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SENATE BILL 797
L2 5lr2681
CF HB 563
By: Senator Mautz
Introduced and read first time: January 28, 2025
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 21, 2025
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Dorchester County – County Property Leases – Notice Exemptions 2
FOR the purpose of exempting a lease of county property for a certain duration made by 3
Dorchester County from certain notice requirements; and generally relating to notice 4
requirements for leases of county property in Dorchester County. 5
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 6
Article – Local Government 7
Section 10–312(f) 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2013 Volume and 2024 Supplement) 10
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12
Article – Local Government 13
10–312. 14
(f) (1) Except as provided in [paragraph] PARAGRAPHS (2) AND (3) of this 15
subsection, before the county makes any disposition, grant, or lease of county property, the 16
county shall publish notice of the disposition, grant, or lease once a week for 3 successive 17
weeks in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county and shall include the 18
terms and the compensation to be received and give opportunity for objections. 19
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(2) A county may grant an easement for a public utility without giving 1
notice under this subsection. 2
(3) DORCHESTER COUNTY MAY ENTER INTO A LEASE OF COUNTY 3
PROPERTY WITHOUT GIV ING NOTICE UNDER THI S SUBSECTION IF THE LEASE HAS A 4
TERM OF 5 YEARS OR LESS. 5
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 6
October 1, 2025. 7
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.