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MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-902 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 9 - Mid-Shore Regional Council|Section 13-902 - Established

    (a)    There is a Mid–Shore Regional Council.    (b)    (1)    The Council is a tax–exempt body politic and corporate.        (2)    The Council is an independent unit that the Governor may not place in a principal department.    (c)    (1)    The Council is a cooperative regional planning and development unit for the region.        (2)    The purposes of the Council are to:            (i)    foster the physical, economic, and social development of the region; and            (ii)    use effectively the assistance provided to the region by the State.        (3)    The Council initiates and coordinates plans and projects for the development of human and economic resources of the region as a planning and development unit for the Middle Eastern Shore.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-903 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 9 - Mid-Shore Regional Council|Section 13-903 - Membership

    (a)    (1)    The Council consists of the members described in this subsection.        (2)    The voting members of the Council are:            (i)    from Caroline County, two commissioners, appointed by the Board of County Commissioners;            (ii)    from Dorchester County, two members of the county council, appointed by the county council;            (iii)    from Talbot County, two members of the county council, appointed by the county council;            (iv)    three municipal elected officials, one from each county, appointed by:                1.    their respective municipal corporations; or                2.    the Eastern Shore Municipal Association if the municipal corporations are unable to appoint a member within a reasonable time; and            (v)    if the majority of the member’s legislative district is in the region, each member of the General Assembly representing the region.        (3)    The nonvoting members of the Council are:            (i)    each commissioner in the region who is not appointed under paragraph (2) of this subsection;            (ii)    each other member of the General Assembly representing the region if the majority of the member’s legislative district is not in the region; and            (iii)    three county administrators, one from each county.        (4)    The bylaws of the Council may provide for additional members who are public officials or employees or private individuals.    (b)    (1)    A member appointed under subsection (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section may designate another commissioner or a county administrator representing the same county to vote by proxy for the member when the member is absent from a meeting.        (2)    A member who designates a proxy shall inform the Executive Director in advance of the meeting.    (c)    (1)    A member who qualifies because of the member’s elected or appointed position is a member of the Council only during the member’s term of office in the elected or appointed position.        (2)    At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed.    (d)    Council membership is not an office of profit.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-904 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 9 - Mid-Shore Regional Council|Section 13-904 - Chair

    The Council shall elect a chair from among its members.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-905 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 9 - Mid-Shore Regional Council|Section 13-905 - Compensation

    A member of the Council is not entitled to compensation as a member of the Council.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-906 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 9 - Mid-Shore Regional Council|Section 13-906 - Executive Director

    (a)    The Council may employ an Executive Director.    (b)    The Executive Director serves at the pleasure of the Council.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-907 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 9 - Mid-Shore Regional Council|Section 13-907 - Legal Advisor

    The Council may:         (1)    select and retain its own counsel; or        (2)    use the Attorney General as its legal counsel.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-908 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 9 - Mid-Shore Regional Council|Section 13-908 - Financial Support

    (a)    The State and Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot counties may jointly finance the Council and its activities.    (b)    (1)    The State may provide financial support to the Council to assist in carrying out the activities of the Council.        (2)    (i)    On or before August 1 of each year, the Council shall submit its proposed work programs and operating budget for the following fiscal year to the Department.            (ii)    The submission shall include supporting schedules to show how the budget is financed, and to provide for review and recommendations.            (iii)    After review, the Department shall forward the submission and any recommendations to the Department of Budget and Management for consideration.        (3)    The Governor shall include in the State budget an appropriation for the following fiscal year of at least $200,000 to support the Council.    (c)    (1)    The governing bodies of Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot counties each year shall appropriate to the Council at least $10,000 each to foster cooperative planning and development in the region.        (2)    Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot counties may appropriate any other money for the Council as they consider necessary and appropriate.        (3)    Other political subdivisions, including special districts, may appropriate money to the Council as they consider necessary and appropriate.    (d)    The Council may accept additional money from any other public or private source.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-909 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 9 - Mid-Shore Regional Council|Section 13-909 - Bylaws and Rules

    The Council may adopt bylaws and rules for the conduct of its business and to carry out its mission.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-910 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 9 - Mid-Shore Regional Council|Section 13-910 - Cooperation

