§ 10-646.3. Financing the planning, design, and construction of sports entertainment facilities
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEconomic DevelopmentEffective: July 1, 2023
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Economic Development (Refs & Annos)
Division II. Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources [Titles 9-End] (Refs & Annos)
Title 10. Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Maryland Stadium Authority (Refs & Annos)
Part V. Restrictions on Bonds and Borrowing (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2023
MD Code, Economic Development, § 10-646.3
§ 10-646.3. Financing the planning, design, and construction of sports entertainment facilities
(a) Except as authorized by § 10-639 of this subtitle, to finance site acquisition, design, construction, equipping, and furnishing of any segment of a sports entertainment facility, the Authority shall comply with this section.
(b)(1) The Authority shall have received a written request for financing and construction management services from the State, a county, or a local government in which the sports entertainment facility is located or to be located or a nonprofit organization that will own or operate the sports entertainment facility.
(c) The Authority shall provide the fiscal committees of the General Assembly, at least 45 days before seeking approval of the Board of Public Works for each bond issue or other borrowing, a comprehensive financing plan for the relevant segment of the facility.
(d) The Authority shall obtain the approval of the Board of Public Works of the proposed bond issue, the financing plan, and the agreement under subsection (e) of this section.
(e) The Authority may not issue bonds to finance a sports entertainment facility until the Authority secures a written agreement with the State, county, or local government in which the sports entertainment facility is located or a nonprofit organization that will own or operate the sports entertainment facility, as approved by the Board of Public Works, under which:
(f) On or before December 31 each year, a county or local government in which a sports entertainment facility financed in whole or in part under this subtitle is located or a nonprofit organization that owns or operates a sports entertainment facility shall report to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and the House Appropriations Committee, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, on the sports entertainment facility's assessment of the maintenance and repair needed to keep the facility in operating order.
(g)(1) A bond issued to finance a sports entertainment facility:
Credits
Added by Acts 2022, c. 61, § 2, eff. June 1, 2022. Amended by Acts 2023, c. 468, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.
MD Code, Economic Development, § 10-646.3, MD ECON DEV § 10-646.3
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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