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MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  6-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 6 - Ports|Subtitle 3 - Acquisition and Operation of Port Facilities|Section 6-301 - Acquisition of Property by Purchase or Condemnation

    (a)    Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, the Administration may acquire in its own name, by purchase or by condemnation, any property, including any public land, land lying under water, or riparian right, necessary or convenient to construct or operate any project.    (b)    (1)    Any condemnation proceedings under this section shall be conducted under Title 12 of the Real Property Article.        (2)    The Administration may not condemn any property unless the property is located entirely within the territorial jurisdiction of the Administration.        (3)    The Administration may not condemn any property that belongs to a public service company subject to Division I of the Public Utilities Article, if the property is:            (i)    Devoted to public use; or            (ii)    Reasonably necessary for future public use by the public service company.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  6-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 6 - Ports|Subtitle 3 - Acquisition and Operation of Port Facilities|Section 6-302 - Power of State and Political Subdivisions to Transfer Property to Administration

    Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, this State, its agencies, and its political subdivisions may lease, lend, grant, or otherwise convey to the Administration, at its request, any property, including property devoted to public use, that is necessary or convenient for the purposes of the Administration.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  6-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 6 - Ports|Subtitle 3 - Acquisition and Operation of Port Facilities|Section 6-303 - Consent Required for Acquisition -- State-Owned Property

    (a)    The Administration may not acquire by purchase or condemnation any property owned by this State or any of its agencies without the prior approval of the Board of Public Works.    (b)    Subject to prior approval of the Board of Public Works, the Administration may use any land owned by this State, including land lying under water, that the Administration considers necessary or convenient to construct or operate any project.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  6-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 6 - Ports|Subtitle 3 - Acquisition and Operation of Port Facilities|Section 6-304 - Consent Required for Acquisition -- Approval of Political Subdivision

    (a)    The Administration may not acquire by purchase or condemnation any property located in any political subdivision of this State without the prior approval of the political subdivision, as provided for in this section.    (b)    Approval required by this section shall be obtained as follows:        (1)    If the property is located in a county other than Baltimore City and not in any municipal corporation, from the county;        (2)    If the property is located in a municipal corporation within any county, both from the mayor and council, by whatever name known, of the municipal corporation and from the county; and        (3)    If the property is located in Baltimore City, from the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City.    (c)    If the Administration makes a written request for approval of the appropriate body, the approval required by this section is deemed to be given unless the Administration is notified in writing to the contrary within 90 days after it makes the request.    (d)    This section does not affect the right of the Administration to acquire an option or institute any condemnation proceedings for later acquisition of the property once the approval required by this section is obtained.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  6-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 6 - Ports|Subtitle 3 - Acquisition and Operation of Port Facilities|Section 6-305 - Compliance With Planning and Development Regulations

    In any county where planning and development regulations have legal status, the Administration shall comply with and is subject to those regulations to the same extent as a private commercial or industrial enterprise.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  6-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 6 - Ports|Subtitle 3 - Acquisition and Operation of Port Facilities|Section 6-306 - Right of Entry to Make Surveys and Examinations

    (a)    The Administration and its authorized agents and employees may enter on any lands, waters, and other property in this State to make any surveys, soundings, drillings, and examinations that it considers necessary for the purposes of this title.    (b)    An entry made under this section is not a trespass and may not be considered an entry under any pending condemnation proceeding.    (c)    The Administration shall pay for any actual damages to the land, waters, or other property that result from an entry made under this section.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  6-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 6 - Ports|Subtitle 3 - Acquisition and Operation of Port Facilities|Section 6-307 - Power of Political Subdivision to Construct, Acquire, Operate, or Improve Port Facilities

