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HOUSE BILL 964
N1 (5lr1034)
ENROLLED BILL
— Environment and Transportation/Education, Energy, and the Environment —
Introduced by Montgomery County Delegation
Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
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Proofreader.
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Proofreader.
Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
_______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M.
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Speaker.
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Montgomery County – Task Force on the Displacement of Residents of Emory 2
Grove 3
MC 5–25 4
FOR the purpose of establishing the Task Force on the Displacement of Residents of Emory 5
Grove to study how urban renewal caused the displacement of residents from the 6
Emory Grove community and make recommendations on potential remedies for 7
those who were displaced by urban renewal; and generally relating to the Task Force 8
on the Displacement of Residents of Emory Grove. 9
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 10
That: 11
(a) There is a Task Force on the Displacement of Residents of Emory Grove. 12 2 HOUSE BILL 964
(b) The Task Force consists of the following members: 1
(1) the Director of the Montgomery County Office of Human Rights; 2
(2) the Chair of the Montgomery County Planning Board, or the Chair’s 3
designee; 4
(3) (i) the Executive Director of the Housing Opportunities Commission 5
of Montgomery County; or 6
(ii) a member of the Board of Commissioners, designated by the 7
Executive Director; 8
(4) one member of the Montgomery County Historical Society Montgomery 9
History, designated by the Society Montgomery History; 10
(5) one member who has professional experience in issues of discrimination 11
or housing, appointed by the Montgomery County Council; 12
(6) one member who has professional experience in issues of discrimination 13
or housing, appointed by the Montgomery County Executive; 14
(7) one member of the Montgomery County Racial Equity and Social 15
Justice Advisory Committee, designated by the Committee; 16
(8) the Pastor of the Emory Grove United Methodist Church; and 17
(9) one member who is a former resident of the Emory Grove community 18
and lived in the community at any time between 1960 and 1985, designated by the Pastor 19
of the Emory Grove United Methodist Church. 20
(c) The Director of the Montgomery County Office of Human Rights shall serve 21
as the chair of the Task Force. 22
(d) The Montgomery County Office of Human Rights shall provide staff for the 23
Task Force. 24
(e) (1) The Task Force shall hold its first meeting not later than July 1, 2025, 25
and meet at least quarterly thereafter. 26
(2) The Task Force may hold additional meetings as determined necessary 27
by the chair. 28
(f) A member of the Task Force: 29
(1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Task Force; but 30 HOUSE BILL 964 3
(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 1
Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 2
(g) The Task Force shall: 3
(1) review and analyze the displacement of residents of Emory Grove under 4
the urban renewal program carried out from 1960 through 1985 in order to: 5
(i) determine the basis for the development of the Emory Grove 6
urban renewal program and the guidelines and execution of the program, including how 7
property was acquired or purchased from landowners; 8
(ii) analyze the way urban renewal was administered in Emory 9
Grove; 10
(iii) analyze the decisions to use the urban renewal program in 11
Emory Grove and the equity impacts of the program; 12
(iv) analyze the guidelines and execution of the urban renewal 13
program in Emory Grove, including the purchase of property from landowners and the 14
demolition of homes; 15
(v) determine the basis for the purchase of property from 16
landowners in Emory Grove and identify the details of land purchases, including the 17
purchase prices and purchase agreements; and 18
(vi) analyze the plan for providing replacement properties or new 19
homeownership for the displaced residents of Emory Grove and the equity impacts of the 20
plan, including proposed dates to provide new replacement properties and incentives or 21
benefits for previous landowners; and 22
(2) if deemed appropriate by the Task Force, recommend remedies for past 23
inequities in the purchase of land by Montgomery County through the urban renewal 24
program in Emory Grove from 1960 to 1985, including methods for determining eligibility 25
and providing compensation, such as benefits for former landowners and incentives for 26
construction projects. 27
(h) (1) On or before December 15, 2025, the Task Force shall submit an interim 28
report of its findings and recommendations to the Montgomery County Council, the 29
Montgomery County Executive, and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government 30
Article, the Montgomery County delegation to the General Assembly. 31
(2) On or before December 15, 2026, the Task Force shall submit a final 32
report of its findings and recommendations to the Montgomery County Council, the 33
Montgomery County Executive, and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government 34
Article, the Montgomery County delegation to the General Assembly. 35 4 HOUSE BILL 964
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That thi s Act shall take effect June 1
1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 2 years and 1 month and, at the end of June 2
30, 2027, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be 3
abrogated and of no further force and effect. 4
Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.