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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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H.B. 849
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two workgroups to study and report back on the economic development of these
industries. At this time, it is unnecessary to establish another workgroup whose
responsibilities, membership and goals overlap the economic mission of these
programs and incentives.
For the above reasons, I have vetoed House Bill 849.
Sincerely,
Parris N. Glendening
Governor
House Bill No. 849
AN ACT concerning
Task Force on Resource Industry Business Development
FOR the purpose of establishing the Task Force on Resource Industry Business
Development; providing for a certain membership of the Task Force; requiring
the Task Force to establish a certain workgroup, perform certain functions, and
report to certain persons by a certain date; authorizing the Task Force to
appoint certain committees; providing a certain staff for the Task Force;
prohibiting certain persons from the receipt of certain compensation, and
authorizing the reimbursement of certain expenses; providing for the
termination of this Act; and generally relating to the Task Force on Resource
Industry Business Development.
Preamble
WHEREAS, Chapter 433 of the Acts of 2000 enacted the Task Force on Resource
Based Industry in Maryland in order to examine the need for, and feasibility of,
establishing a finance development authority to assist the State's farming, fishing,
forestry, and mining extraction industries with loans, financing, training, and
technical and business planning assistance services; and
WHEREAS, In its preliminary findings and recommendations issued in January
2001, the Task Force recommended that a comprehensive interagency needs
assessment be conducted in order to enhance understanding of the loans and grants
that would be necessary to address the initial needs of resource based industries; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 196 of the Acts of 2001 extended the Task Force for an
additional year in order to continue its work in the study and development of these
rural-based business operations; and
WHEREAS, An interagency workgroup of Task Force members met on a regular
basis in order to focus the work of the group and to coordinate the completion of the
needs assessment; and
WHEREAS, In light of the completed needs assessment, it is the understanding
of the Task Force that in today's rural economy there is no great demand for
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