H.B. 1059                                                VETOES

Sincerely,                                                                                     

Parris N. Glendening                                         

Governor                                                           

House Bill No. 1059

AN ACT concerning

Municipal Corporations - Express Powers - Eminent Domain - Development or

Redevelopment

FOR the purpose of expanding the express powers of the of certain municipal
corporations in the State to include the power to acquire land or property for
development or redevelopment and to dispose of the land or property under certain
circumstances; prohibiting land or property from being taken by exercising the
power of eminent domain under the provisions of this Act without just
compensation being first paid to the party entitled to the compensation; declaring
that all land or property taken under the provisions of this Act are needed or taken
for a public use or a public benefit; requiring that a certain finding or determination
be made before the acquisition of any single family or multiple family dwelling unit,
or structure, is taken under the provisions of this Act; requiring the legislative body
of a municipal corporation to adopt an ordinance for each acquisition made under
the provisions of this Act; and generally relating to the authority of certain
municipal corporations to exercise the power of eminent domain for development or
redevelopment.                                                                                 

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article 23A - Corporations - Municipal
Section 2(b)(24)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1994 Replacement Volume)

BY adding to

Article 23A - Corporations - Municipal

Section 2(b)(37)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1994 Replacement Volume)

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

Article 23A - Corporations - Municipal

(b) In addition to, but not in substitution of, the powers which have been, or may
hereafter be, granted to it, such legislative body also shall have the following express
ordinance-making powers:

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