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MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-315 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 3 - Local Redevelopment Authorities|Section 11-315 - Powers -- in General

    The authority may:         (1)    adopt bylaws for the conduct of its business;        (2)    adopt a seal;        (3)    maintain offices in the State;        (4)    accept loans, grants, or assistance of any kind from the federal or State government, a local government, or a private source;        (5)    enter into contracts and other legal instruments;        (6)    sue and be sued in its own name;        (7)    acquire, purchase, hold, lease as lessee, and use any franchise, patent, or license and real, personal, mixed, tangible, or intangible property, or any interest in property, necessary or convenient to carry out its purposes;        (8)    sell, lease as lessor, transfer, and dispose of its property or interest in property;        (9)    fix and collect rates, rentals, fees, and charges for services and facilities the authority provides or makes available;        (10)    with the owner’s permission, enter land, waters, or premises to make a survey, sounding, boring, or examination to accomplish a purpose authorized by this subtitle;        (11)    exercise a power usually possessed by a private corporation in performing similar functions, unless to do so would conflict with State law or unless the action or decision of the authority would impose liability on the State or any county; and        (12)    do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly granted by this subtitle.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-316 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 3 - Local Redevelopment Authorities|Section 11-316 - Powers -- Projects

    The authority may:         (1)    acquire, improve, develop, manage, market, lease as lessor or lessee, operate, and maintain a project; and        (2)    acquire, either directly or by or through an agreement with the United States Department of Defense or a military service, by purchase or otherwise, any property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and other interests in land, including land lying under water and riparian rights located in or outside the State as necessary or convenient to improve or operate a project on terms and at prices that the authority considers to be reasonable.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-317 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 3 - Local Redevelopment Authorities|Section 11-317 - Powers -- Borrowing Authority

    The authority may:         (1)    borrow money to finance costs of a project or for any other corporate purpose of the authority;        (2)    mortgage or otherwise encumber its property or revenues for the loan; and        (3)    combine projects for financing.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-318 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 3 - Local Redevelopment Authorities|Section 11-318 - Bond Authorization

    To carry out this subtitle, the Maryland Economic Development Corporation may issue bonds from time to time on behalf of the authority to finance costs of a project.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-319 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 3 - Local Redevelopment Authorities|Section 11-319 - Liability; Full Faith and Credit

    An obligation of the authority is not a debt, liability, or pledge of the full faith and credit of the State or any county.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-320 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 3 - Local Redevelopment Authorities|Section 11-320 - Project Financing

    (a)    The authority may:        (1)    lend or otherwise make available its net revenue to finance costs of a project; and        (2)    enter into a financing agreement, mortgage, or other instrument that it determines is necessary or desirable to evidence or secure the loan.    (b)    A lease of property of the authority may require or authorize the lessee or another person, on conveyance of the property to the authority, to purchase or otherwise acquire the property for consideration that the authority establishes.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-321 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 3 - Local Redevelopment Authorities|Section 11-321 - Rates and Charges; Revenues

    (a)    The authority may:        (1)    fix and collect rates or charges for its services;        (2)    establish the terms and conditions for the services; and        (3)    contract with a person for the provision of the services of the authority.    (b)    The rates or charges of the authority are not subject to supervision or regulation by any other unit of the State or by a political subdivision of the State.    (c)    Subject to any agreement, the authority may apply its revenues to any lawful purpose.    (d)    Except as necessary to pay an obligation or to implement programs of the authority, the net revenue of the authority may not benefit a person other than the county or counties in which the facility is located.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-322 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 3 - Local Redevelopment Authorities|Section 11-322 - Tax Status

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the authority is exempt from any requirement to pay any taxes or assessments on its properties, activities, or any revenue from its properties or activities.    (b)    Property that the authority sells or leases to a private entity is subject to State and local property taxes from the time of the sale or lease.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-323 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 3 - Local Redevelopment Authorities|Section 11-323 - Audit

    (a)    (1)    As soon as practical after the close of the fiscal year, an independent certified public accountant shall audit the financial books, records, and accounts of the authority.        (2)    The finance committee of the authority shall select an accountant to conduct the audit who:            (i)    is licensed to practice accountancy in the State;            (ii)    is experienced and qualified in the accounting and auditing of public bodies; and            (iii)    does not have a direct or indirect interest in the fiscal affairs of the authority.        (3)    (i)    Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the accountant shall report the results of the audit, including the accountant’s unqualified opinion on the presentation of the financial position and the results of the financial operations of the authority.            (ii)    If the accountant cannot express an unqualified opinion, the accountant shall explain in detail the reasons for the qualifications, disclaimers, or opinions, including recommendations of changes that could make future unqualified opinions possible.    (b)    The State may audit the books, records, and accounts of the authority.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-324 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 3 - Local Redevelopment Authorities|Section 11-324 - Annual Report

