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SENATE BILL 1134
C8 4lr3368
CF HB 787
By: Senator McKay
Introduced and read first time: February 9, 2024
Assigned to: Rules
Re–referred to: Finance, March 9, 2024
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 17, 2024
CHAPTER ______
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
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12–1101. 1
IN THIS SUBTITLE , “AUTHORITY” MEANS THE ALLEGANY REGIONAL 2
RECREATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. 3
12–1102. 4
THERE IS AN ALLEGANY REGIONAL RECREATIONAL ECONOMIC 5
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN ALLEGANY COUNTY. 6
12–1103. 7
THE AUTHORITY CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBER S: 8
(1) THE PRESIDENT OF THE ALLEGANY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS , 9
OR THE PRESIDENT’S DESIGNEE; 10
(2) THE PRESIDENT OF FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY, OR THE 11
PRESIDENT’S DESIGNEE; 12
(3) THE PRESIDENT OF ALLEGANY COLLEGE, OR THE PRESIDENT’S 13
DESIGNEE; 14
(4) THE MAYOR OF CUMBERLAND , OR THE MAYOR ’S DESIGNEE; 15
(5) THE MAYOR OF FROSTBURG, OR THE MAYOR ’S DESIGNEE; 16
(6) THE PRESIDENT OF THE ALLEGANY COUNTY BOARD OF 17
EDUCATION, OR THE PRESIDENT’S DESIGNEE; AND 18
(7) ONE MEMBER WHO IS A RESIDENT OF ALLEGANY COUNTY 19
DESIGNATED BY THE ME MBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT REPRESE NT 20
ALLEGANY COUNTY. 21
12–1104. 22
(A) THE AUTHORITY MAY MANAGE APPROPRIATED FUNDS F ROM 23
ALLEGANY COUNTY, THE MUNICIPAL CORPOR ATIONS OF CUMBERLAND AND 24
FROSTBURG, AND THE STATE. 25
(B) THE AUTHORITY MAY RECEIVE DONATED SERVICES FRO M 26
PROFESSIONALS AS NEC ESSARY TO CARRY OUT THIS SUBTITLE. 27
SENATE BILL 1134 3
(C) THE AUTHORITY MAY SUPERVI SE, MANAGE, AND TERMINATE STAFF 1
AND CONSULTANTS AS N ECESSARY. 2
12–1105. 3
A MEMBER OF THE AUTHORITY: 4
(1) MAY NOT RECEIVE COMP ENSATION AS A MEMBER OF THE 5
AUTHORITY; BUT 6
(2) IS ENTITLED TO REIMB URSEMENT FOR EXPENSE S UNDER THE 7
STANDARD STATE TRAVEL REGULATIONS, AS PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET . 8
12–1106. 9
(A) THE AUTHORITY SHALL SUPPO RT THE DEVELOPMENT A ND 10
CONSTRUCTION OF REGI ONAL RECREATION FACI LITIES TO BENEFIT RE SIDENTS 11
AND THE ECONOMIC DEV ELOPMENT OF ALLEGANY COUNTY, INCLUDING: 12
(1) ATHLETIC FIELDS ; 13
(2) INDOOR ATHLETIC FACI LITIES; AND 14
(3) OTHER FACILITIE S DESIGNED TO CREATE RECREATIONAL 15
TOURISM. 16
(B) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 31, 2025, AND EACH OCTOBER 31 17
THEREAFTER , THE AUTHORITY SHALL REPOR T ITS ACTIVITIES TO THE GOVERNOR 18
AND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, TO 19
THE SENATE BUDGET AND TAXATION COMMITTEE, THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS 20
COMMITTEE, AND THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE. 21
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 22
1, 2024. It shall remain effective for a period of 5 years and, at the end of June 30, 2029, 23
this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 24
of no further force and effect. 25