    (a)    For purposes of this section, the territorial jurisdiction of the Administration is not limited by § 6–103 of this title or any other provision of this title and extends to and includes the area within any political subdivision in this State.    (b)    (1)    Any political subdivision in this State may apply to the Administration, by ordinance or resolution, for the construction, acquisition, extension, enlargement, or improvement of port facilities in the political subdivision.        (2)    If the Administration finds that the proposal furthers the purposes of this title, it may approve the application.    (c)    (1)    If the Administration approves the application, the political subdivision that applied may contract with the Administration for the construction, acquisition, extension, enlargement, or improvement of these port facilities.        (2)    Under the contract, the political subdivision may incur indebtedness to the Administration in an amount not exceeding $1 million at any one time.        (3)    The contract by which the indebtedness is incurred shall require that:            (i)    All project costs of the port facilities be set out in an account to be known as the investment account; and            (ii)    The share of the costs assumed by the political subdivision under the contract be repaid within not more than 40 years.    (d)    For purposes of this section, a political subdivision, through its governing body, may:        (1)    Participate with the Administration in the construction, acquisition, extension, enlargement, or improvement of port facilities in the political subdivision; and        (2)    Participate by contract with the Administration in the operation and maintenance of these port facilities.    (e)    (1)    A county and any municipal corporation in the county jointly may participate with the Administration, by agreement confirmed by resolution or ordinance, in carrying out any of the purposes of this section.        (2)    If there is joint participation under this subsection by a county and a municipal corporation, the loan limitation imposed by subsection (c)(2) of this section is increased to $2 million, and the respective liabilities of the county and the municipal corporation shall be determined by agreement between them.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  6-309 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 6 - Ports|Subtitle 3 - Acquisition and Operation of Port Facilities|Section 6-309 - Special Provisions for Anne Arundel County

    (a)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, this section controls as to Anne Arundel County.    (b)    (1)    The Administration may not acquire any interest in land or improvements on land in Anne Arundel County without the prior approval of the county, given after a public hearing.        (2)    This subsection does not affect the right of the Administration to acquire an option for later acquisition of the property or improvements once the approval required by this subsection is obtained.        (3)    If the Administration makes a written request for approval of the county, the approval required by this subsection is deemed to be given unless the Administration is notified in writing to the contrary within 90 days after it makes the request.    (c)    Anne Arundel County retains the right to impose taxes on any land and improvements on land acquired under this title in Anne Arundel County by the Administration or any other person.    (d)    The Administration and Anne Arundel County may make any agreements for the Administration to pay to the county a stated sum in place of any of these taxes.    (e)    This section shall be strictly construed.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  6-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 6 - Ports|Subtitle 4 - Port of Baltimore|Section 6-401 - Transfer of Baltimore Port Facilities

    (a)    The Administration may purchase and Baltimore City may sell to the Administration any of the title and interest that Baltimore City has in any of the following:        (1)    All of the property described in the contract, dated December 29, 1926, between the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and the Western Maryland Railway Company (ratified by Ordinance No. 965, approved February 4, 1927, of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore) and the contract, dated April 27, 1955, between the same parties (ratified by Ordinance No. 1483, approved May 19, 1955, of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore), which deal with the construction, improvement, addition to, and leasing of the McComas Street Terminal at Port Covington in Baltimore City;        (2)    All of the property described in the contract, dated August 4, 1944, between the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and the National Gypsum Company (ratified by Ordinance No. 133, approved August 29, 1944, of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore), which deals with the construction of the National Gypsum Company Pier in Baltimore City; and        (3)    The Broadway Pier (Recreation Pier) at the foot of Broadway in Baltimore City.    (b)    Any sale under this section shall be on the terms and conditions and at the price agreed to by the Administration and the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  6-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 6 - Ports|Subtitle 4 - Port of Baltimore|Section 6-402 - Arbitration

    (a)    (1)    If the Administration and Baltimore City cannot agree on the terms, conditions, and price for any of the property described in § 6-401 of this subtitle, the matter shall be referred to an arbitration board.        (2)    The arbitration board shall consist of three members appointed as follows:            (i)    One by the Administration;            (ii)    One by the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City; and            (iii)    One jointly by the two members already appointed.        (3)    If, within 15 days after the appointment of the second arbitrator, a third arbitrator has not been appointed, the Governor shall appoint the third arbitrator.        (4)    If the party seeking arbitration appoints its arbitrator and gives written notice of this appointment to the other party, the other party shall appoint its arbitrator within 30 days after the receipt of the notice. If the other party refuses or neglects to appoint its arbitrator within the 30-day period, the arbitrator appointed by the party seeking arbitration may review the entire matter in controversy as if that individual were an arbitrator appointed by both parties for that purpose.    (b)    (1)    If only one arbitrator is appointed under subsection (a) of this section, the decision of that arbitrator:            (i)    Shall be made within 90 days after the Administration or the Board of Estimates, as the case may be, refuses or neglects to appoint its arbitrator;            (ii)    Shall be reported in writing to both parties; and            (iii)    Is final and binding on both parties.        (2)    If three arbitrators are appointed under subsection (a) of this section, the decision of the majority of them:            (i)    Shall be made within 90 days after the first two arbitrators are appointed or within any additional period not exceeding 30 days as may be agreed to by the Administration and the Board of Estimates in writing;            (ii)    Shall be reported in writing to both parties; and            (iii)    Is final and binding on both parties.    (c)    The arbitration board or, if only one arbitrator is appointed, the arbitrator may, among other things:        (1)    Require that each party to the controversy submit a written statement of its contention to the board and send a copy of the statement to the other party;        (2)    Make investigations, inspections, and examinations;        (3)    Take, receive, and keep a permanent record of testimony and other evidence;        (4)    Hold hearings after notice to the parties in interest; and        (5)    Adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of the arbitration proceedings.    (d)    Each party shall pay 50 percent of the arbitration expenses.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  6-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 6 - Ports|Subtitle 4 - Port of Baltimore|Section 6-403 - Transfer of Specific Duties and Functions