    The Council shall cooperate with State and local units that have relevant statutory functions and duties.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1001 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 10 - Upper Shore Regional Council|Section 13-1001 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Commissioner” means a member of the Board of County Commissioners of Cecil County, Kent County, or Queen Anne’s County.    (c)    “Council” means the Upper Shore Regional Council.    (d)    “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Council.    (e)    “Region” means Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne’s counties.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1002 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 10 - Upper Shore Regional Council|Section 13-1002 - Established

    (a)    There is an Upper Shore Regional Council.    (b)    (1)    The Council is a tax–exempt body politic and corporate.        (2)    The Council is an independent unit that the Governor may not place in a principal department.    (c)    (1)    The Council is a cooperative regional planning and development unit for the region.        (2)    The purposes of the Council are to:            (i)    foster the physical, economic, and social development of the region; and            (ii)    use effectively the assistance provided to the region by the State.        (3)    The Council initiates and coordinates plans and projects for the development of human and economic resources of the region as a planning and development unit for the Upper Eastern Shore.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1003 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 10 - Upper Shore Regional Council|Section 13-1003 - Membership

    (a)    (1)    The Council consists of the members described in this subsection.        (2)    The voting members of the Council are:            (i)    from Cecil County, three commissioners, appointed by the Board of County Commissioners;            (ii)    from Kent County, the three commissioners;            (iii)    from Queen Anne’s County, three commissioners, appointed by the Board of County Commissioners;            (iv)    three municipal elected officials, one from each county, appointed by:                1.    their respective municipal corporations; or                2.    the Eastern Shore Municipal Association if the municipal corporations are unable to appoint a member within a reasonable time; and            (v)    if the majority of the member’s legislative district is in the region, each member of the General Assembly representing the region.        (3)    The nonvoting members of the Council are:            (i)    each commissioner in the region who is not appointed under paragraph (2) of this subsection;            (ii)    each other member of the General Assembly representing the region if the majority of the member’s legislative district is not in the region; and            (iii)    three county administrators, one from each county.        (4)    The bylaws of the Council may provide for additional members who are private individuals.    (b)    (1)    A member appointed under subsection (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section may designate another commissioner or a county administrator representing the same county to vote by proxy for the member when the member is absent from a meeting.        (2)    A member who designates a proxy shall inform the Executive Director in advance of the meeting.    (c)    (1)    A member who qualifies because of the member’s elected or appointed position is a member of the Council only during the member’s term of office in the elected or appointed position.        (2)    At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.    (d)    Council membership is not an office of profit.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1004 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 10 - Upper Shore Regional Council|Section 13-1004 - Chair

    The Council shall elect a chair from among its members.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1005 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 10 - Upper Shore Regional Council|Section 13-1005 - Compensation

    A member of the Council is not entitled to compensation as a member of the Council.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1006 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 10 - Upper Shore Regional Council|Section 13-1006 - Executive Director

    (a)    The Council may employ an Executive Director.    (b)    The Executive Director serves at the pleasure of the Council.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1007 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 10 - Upper Shore Regional Council|Section 13-1007 - Legal Advisor

    The Council may:         (1)    select and retain its own legal counsel; or        (2)    use the Attorney General as its legal counsel.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1008 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 10 - Upper Shore Regional Council|Section 13-1008 - Financial Support

    (a)    The State and Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne’s counties may jointly finance the Council and its activities.    (b)    (1)    The State may provide financial support to the Council to assist in carrying out the activities of the Council.        (2)    (i)    On or before August 1 of each year, the Council shall submit its proposed work programs and operating budget for the following fiscal year to the Department.            (ii)    The submission shall include supporting schedules to show how the budget is financed, and to provide for review and recommendations.            (iii)    After review, the Department shall forward the submission and any recommendations to the Department of Budget and Management for consideration.    (c)    (1)    The governing bodies of Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne’s counties each year shall appropriate to the Council at least $10,000 each to foster cooperative planning and development in the region.        (2)    Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne’s counties may appropriate any other money for the Council as they consider necessary and appropriate.        (3)    Other political subdivisions, including special districts, may appropriate money for the Council as they consider necessary and appropriate.    (d)    The Council may accept additional money from any other public or private source.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1009 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 10 - Upper Shore Regional Council|Section 13-1009 - Bylaws and Rules

