Ch. 185                                    2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Approved April 22, 2003.

CHAPTER 185
(House Bill 958)

AN ACT concerning

Carroll County - Disposition of Personal Property

FOR the purpose of increasing the dollar amount of certain personal property that the
Board of County Commissioners of Carroll County may dispose of by certain
means; and otherwise relating to the disposition of personal property by the
Commissioners.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 25 - County Commissioners
Section 11A(g)

Annotated Code of Maryland
(2001 Replacement Volume and 2002 Supplement)

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

Article 25 - County Commissioners

11A.

(g) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, in Carroll County, provided
that the supplies, equipment, or other personal property are valued at less than
[$100] $250, the Board of County Commissioners of Carroll County may dispose of
surplus supplies, equipment, or other personal property belonging to the county by
the following means:

(1)     Public auction;

(2)     Public sale, provided that the sale is advertised through a press
release or public notice in a media accessible to the general public;

(3)     Transfer to a State, municipal, or county government agency;

(4)     Transfer to a private nonprofit corporation that is authorized to
receive appropriations from the county, provided that the private nonprofit
corporation is an exempt organization as defined in § 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the
United States Code;

(5)     Deposit at the swap shop at the Northern Landfill; or

(6)     Disposal in a solid waste disposal facility.

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