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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | - | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | - | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | - | amendment. | |
| 8 | 5 | *sb0849* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | SENATE BILL 849 | |
| 11 | 8 | D3 4lr2042 | |
| 12 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 10 | By: Senator Corderman | |
| 14 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024 | |
| 15 | 12 | Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings | |
| 16 | - | Committee Report: Favorable | |
| 17 | - | Senate action: Adopted | |
| 18 | - | Read second time: March 2, 2024 | |
| 19 | 13 | ||
| 20 | - | ||
| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 21 | 15 | ||
| 22 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 23 | 17 | ||
| 24 | 18 | Local Government Tort Claims Act – Hagerstown Multi–Use Sports and Events 2 | |
| 25 | 19 | Facility, Inc. 3 | |
| 26 | 20 | ||
| 27 | 21 | FOR the purpose of altering the definition of “local government” under the Local 4 | |
| 28 | 22 | Government Tort Claims Act to include the Hagerstown Multi–Use Sports and 5 | |
| 29 | 23 | Events Facility, Inc., in Washington County; and generally relating to the Local 6 | |
| 30 | 24 | Government Tort Claims Act. 7 | |
| 31 | 25 | ||
| 32 | 26 | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8 | |
| 33 | 27 | Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 9 | |
| 34 | 28 | Section 5–301(a) 10 | |
| 35 | 29 | Annotated Code of Maryland 11 | |
| 36 | 30 | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 12 | |
| 37 | 31 | ||
| 38 | 32 | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13 | |
| 39 | 33 | Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 14 | |
| 40 | 34 | Section 5–301(d) 15 | |
| 41 | 35 | Annotated Code of Maryland 16 | |
| 42 | 36 | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 17 | |
| 43 | 37 | ||
| 44 | 38 | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18 | |
| 45 | 39 | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19 | |
| 46 | 40 | ||
| 47 | 41 | Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 20 | |
| 42 | + | ||
| 43 | + | 5–301. 21 | |
| 44 | + | ||
| 45 | + | (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 22 | |
| 46 | + | ||
| 47 | + | (d) “Local government” means: 23 | |
| 48 | 48 | 2 SENATE BILL 849 | |
| 49 | 49 | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 51 | - | ||
| 51 | + | (1) A charter county as defined in § 1–101 of the Local Government Article; 1 | |
| 52 | 52 | ||
| 53 | - | (a | |
| 53 | + | (2) A code county as defined in § 1–101 of the Local Government Article; 2 | |
| 54 | 54 | ||
| 55 | - | ( | |
| 55 | + | (3) A board of county commissioners; 3 | |
| 56 | 56 | ||
| 57 | - | ( | |
| 57 | + | (4) Baltimore City; 4 | |
| 58 | 58 | ||
| 59 | - | ( | |
| 59 | + | (5) A municipality as defined in § 1–101 of the Local Government Article; 5 | |
| 60 | 60 | ||
| 61 | - | ( | |
| 61 | + | (6) The Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission; 6 | |
| 62 | 62 | ||
| 63 | - | ( | |
| 63 | + | (7) The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission; 7 | |
| 64 | 64 | ||
| 65 | - | ( | |
| 65 | + | (8) The Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority; 8 | |
| 66 | 66 | ||
| 67 | - | (6) The Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission; 9 | |
| 67 | + | (9) A community college or board of trustees for a community college 9 | |
| 68 | + | established or operating under Title 16 of the Education Article, not including Baltimore 10 | |
| 69 | + | City Community College; 11 | |
| 68 | 70 | ||
| 69 | - | (7) The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission; 10 | |
| 71 | + | (10) A county public library or board of trustees of a county public library 12 | |
| 72 | + | established or operating under Title 23, Subtitle 4 of the Education Article; 13 | |
| 70 | 73 | ||
| 71 | - | (8) The Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority; 11 | |
| 74 | + | (11) The Enoch Pratt Free Library or Board of Trustees of the Enoch Pratt 14 | |
| 75 | + | Free Library; 15 | |
| 72 | 76 | ||
| 73 | - | (9) A community college or board of trustees for a community college 12 | |
| 74 | - | established or operating under Title 16 of the Education Article, not including Baltimore 13 | |
| 75 | - | City Community College; 14 | |
| 77 | + | (12) The Washington County Free Library or the Board of Trustees of the 16 | |
| 78 | + | Washington County Free Library; 17 | |
| 76 | 79 | ||
| 77 | - | (10) A county public library or board of trustees of a county public library 15 | |
| 78 | - | established or operating under Title 23, Subtitle 4 of the Education Article; 16 | |
| 80 | + | (13) A special taxing district; 18 | |
| 79 | 81 | ||
| 80 | - | ( | |
| 81 | - | ||
| 82 | + | (14) A nonprofit community service corporation incorporated under State 19 | |
| 83 | + | law that is authorized to collect charges or assessments; 20 | |