    (a)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, any agreement between the Administration and the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore in connection with the transfer of the McComas Street Terminal, the National Gypsum Company Pier, or the Broadway Pier (Recreation Pier) shall state:        (1)    The duties and functions of Baltimore City or any of its agencies that are imposed by any law on the harbor or port of Baltimore or their operation and that the Administration must perform; and        (2)    The time when the Administration must perform these duties and functions.    (b)    As long as neither the Administration nor Baltimore City or any of its agencies takes an arbitrary or unreasonable position as to the matters described in subsection (a) of this section, there is no obligation for any of them to submit the matters to arbitration under § 6-402 of this subtitle.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  6-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 6 - Ports|Subtitle 4 - Port of Baltimore|Section 6-404 - Effect of Transfer of Mccomas Street Terminal or National Gypsum Company Pier

    (a)    On the transfer of the McComas Street Terminal or the National Gypsum Company Pier to the Administration, the Administration is vested with the control, operation, and maintenance of the transferred facility and all its rentals, charges, and revenues, subject only to any existing lease or contract relating to the facility.    (b)    (1)    The transfer to the Administration of the McComas Street Terminal or the National Gypsum Company Pier does not affect in any way:            (i)    The terms, conditions, and covenants of the contracts between the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and the Western Maryland Railway Company or between the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and the National Gypsum Company, respectively; or            (ii)    The rights, privileges, and duties of the Western Maryland Railway Company or the National Gypsum Company, respectively, as granted or imposed by these contracts.        (2)    Effective on the day of the transfer of the McComas Street Terminal or the National Gypsum Company Pier, the Western Maryland Railway Company or the National Gypsum Company, as the case may be, shall pay to the Administration the rent reserved under the contracts relating to the transferred facility, in the same manner as required by the contracts. This rent is considered as income to the Administration.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  6-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 6 - Ports|Subtitle 4 - Port of Baltimore|Section 6-405 - Transfer of Other Baltimore Property

    (a)    Except for property needed or used in the operation of the fire or police departments of Baltimore City, the Administration may purchase and Baltimore City may sell to the Administration any interest that Baltimore City has in any property used in the operation of the port of Baltimore.    (b)    Any sale under this section shall be on the terms and conditions and at the price agreed to by the Administration and the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  6-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 6 - Ports|Subtitle 4 - Port of Baltimore|Section 6-406 - Avoidance of Duplicated Effort; Continuation of Certain Powers, Duties, Ordinances, and Regulations

    (a)    The purpose of §§ 6-406 through 6-410 of this subtitle is:        (1)    To avoid duplication of effort by the Administration and Baltimore City, to the extent that they have coextensive authority in matters relating to harbors, docks, wharves, and port development; and        (2)    To assure the uninterrupted continuation of needed services.    (b)    The duty to exercise all authority in this field continues in Baltimore City to the extent that the authority has not been transferred to the Administration by agreement made under § 6-407 of this subtitle.    (c)    (1)    If, by agreement made under § 6-407 of this subtitle, Baltimore City transfers to the Administration any duty, only the Administration may perform that duty.        (2)    Any ordinance or regulation that was adopted before June 1, 1959, by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and that relates to any authority transferred to the Administration by agreement made under § 6-407 of this subtitle:            (i)    Continues to be in effect, except as otherwise provided in this subsection;            (ii)    Has the status of a regulation adopted by the Administration; and            (iii)    Like other regulations of the Administration, may be readopted, amended, or repealed by the Administration.        (3)    Only the Administration may readopt, amend, or repeal these ordinances or regulations.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  6-407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 6 - Ports|Subtitle 4 - Port of Baltimore|Section 6-407 - Agreements Between Administration and Baltimore City

