Ch. 188                                    2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

a certain amount of money be advertised in a certain manner; amending certain
requirements for advertising the intent of the Washington County
Commissioners to convey or acquire real property altering the requirements of
the County Commissioners of Washington County to advertise their intent to
lease real property under certain circumstances; making stylistic changes; and
generally relating to advertising the intent of the Washington County
Commissioners to lease real property to another person or entity.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
The Public Local Laws of Washington County
Section 1-301

Article 22 - Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1991 Edition and December 1997 Supplement, as amended)

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

Article 22 - Washington County

1-301.

(A)     (1) The County Commissioners may lease, sell, at either public or private
sale, and convey or otherwise dispose of and convey any interest in real estate held by
the County Commissioners and no longer needed for public use.

(2)      The COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' intent to sell, dispose of, or convey,
except in the case of a conveyance made between the county and any federal, state or
local government, shall be advertised in a newspaper of general distribution in the
county, once a week for 3 successive weeks.

(3)      (I) THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL ADVERTISE THEIR
INTENT TO LEASE REAL PROPERTY TO ANOTHER PERSON OR ENTITY IF THE
MONTHLY RENT FOR THE REAL PROPERTY IS GREATER THAN $2,000.

(II) The COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' intent to lease real property
DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH shall be advertised at least
once in a newspaper of general distribution in the county.

(B)     [(2)] (1) The County Commissioners may buy at public or private sale or
accept without consideration any real estate which in their judgment is useful to
Washington County.

(2) [However, funds] FUNDS USED TO PURCHASE REAL ESTATE
DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (I) (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION may not be expended from the
general fund of the county for the acquisition of real property under this [section]
SUBSECTION unless:

(I)      a public hearing has been held on the [matter] MATTER; and

(II)     the proceeds from sales of all existing school facilities, school
lands, and other properties presently used for school facilities and titled in the name
of the county [and/or] OR branch, department or derivative of the county are paid

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