing for the duties and authority of the Department; establishing the
Neighborhood Business Development Fund; prohibiting certain actions; providing
certain penalties; making technical changes; defining certain terms; requiring the
Department to submit a certain report to the House Economic Matters Committee
and to the Senate Finance Committee by a certain date; making the provisions of
this Act severable; and generally relating to the Department of Housing and
Community Development and the Neighborhood Business Development Program.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 83B - Department of Housing and Community Development

Section 2-101, 2-313(a) and (b), 2-505(a), 2-613(a), 2-708(a), 2-805(a), and

2-1006(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1991 Replacement Volume and 1994 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 83B - Department of Housing and Community Development

Section 2-1301 through 2-1308, inclusive, to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 13.

Neighborhood Business Development Program"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1991 Replacement Volume and 1994 Supplement)

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

Article 83B - Department of Housing and Community Development

2-101.

(a) There is a Division of [Housing] DEVELOPMENT Finance as an
organizational unit within the Department.

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