Section 17-114 – Relocation Payment — in General
(a) In this section, “average annual net earnings”: (1) means one–half of any net earnings of the business or farm operation, before federal, State, and local income taxes, during: (i) the 2 taxable years immediately preceding the taxable year when the business or farm operation moves from the real property acquired for the project; or (ii) a different period […]
Section 17-212 – Street Names and House Numbers
(a) The Commission may: (1) except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, name and rename any street or highway and number and renumber the houses in the regional district if each new number or change of number is reported to the owner or occupant of the building for the purpose of: (i) correcting mistakes; (ii) removing confusion […]
Section 17-115 – Additional Relocation Payment — Dwelling
(a) In addition to any other authorized payment, the Commission shall make an additional relocation payment not to exceed $15,000 to a person who is displaced from a dwelling that the person owns and has occupied for at least 180 days immediately preceding the start of negotiations to acquire the property. (b) The additional relocation payment shall […]
Section 17-213 – Flood Control
(a) (1) If in the Commission’s judgment it is necessary to provide for flood control in the metropolitan district, the Commission may condemn land and easements necessary in the construction of levees and other flood control works. (2) The condemnation proceedings shall be in accordance with the general powers provided in this division. (3) The Commission may assume all […]
Section 17-116 – Referral to Relocation Advisory Services
(a) Whenever the acquisition of real property for a program or project the Commission undertakes will result in a person being displaced, the Commission shall refer each displaced person who needs relocation advisory services to the appropriate county agency that provides those services in accordance with § 12–206 of the Real Property Article. (b) The agency shall […]
Section 17-214 – High Performance Buildings
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “High performance building” means a building that: (i) meets or exceeds the current version of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System Silver rating; or (ii) achieves at least a comparable numeric rating according to a nationally recognized, […]
Section 17-117 – Regulations and Procedures
(a) The Commission may establish regulations and procedures necessary to ensure that: (1) relocation payments and assistance are administered in a manner that is fair and reasonable and is as uniform as practicable; (2) a displaced person who makes proper application for a relocation payment for that person shall be paid promptly after a move or, in case […]
Section 17-118 – Tax Status
Payment received under this part may not be considered as income for the purposes of Title 10 of the Tax – General Article.
Section 17-201 – Land Held for General Benefit
(a) The State or the Commission, as appropriate, shall hold any land acquired under this division to which it takes title: (1) for the general benefit of the residents of the State; and (2) especially for the benefit of the residents in the metropolitan district. (b) Without the approval of the Commission by resolution: (1) title to the land may […]
Section 17-202 – Police Powers of State, Counties, and Municipal Corporations
(a) This division does not limit the police power of the State, either county, or any municipal corporation where any park, road, or public space is located. (b) The concurrent police power of a municipal corporation extends only to areas located within its boundaries for purposes of this division.