Ch. 18                                      2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2003.

Approved April 8, 2003.

CHAPTER 18
(Senate Bill 277)

AN ACT concerning

Garrett County - Real Property - Disposition

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of County Commissioners of Garrett
County to dispose of certain surplus real property by certain means if a public
sale for the property fails to yield any bids; requiring the County Commissioner
to adopt certain regulations; and generally relating to the disposition of real
property in Garrett County.

BY adding to

Article 25 - County Commissioners

Section 11A(h)

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.

(H) (1) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION, IN GARRETT
COUNTY, IF AT A PUBLIC SALE OF ANY SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY THE PUBLIC SALE
FAILS TO YIELD ANY BIDS FOR THAT PROPERTY, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:

(I)      SHALL RECORD IN THEIR MINUTES THAT NO BIDS WERE MADE;
AND

(II)     MAY PRIVATELY NEGOTIATE AND SELL THE SURPLUS
PROPERTY FOR A REASONABLE PRICE IF THE COMMISSIONERS ANNOUNCE THE
MAKING OF THE PRIVATELY NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT AT THE FIRST MEETING
FOLLOWING THE AGREEMENT.

(2) THE COMMISSIONERS SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT
THIS SUBSECTION.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2003.

Approved April 8, 2003.

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