PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 266

(II) THE DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE; AND

(III) THE SECRETARY OF STATE

(C) THE COUNTY MAY:

(1) AMEND THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY'S CHARTER THROUGH
LOCAL LAW IF THE AMENDMENTS ARE FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION. THE DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE
AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE;

(2) CHANGE THE STRUCTURE, ORGANIZATION. PROGRAM, POWERS, OR
ACTIVITY OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY UNLESS THE CHANGE WOULD
IMPAIR THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY'S OBLIGATIONS UNDER A CONTRACT OR
AGREEMENT THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ENTERED INTO BEFORE THE
CHANGE; AND

(3) TERMINATE THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY UNLESS THE
TERMINATION WOULD IMPAIR THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY'S OBLIGATIONS
UNDER A CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ENTERED
INTO BEFORE THE TERMINATION.

15B-105.

(A) THE NUMBER, RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS, MEANS OF APPOINTMENT
AND REMOVAL, QUALIFICATIONS, AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SHALL BE AS SPECIFIED BY LOCAL LAW.

(B) THE OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS OF THE REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY SHALL BE APPOINTED AND REMOVED AS SPECIFIED BY LOCAL LAW.

(C) THE EXERCISE OF ALL POWERS, AUTHORITY, RIGHTS, AND OBLIGATIONS
OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SHALL BE AS SPECIFIED BY LOCAL LAW AND
BY THIS SUBTITLE

(D) AN ACT OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MAY NOT BE
CHALLENGED ON THE BASIS OF THE ABSENCE OF QUALIFICATIONS OF A MEMBER
OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IF THE MEMBER:

(1) HAS BEEN APPOINTED BY THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY
DESIGNATED BY LOCAL LAW; AND

(2) HAS TAKEN THE OATH OF OFFICE

15B-106.

(A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION, THE COUNTY
IS AUTHORIZED, BY LOCAL LAW, TO DELEGATE TO THE REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY ANY OR ALL OF THE POWERS GRANTED TO THE COUNTY PURSUANT TO
§ 15B-103 OF THIS SUBTITLE

(B) LAND OR PROPERTY TAKEN BY THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
PURSUANT TO A DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY FROM THE COUNTY BY EXERCISE OF
THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN MAY NOT BE TAKEN WITHOUT JUST

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