    The Council may adopt bylaws and rules for the conduct of its business and to carry out its mission.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1010 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 10 - Upper Shore Regional Council|Section 13-1010 - Cooperation

    The Council shall cooperate with State and local units that have relevant statutory functions and duties.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 11 - Maryland Lower Eastern Shore Tourism Center Advisory Committee|Section 13-1101 - "Advisory Committee" Defined

    In this subtitle, “Advisory Committee” means the Maryland Lower Eastern Shore Tourism Center Advisory Committee.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 11 - Maryland Lower Eastern Shore Tourism Center Advisory Committee|Section 13-1102 - Established

    There is a Maryland Lower Eastern Shore Tourism Center Advisory Committee.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 11 - Maryland Lower Eastern Shore Tourism Center Advisory Committee|Section 13-1103 - Membership

    (a)    (1)    The Advisory Committee consists of nine members.        (2)    Of the nine members:            (i)    three shall be from Somerset County;            (ii)    three shall be from Wicomico County; and            (iii)    three shall be from Worcester County.        (3)    The governing body of each county shall appoint the members from that county.    (b)    Each member of the Advisory Committee shall be a member of the general public and reside in the county from which the member is appointed.    (c)    (1)    The term of a member is 5 years.        (2)    The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Advisory Committee on October 1, 2008.        (3)    At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.        (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 and qualifies.    (d)    The governing body that appointed a member may remove the member for incompetence or misconduct.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 11 - Maryland Lower Eastern Shore Tourism Center Advisory Committee|Section 13-1104 - Duty

    The Advisory Committee shall advise and counsel the Department on the development and operation of the Maryland Lower Eastern Shore Tourism Center.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 12 - Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland|Section 13-1201 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Additive manufacturing” means a process of joining materials to make objects from three–dimensional model data, usually layer upon layer, as opposed to subtractive manufacturing methodologies.    (c)    “Board” means the Executive Board of the Partnership.    (d)    “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Partnership.    (e)    “Fund” means the Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland Fund, also known as the RAMP MD Fund.    (f)    “Partnership” means the Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland, also known as RAMP MD.    (g)    “Region” means Cecil and Harford counties.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 12 - Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland|Section 13-1202 - Partnership Established

    (a)    There is a Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland.    (b)    (1)    The Partnership is a tax–exempt body politic and corporate.        (2)    The Partnership is an independent unit that the Governor may not place in a principal department of State government.    (c)    The purposes of the Partnership are to:        (1)    foster the economic development of the region by:            (i)    promoting collaboration among government, businesses, educational institutions, and entrepreneurs and innovators; and            (ii)    leveraging the established additive manufacturing investments in the region, including the facilities at Aberdeen Proving Ground; and        (2)    position the State as a leader in additive manufacturing.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 12 - Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland|Section 13-1204 - Executive Director

    (a)    (1)    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 Partnership.        (2)    The Executive Director shall manage the administrative affairs and technical activities of the Partnership in accordance with the policies and procedures that the Board establishes.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 12 - Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland|Section 13-1205 - Staff, Office Space, and Operational Support; Counsel; Hiring and Consulting

    (a)    The Department, the Cecil County Office of Economic Development, and the Harford County Office of Economic Development jointly shall provide staff, office space, and operational support for the Partnership.    (b)    The Partnership may:        (1)    (i)    select and retain its own legal counsel; or            (ii)    use the Attorney General as its legal counsel;        (2)    employ, as regular employees or as independent contractors, additional staff that the Partnership considers necessary; and        (3)    retain any professional consultants that the Partnership considers necessary.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 12 - Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland|Section 13-1206 - Powers

    The Partnership may:        (1)    adopt a seal;        (2)    sue or be sued;        (3)    adopt bylaws and rules for the conduct of its business;        (4)    enter into contracts and other legal instruments;        (5)    accept grants, contributions, or other assistance of any kind from the federal government, the State, a local government, a college or university, or other public or private source;        (6)    include in any contract for financial assistance with the federal government any reasonable and appropriate condition imposed under federal law that is not inconsistent with the purposes of this subtitle;        (7)    make grants from the Fund to further the purposes of this subtitle;        (8)    create, own, control, or be a member of a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or any other entity; and        (9)    do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.