    (a)    On or before October 1 of each year, the authority shall submit a report to:        (1)    the Governor;        (2)    the governing body of each county in which the facility is located;        (3)    the Department; and        (4)    in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.    (b)    The report shall include a complete operating and financial statement and a summary of the activities of the authority during the preceding fiscal year.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-325 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 3 - Local Redevelopment Authorities|Section 11-325 - Short Title

    This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Local Military Installation Redevelopment Authority Act.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 4 - Bainbridge Development Corporation|Section 11-402 - Established

    (a)    There is a Bainbridge Development Corporation.    (b)    The Corporation is a body politic and corporate and is an instrumentality of the State.    (c)    The exercise by the Corporation of a power under this subtitle is the performance of an essential governmental function.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 4 - Bainbridge Development Corporation|Section 11-403 - Board of Directors

    (a)    A Board of Directors shall manage the affairs of the Corporation and exercise all of the powers of the Corporation.    (b)    The Board consists of the following 15 members:        (1)    eight members appointed by the County Commissioners as follows:            (i)    two members recommended by the Mayor and Town Council of Port Deposit;            (ii)    two members recommended by the State legislative delegation of Cecil County; and            (iii)    four members at large;        (2)    the Director of the Cecil County Department of Economic Development; and        (3)    six nonvoting ex officio members as follows:            (i)    the Secretary, or the designee of the Secretary;            (ii)    the Secretary of General Services, or the designee of the Secretary of General Services;            (iii)    the Executive Director of the Maryland Economic Development Corporation;            (iv)    the Director of the Maryland Historical Trust;            (v)    the President of the County Commissioners; and            (vi)    the Mayor of Port Deposit.    (c)    (1)    The term of a member of the Board appointed under subsection (b)(1) of this section is 4 years.        (2)    The terms of appointed members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on October 1, 2008.        (3)    At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed.        (4)    A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 4 - Bainbridge Development Corporation|Section 11-404 - Officers

    From among its members, the Board shall elect a chair, a vice chair, and a treasurer.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 4 - Bainbridge Development Corporation|Section 11-405 - Quorum

    (a)    Five members of the Board are a quorum.    (b)    An affirmative vote of at least five members is needed for the Board to act.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 4 - Bainbridge Development Corporation|Section 11-406 - Executive Director

    (a)    (1)    Subject to the approval of the County Commissioners, the Board shall appoint an Executive Director.        (2)    The Executive Director serves at the pleasure of the Board.        (3)    The Board shall determine the salary of the Executive Director.    (b)    (1)    The Executive Director is the chief administrative officer of the Corporation.        (2)    The Executive Director shall manage the administrative affairs and technical activities of the Corporation in accordance with policies and procedures that the Board establishes.    (c)    The Executive Director, or the Executive Director’s designee, shall:        (1)    attend all meetings of the Board;        (2)    act as secretary to the Board;        (3)    keep minutes of the proceedings of the Board;        (4)    approve salaries, per diem payments, allowable expenses of the Corporation and its employees or consultants, and any expenses incidental to the operation of the Corporation; and        (5)    perform the other duties that the Board directs in carrying out this subtitle.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 4 - Bainbridge Development Corporation|Section 11-407 - Staff; Consultants

    (a)    The Board shall approve additional professional and clerical staff as necessary to carry out this subtitle.    (b)    The Board may retain accountants, engineers, lawyers, financial advisors, or other consultants as necessary to carry out this subtitle.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-408 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 4 - Bainbridge Development Corporation|Section 11-408 - Applicability of Other Laws

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, in exercising its corporate powers, the Corporation:        (1)    may carry out its corporate purposes without obtaining the consent of any other State unit; and        (2)    is not subject to:            (i)    §§ 3–301 and 3–303 of the General Provisions Article (Open Meetings);            (ii)    Title 11 of the State Government Article (Consolidated Procedures for Development Permits); and            (iii)    the following provisions of the State Finance and Procurement Article:                1.    Title 2, Subtitles 2 (Gifts and Grants), 4 (Facsimile Signatures and Seals), and 5 (Facilities for Handicapped);                2.    Title 3 (Budget and Management);                3.    Title 4 (Department of General Services);                4.    § 5A–304 (Maryland Historical Trust Property Acquisition);                5.    Title 6, Subtitle 1 (Revenues: Studies and Estimates);                6.    Title 7, Subtitles 1 (State Operating Budget), 2 (Disbursements and Expenditures), and 3 (Unspent Balances);                7.    Title 8, Subtitle 1 (General Obligation Debt);                8.    Title 10 (Board of Public Works – Miscellaneous Provisions); and                9.    Division II (General Procurement Law).    (b)    The Corporation is subject to the Public Information Act.    (c)    The officers and employees of the Corporation are subject to the Maryland Public Ethics Law.    (d)    The officers and employees of the Corporation are not subject to:        (1)    Division II of the State Personnel and Pensions Article; or        (2)    the provisions of Division I of the State Personnel and Pensions Article that govern the State Personnel Management System.    (e)    The Corporation is subject to the same State and local regulatory requirements as any private corporation.    (f)    A project of the Corporation is subject to the zoning and subdivision regulations of the political subdivision where the project is located.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-409 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 4 - Bainbridge Development Corporation|Section 11-409 - Accounting; Fiscal Year

