Ch. 266                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) TO DEVELOP OR REDEVELOP. INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO.
THE COMPREHENSIVE RENOVATION OR REHABILITATION OF. ANY LAND OR
PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY ANY OF THE METHODS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF
THIS SECTION: AND

(3) TO SELL, LEASE. CONVEY. TRANSFER OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF
ANY OF THE LAND OR PROPERTY. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT IT HAS BEEN
DEVELOPED, REDEVELOPED. ALTERED OR IMPROVED AND IRRESPECTIVE OF THE
MANNER OR MEANS IN OR BY WHICH IT MAY HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED. TO ANY
PRIVATE. PUBLIC OR QUASI-PUBLIC CORPORATION. PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION.
PERSON OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY FOR RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL OR
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OR REDEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, THE COMPREHENSIVE RENOVATION OR REHABILITATION THEREOF.

(B) LAND OR PROPERTY TAKEN BY THE COUNTY FOR ANY OF THE PURPOSES
SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
EXERCISE OF ANY OF THE POWERS THAT MAY BE GRANTED TO THE COUNTY
UNDER THIS SECTION OR BY ANY POWERS CONFERRED BY ADDITIONAL LAWS BY
EXERCISING THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN, MAY NOT BE TAKEN WITHOUT JUST
COMPENSATION, AS AGREED UPON BETWEEN THE PARTIES, OR AWARDED BY A
JURY, BEING FIRST PAID OR TENDERED TO THE PARTY ENTITLED TO THAT
COMPENSATION.

(C) ALL LAND OR PROPERTY NEEDED. OR TAKEN BY THE EXERCISE OF THE
POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN. BY THE COUNTY FOR ANY OF THE PURPOSES SET
FORTH IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
EXERCISE OF ANY OF THE POWERS THAT MAY BE GRANTED TO THE COUNTY
UNDER THIS SECTION IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE NEEDED OR TAKEN FOR A
PUBLIC USE OR A PUBLIC BENEFIT.
(D) LAND OR PROPERTY OWNED BY A FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT, OR ANY AGENCY THEREOF, MAY NOT BE ACQUIRED BY THE
COUNTY BY EXERCISE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN WITHOUT THE PRIOR
CONSENT OF THE FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR AGENCY THEREOF
OWNING THE LAND OR PROPERTY.

15B-104.

(A) THE COUNTY IS AUTHORIZED, BY LOCAL LAW, TO CREATE A BODY
CORPORATE AND POLITIC AND AN INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE COUNTY TO BE
KNOWN AS THE "REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY".

(B) THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SHALL BE CREATED WHEN THE
COUNTY:

(1) PASSES LOCAL LAWS PROVIDING AND CONSTITUTING THE TERMS
OF THE CHARTER FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; AND

(2) FILES THE CHARTER WITH:

(I) THE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION:

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