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SENATE BILL 993
D3, L6 2lr3229
CF HB 1474
By: Senator Eckardt
Introduced and read first time: February 20, 2022
Assigned to: Rules
Re–referred to: Judicial Proceedings, February 28, 2022
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 16, 2022
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Local Government Tort Claims Act – Definition of Local Government 2
FOR the purpose of altering the definition of “local government” under the Local 3
Government Tort Claims Act to include Delmarva Community Services, Inc. and the 4
Maryland Association of Counties Pooled OPEB Trust Fund; and generally relating 5
to the Local Government Tort Claims Act. 6
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 8
Section 5–301(d)(28) and (29) 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 11
BY adding to 12
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 13
Section 5–301(d)(30) and (31) 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 16
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 19
2 SENATE BILL 993
5–301. 1
(d) “Local government” means: 2
(28) The nonprofit corporation serving as the local public transportation 3
authority for Garrett County pursuant to a contract or memorandum of understanding with 4
Garrett County (Garrett County Community Action Committee, Inc.); [and] 5
(29) The nonprofit corporation serving as the industrial development 6
authority of Carroll County established under Title 12, Subtitle 1 of the Economic 7
Development Article; 8
(30) DELMARVA COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC., IN DORCHESTER 9
COUNTY; AND 10
(31) THE MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES POOLED OPEB 11
TRUST FUND. 12
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 13
October 1, 2022. 14
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.