    (a)    The Corporation shall establish a system of financial accounting, controls, audits, and reports.    (b)    The fiscal year of the Corporation begins on July 1 and ends on the following June 30.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-410 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 4 - Bainbridge Development Corporation|Section 11-410 - Money of Corporation

    (a)    The Corporation may establish any accounts that it requires.    (b)    The Corporation shall deposit its money into a State or national bank or a federally insured savings and loan association in the State that has a total paid-in capital of at least $1,000,000.    (c)    The Corporation may designate the trust department of a State or national bank or of a savings and loan association as a depository to receive securities that the Corporation owns or acquires.    (d)    Unless an agreement limits classes of investments, the Corporation may invest its money in bonds or other obligations of, or guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the United States, the State, or a unit or political subdivision of the State.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-411 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 4 - Bainbridge Development Corporation|Section 11-411 - Powers -- in General

    The Corporation may:         (1)    adopt bylaws for the conduct of its business;        (2)    adopt a seal;        (3)    maintain an office at the Bainbridge Naval Training Center;        (4)    accept loans, grants, or assistance of any kind from the federal or State government, a local government, or a private source;        (5)    enter into contracts and other legal instruments;        (6)    sue and be sued in its own name;        (7)    acquire, purchase, hold, lease as lessee, and use any franchise, patent, or license and real, personal, mixed, tangible, or intangible property, or any interest in property, necessary or convenient to carry out its purposes;        (8)    sell, lease as lessor, transfer, and dispose of its property or interest in property;        (9)    fix and collect rates, rentals, fees, and charges for services and facilities it provides or makes available;        (10)    with the owner’s permission, enter land, waters, or premises to make a survey, sounding, boring, or examination to accomplish a purpose authorized by this subtitle;        (11)    exercise a power usually possessed by a private corporation in performing similar functions, unless to do so would conflict with State law; and        (12)    do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly granted by this subtitle.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-412 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 4 - Bainbridge Development Corporation|Section 11-412 - Powers -- Projects

    The Corporation may:         (1)    acquire, improve, develop, manage, market, lease as lessor or lessee, operate, and maintain any project at the Bainbridge Naval Training Center; and        (2)    acquire, either directly or by or through an agreement with the United States Navy, by purchase, gift, or devise, any property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and other interests in land, including land lying under water and riparian rights located in or outside the State as necessary or convenient to improve or operate a project on terms and at prices that the Corporation considers reasonable.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-413 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 4 - Bainbridge Development Corporation|Section 11-413 - Powers -- Borrowing Authority

    The Corporation may:         (1)    borrow money to finance costs of a project or for any other corporate purpose of the Corporation;        (2)    secure the payment of the borrowing by pledge of or mortgage or deed of trust on property or revenues of the Corporation; and        (3)    combine projects for financing.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-414 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 4 - Bainbridge Development Corporation|Section 11-414 - Bond Authorization

    To carry out this subtitle, the Maryland Economic Development Corporation may issue bonds from time to time on behalf of the Bainbridge Development Corporation to finance costs of a project.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-415 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 4 - Bainbridge Development Corporation|Section 11-415 - Liability; Full Faith and Credit

    An obligation of the Corporation is not a debt, liability, or pledge of the full faith and credit of the State.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-416 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 4 - Bainbridge Development Corporation|Section 11-416 - Project Financing

    The Corporation may:         (1)    lend or otherwise make available its net revenue to finance costs of a project; and        (2)    enter into a financing agreement, mortgage, or other instrument that it determines is necessary or desirable to evidence or secure the loan.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  11-417 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 11 - Military Installation Support|Subtitle 4 - Bainbridge Development Corporation|Section 11-417 - Rates and Charges; Revenues

    (a)    The Corporation may:        (1)    fix and collect rates or charges for its services;        (2)    establish the terms and conditions for the services; and        (3)    contract with a person for the provision of the services of the Corporation.    (b)    The rates or charges of the Corporation are not subject to supervision or regulation by any other unit of the State or by a political subdivision of the State.    (c)    Subject to any agreement, the Corporation may apply its revenues to any lawful purpose.    (d)    Except as necessary to pay an obligation or to implement programs of the Corporation, the net revenue of the Corporation may not benefit a person other than Cecil County.