Ch. 543

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Board of County Commissioners to authorize a certain nonprofit organization to use
the facilities of the Board of County Commissioners or the Charles County
Community College; authorizing the Board of County Commissioners to provide
certain funds to a nonprofit organization to operate a Commission; and generally
relating to the authority of the Board of County Commissioners to establish an
Economic Development Commission.

BY adding to

The Public Local Laws of Charles County

Section 27-18

Article 9 - Public Local Laws of Maryland

(1994 Edition and November 1995 Supplement, as amended)

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

Article 9 - Charles County

27-18.

A.      (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION B OF THIS SECTION, THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ESTABLISH AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION IN THE COUNTY AND PROVIDE FUNDS SUFFICIENT FOR THE PROPER
OPERATION OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.

(2) AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ESTABLISHED UNDER
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE OPERATED BY A BOARD OF
DIRECTORS APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

B.       (1) THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT
WITH ANY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TO OPERATE THE FUNCTIONS OF AN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.

(2)     UNDER THE TERMS OR CONDITIONS OF AN AGREEMENT ENTERED
UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY
AUTHORIZE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS
SUBSECTION TO USE THE BUILDINGS OR PREMISES OF THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OR THE CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

(3)     THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY PROVIDE FUNDS TO A
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN AN AMOUNT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CONSIDER NECESSARY TO OPERATE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1996.

Approved May 14, 1996.                                           

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