PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                                 Ch. 531

(1994 Replacement Volume and 1994 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Health - General

10-1202.1.

(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO HOWARD COUNTY.

(A)     (B) (1) THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION IS TO AUTHORIZE THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUASI-PUBLIC AUTHORITY WHICH MAY BE ACTIVATED BY
ANY COUNTY OR BALTIMORE CITY WHICH HOWARD COUNTY, IF THE COUNTY
DECIDES TO DESIGNATE A QUASI-PUBLIC AUTHORITY AS THE CORE SERVICE
AGENCY TO PERFORM THE DUTIES IMPOSED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.

(2) THIS SECTION HAS NO EFFECT ON ANY OTHER FORM OF CORE
SERVICE AGENCY, WHETHER IT IS A UNIT OF COUNTY OR BALTIMORE CITY HOWARD
COUNTY GOVERNMENT, A LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT, OR A PRIVATE,
NONPROFIT CORPORATION.

(B)     (C) (1) IF ACTIVATED AS A QUASI-PUBLIC AUTHORITY BY AN
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY OR
BALTIMORE CITY HOWARD COUNTY, THERE IS ESTABLISHED A QUASI-PUBLIC
AUTHORITY IN THE COUNTY OR BALTIMORE CITY HOWARD COUNTY.

(2) THE QUASI-PUBLIC AUTHORITY SHALL:

(I)       SERVE AS THE CORE SERVICE AGENCY FOR THE
JURISDICTION; AND

(II)     BE A PUBLIC BODY, CORPORATE, AND POLITIC.

(C) (D) THE LOCAL ORDINANCE ACTIVATING THE QUASI-PUBLIC
AUTHORITY SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

(1)      THE NAME OF THE QUASI-PUBLIC AUTHORITY;

(2)      THE METHOD OF APPOINTING INDIVIDUALS TO THE AUTHORITY,
INCLUDING WHETHER OR NOT APPOINTMENTS REQUIRE APPROVAL OF THE CHIEF
ELECTED OFFICIAL OF THE JURISDICTION AND THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE
JURISDICTION;

(3)      THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY;

(4)      THE TERMS OF MEMBERS;

(5)      THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND

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