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*hb0787*
HOUSE BILL 787
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CF 4lr3368
By: Delegates Buckel, Baker, and Hinebaugh
Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2024
Assigned to: Ways and Means
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Allegany County – Allegany Regional Recreational Economic Development 2
Authority – Established 3
FOR the purpose of establishing the Allegany Regional Recreational Economic 4
Development Authority in Allegany County to support the development and 5
construction of regional recreation facilities to benefit residents and the economic 6
development of Allegany County; and generally relating to the Allegany Regional 7
Recreational Economic Development Authority. 8
BY adding to 9
Article – Economic Development 10
Section 12–1101 through 12–1106 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 11. Allegany 11
Regional Recreational Economic Development Authority” 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 14
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
Article – Economic Development 17
SUBTITLE 11. ALLEGANY REGIONAL RECREATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 18
AUTHORITY. 19
12–1101. 20
IN THIS SUBTITLE , “AUTHORITY” MEANS THE ALLEGANY REGIONAL 21
RECREATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. 22
12–1102. 23 2 HOUSE BILL 787
THERE IS A N ALLEGANY REGIONAL RECREATIONAL ECONOMIC 1
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN ALLEGANY COUNTY. 2
12–1103. 3
THE AUTHORITY CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBER S: 4
(1) THE PRESIDENT OF THE ALLEGANY COUNTY COMMISSIONER S, 5
OR THE PRESIDENT’S DESIGNEE; 6
(2) THE PRESIDENT OF FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY, OR THE 7
PRESIDENT’S DESIGNEE; 8
(3) THE PRESIDENT OF ALLEGANY COLLEGE, OR THE PRESIDENT’S 9
DESIGNEE; 10
(4) THE MAYOR OF CUMBERLAND , OR THE MAYOR ’S DESIGNEE; 11
(5) THE MAYOR OF FROSTBURG, OR THE MAYOR ’S DESIGNEE; 12
(6) THE PRESIDENT OF THE ALLEGANY COUNTY BOARD OF 13
EDUCATION, OR THE PRESIDENT’S DESIGNEE; AND 14
(7) ONE MEMBER WHO IS A RESIDENT OF ALLEGANY COUNTY 15
DESIGNATED BY THE ME MBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT REPRESENT 16
ALLEGANY COUNTY. 17
12–1104. 18
(A) THE AUTHORITY MAY MANAGE APPROPRIATED FUNDS F ROM 19
ALLEGANY COUNTY, THE MUNICIPAL CORPOR ATIONS OF CUMBERLAND AND 20
FROSTBURG, AND THE STATE. 21
(B) THE AUTHORITY MAY RECEIVE DONATED SERVICES FRO M 22
PROFESSIONALS AS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT TH IS SUBTITLE. 23
(C) THE AUTHORITY MAY SUPERVI SE, MANAGE, AND TERMINATE STAFF 24
AND CONSULTANTS AS N ECESSARY. 25
12–1105. 26
A MEMBER OF THE AUTHORITY: 27 HOUSE BILL 787 3
(1) MAY NOT RECEIVE COMP ENSATION AS A MEMBER OF THE 1
AUTHORITY; BUT 2
(2) IS ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR EX PENSES UNDER THE 3
STANDARD STATE TRAVEL REGULATIONS, AS PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET . 4
12–1106. 5
(A) THE AUTHORITY SHALL SUPPO RT THE DEVELOPMENT A ND 6
CONSTRUCTION OF REGI ONAL RECREATION FACI LITIES TO BENEFIT RE SIDENTS 7
AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGANY COUNTY, INCLUDING: 8
(1) ATHLETIC FIELDS ; 9
(2) INDOOR ATHLETIC FACI LITIES; AND 10
(3) OTHER FACILITIES DES IGNED TO CREATE RECR EATIONAL 11
TOURISM. 12
(B) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 31, 2025, AND EACH OCTOBER 31 13
THEREAFTER , THE AUTHORITY SH ALL REPORT ITS ACTIVITIES TO THE GOVERNOR 14
AND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, TO 15
THE SENATE BUDGET AND TAXATION COMMITTEE, THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS 16
COMMITTEE, AND THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE. 17
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 18
1, 2024. It shall remain effective for a period of 5 years and, at the end of June 30, 2029, 19
this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 20
of no further force and effect. 21