| 82 | 84 | ||
| 83 | - | ( | |
| 84 | - | ||
| 85 | + | (15) Housing authorities created under Division II of the Housing and 21 | |
| 86 | + | Community Development Article; 22 | |
| 85 | 87 | ||
| 86 | - | (13) A special taxing district; 21 | |
| 88 | + | (16) A sanitary district, sanitary commission, metropolitan commission, or 23 | |
| 89 | + | other sewer or water authority established or operating under public local law or public 24 | |
| 90 | + | general law; 25 | |
| 87 | 91 | ||
| 88 | - | (14) A nonprofit community service corporation incorporated under State 22 | |
| 89 | - | law that is authorized to collect charges or assessments; 23 | |
| 92 | + | (17) A regional development council; 26 | |
| 90 | 93 | ||
| 91 | - | (15) Housing authorities created under Division II of the Housing and 24 | |
| 92 | - | Community Development Article; 25 | |
| 94 | + | (18) The Howard County Economic Development Authority; 27 | |
| 93 | 95 | ||
| 94 | - | (16) A sanitary district, sanitary commission, metropolitan commission, or 26 | |
| 95 | - | other sewer or water authority established or operating under public local law or public 27 | |
| 96 | - | general law; 28 | |
| 96 | + | (19) The Howard County Mental Health Authority; 28 | |
| 97 | 97 | SENATE BILL 849 3 | |
| 98 | 98 | ||
| 99 | 99 | ||
| 100 | - | (17) A regional development council; 1 | |
| 100 | + | (20) A commercial district management authority established by a county 1 | |
| 101 | + | or municipal corporation if provided under local law; 2 | |
| 101 | 102 | ||
| 102 | - | ( | |
| 103 | + | (21) The Baltimore City Police Department; 3 | |
| 103 | 104 | ||
| 104 | - | (19) The Howard County Mental Health Authority; 3 | |
| 105 | + | (22) A regional library resource center or a cooperative library corporation 4 | |
| 106 | + | established under Title 23, Subtitle 2 of the Education Article; 5 | |
| 105 | 107 | ||
| 106 | - | (20) A commercial district management authority established by a county 4 | |
| 107 | - | or municipal corporation if provided under local law; 5 | |
| 108 | + | (23) Lexington Market, Inc., in Baltimore City; 6 | |
| 108 | 109 | ||
| 109 | - | ( | |
| 110 | + | (24) The Baltimore Public Markets Corporation, in Baltimore City; 7 | |
| 110 | 111 | ||
| 111 | - | (22) A regional library resource center or a cooperative library corporation 7 | |
| 112 | - | established under Title 23, Subtitle 2 of the Education Article; 8 | |
| 112 | + | (25) A nonprofit corporation serving as the local public transportation 8 | |
| 113 | + | authority for Carroll County pursuant to a contract or memorandum of understanding with 9 | |
| 114 | + | Carroll County; 10 | |
| 113 | 115 | ||
| 114 | - | (23) Lexington Market, Inc., in Baltimore City; 9 | |
| 116 | + | (26) The nonprofit corporation serving as the animal control and licensing 11 | |
| 117 | + | authority for Carroll County pursuant to a contract or memorandum of understanding with 12 | |
| 118 | + | Carroll County (the Humane Society of Carroll County, Inc.); 13 | |
| 115 | 119 | ||
| 116 | - | ( | |
| 120 | + | (27) Garrett County Municipalities, Inc., in Garrett County; 14 | |
| 117 | 121 | ||
| 118 | - | ( | |
| 119 | - | authority for | |
| 120 | - | ||
| 122 | + | (28) The nonprofit corporation serving as the local public transportation 15 | |
| 123 | + | authority for Garrett County pursuant to a contract or memorandum of understanding with 16 | |
| 124 | + | Garrett County (Garrett County Community Action Committee, Inc.); [and] 17 | |
| 121 | 125 | ||
| 122 | - | ( | |
| 123 | - | authority | |
| 124 | - | ||
| 126 | + | (29) The nonprofit corporation serving as the industrial development 18 | |
| 127 | + | authority of Carroll County established under Title 12, Subtitle 1 of the Economic 19 | |
| 128 | + | Development Article; AND 20 | |
| 125 | 129 | ||
| 126 | - | (27) Garrett County Municipalities, Inc., in Garrett County; 17 | |
| 130 | + | (30) THE HAGERSTOWN MULTI–USE SPORTS AND EVENTS FACILITY, 21 | |
| 131 | + | INC., IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. 22 | |
| 127 | 132 | ||
| 128 | - | (28) The nonprofit corporation serving as the local public transportation 18 | |
| 129 | - | authority for Garrett County pursuant to a contract or memorandum of understanding with 19 | |
| 130 | - | Garrett County (Garrett County Community Action Committee, Inc.); [and] 20 | |
| 131 | - | ||
| 132 | - | (29) The nonprofit corporation serving as the industrial development 21 | |
| 133 | - | authority of Carroll County established under Title 12, Subtitle 1 of the Economic 22 | |
| 134 | - | Development Article; AND 23 | |
| 135 | - | ||
| 136 | - | (30) THE HAGERSTOWN MULTI–USE SPORTS AND EVENTS FACILITY, 24 | |
| 137 | - | INC., IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. 25 | |
| 138 | - | ||
| 139 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 26 | |
| 140 | - | October 1, 2024. 27 | |
| 133 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 23 | |
| 134 | + | October 1, 2024. 24 |