    The Administration and the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City shall provide by agreement for the apportionment between the Administration and Baltimore City of the duties imposed on and performed by Baltimore City under:         (1)    Article 2 (10) of the Charter of Baltimore City (1964 Revision);        (2)    Article 2 (28) of the Charter of Baltimore City (1964 Revision); and        (3)    Sections 321 through 326 and § 641 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Baltimore City (1949 Edition).
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  6-408 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 6 - Ports|Subtitle 4 - Port of Baltimore|Section 6-408 - Transfer of Employees

    (a)    An agreement made under § 6-407 of this subtitle may provide for the transfer by Baltimore City to the Administration of any officers, including the harbor engineer of Baltimore City, and any employees of Baltimore City as are necessary or convenient for the Administration to perform the duties that it undertakes by the agreement.    (b)    Each transferred officer and employee covered by and subject to the provisions of the City Service Commission of Baltimore City as a classified employee is entitled, without further examination or restriction, to all the rights and privileges and is subject to all the provisions of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.    (c)    (1)    The transfer of an officer or employee may not result in any decrease of the salary or status of the officer or employee.        (2)    To the extent reasonably possible, each transfer shall be to a position of comparable rank and responsibility.    (d)    Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, each transferred officer and employee is eligible for membership in the State Employees’ Retirement System, and all rights of the officer or employee under the employees’ retirement system of Baltimore City may be transferred to the State Employees’ Retirement System as provided by law.    (e)    If the Administration and Baltimore City cannot agree by negotiation on the number or type of officers or employees to be transferred under this section, they shall submit the matter to arbitration as provided in § 6-402 of this subtitle.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  6-409 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 6 - Ports|Subtitle 4 - Port of Baltimore|Section 6-409 - Matters Unaffected by Title; Termination of City Authority to Issue Certificates of Indebtedness

    (a)    Except as expressly provided in this title, this title does not repeal, modify, or otherwise affect in any manner:        (1)    Any certificates of indebtedness issued by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore before June 1, 1956, under:            (i)    Chapter 560 of the Laws of Maryland of 1920, as amended by Chapter 242 of the Laws of Maryland of 1929;            (ii)    Chapter 201 of the Laws of Maryland of 1951;            (iii)    Baltimore City Ordinance No. 539, approved October 2, 1928;            (iv)    Baltimore City Ordinance No. 1097, approved July 16, 1930;            (v)    Baltimore City Ordinance No. 1613, approved April 4, 1951; or            (vi)    Any other law;        (2)    Anything done or any contract, lease, agreement, or other legal instrument made before June 1, 1956, by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, the Commissioners of Finance of Baltimore City, the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City, the Port Development Commission of Baltimore City, or the Port of Baltimore Commission under or in connection with any of the laws listed in item (1) of this subsection or any other law; or        (3)    Any of the powers or duties of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, the Commissioners of Finance of Baltimore City, the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City, or the Port of Baltimore Commission under or in connection with any of the laws listed in item (1) of this subsection or any other law.    (b)    After the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore has issued and sold enough of its certificates of indebtedness under the laws listed in subsection (a) (1) of this section or any other law to comply fully with all of its obligations, duties, and responsibilities under the contract, dated April 27, 1955, between the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and the Western Maryland Railway Company (ratified by Ordinance No. 1483, approved May 19, 1955), the authority of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to issue or sell any more certificates of indebtedness under the laws listed in subsection (a) (1) of this section terminates.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  6-410 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 6 - Ports|Subtitle 4 - Port of Baltimore|Section 6-410 - Exercise of Powers of Baltimore City Not Impeded

    Except as expressly provided in an agreement made under § 6-407 of this subtitle, §§ 6-406 through 6-410 of this subtitle may not interfere with or impede the exercise by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore of any of its rights, privileges, or powers under those provisions of the Charter or Public Local Laws of Baltimore City referred to in § 6-407 of this subtitle.