§ 9-2303. Terms of interstate compact
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MD Code, State Government, § 9-2303
§ 9-2303. Terms of interstate compact
The Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, the District of Columbia, and the City of Baltimore, hereinafter “Signatories,” hereby enter into an interstate compact, as set forth below, for the purpose of hosting the 2012 Olympic Games. This interstate compact shall be known and may be cited as the Chesapeake Regional Olympic Games Authority Act.
Findings.
The Maryland General Assembly finds that:
1. For some time now, the State of Maryland (including the City of Baltimore), the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Virginia, through the nonprofit organization known as the Washington/Baltimore Regional 2012 Coalition (WBRC 2012), have been actively engaged in national competition to win the U.S. Candidate City designation and, subsequently, the Host City designation and the right to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
4. The citizens of the region have responded positively to WBRC 2012's efforts and solidly embraced the cause to host the Olympic Games, expressed in part by the endorsement of scores of local business, civic, governmental, academic, and amateur sports organizations, and by survey results that show:
5. Through the submission of the region's official bid proposal to the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) on December 15, 2000, WBRC 2012 reached a milestone in the process of capturing the Olympic Games by providing a 631-page logistical, operational, and financial blueprint for hosting the 2012 Games.
10. Given that all four jurisdictions - Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Baltimore - will host a significant number of events and reap substantial benefits, the most effective solution for all four jurisdictions is to enter into a single agreement that gives the USOC (and subsequently the IOC) a single focal point and a united front that reflects the regional nature of our bid.
Purpose.
The purpose of this Act is to create a Regional Authority to oversee the conduct of the 2012 Olympic Games, coordinated and managed by the local Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (OCOG), and to assure that the region's guarantees and commitments accepted in conjunction with hosting the Olympic Games are fulfilled.
Definitions.
For the purposes of this Act, the term:
Creation of the Regional Authority.
The Signatories hereby provide the mechanism for the creation and termination of the “Chesapeake Regional Olympic Games Authority,” hereinafter “Regional Authority,” which shall be an instrumentality of the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the City of Baltimore, and shall have the powers and duties set forth herein, and those additional powers and duties conferred upon it by subsequent actions of the Signatories:
(a) The Regional Authority shall come into existence by the force of this Act when and if, and only if, the IOC awards the 2012 Olympic Games in year 2005 to WBRC 2012, as the U.S. Candidate City and the official representative of the Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia, and Baltimore region; and
(c) Until such time as the Regional Authority may be triggered into existence, the combined signatures of the Governors of Virginia and Maryland, and the Mayors of the District of Columbia and the City of Baltimore, on any and all documents necessary and appropriate to the pursuit of the 2012 Olympic Games shall be deemed binding on future actions of the Regional Authority. For the purposes of this subsection:
Regional Authority Composition; Terms of Service; Order of Business; Accounting.
(b) The Regional Authority shall cause to be formed a Regional Authority Advisory Committee, which shall be comprised of representatives (“advisory members”) from each of the local jurisdictions substantially impacted by hosting the Olympic Games in the region, in a manner to be determined by the Regional Authority;
(a) The initial terms of office of the voting members shall be 2 years from the date of appointment, and all subsequent terms of office of the voting members shall be for 2 years. Each voting member shall hold office until his or her successor shall be appointed and duly qualified. Any voting member of the Regional Authority may succeed himself or herself; and
(b) All vacancies in the membership of the voting members of the Regional Authority, whether caused by expiration of term of office, death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled in the same manner as that membership was originally filled. The term of any voting member, appointed to fill an unexpired term, shall be for the remainder of the term.
3. The Regional Authority shall elect from its membership a chairman, a vice chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer. Such officers shall serve for such terms as shall be prescribed by resolution of the Regional Authority or until their successors are elected and qualified. No voting member of the Regional Authority shall hold more than one office on the Regional Authority.
(e) A majority of the voting members of the Regional Authority in office shall constitute a quorum. A majority of the quorum is empowered to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the Regional Authority and no vacancy on the Regional Authority shall impair the right of such majority to act. If at any meeting there is less than a quorum present, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting to a fixed time and place, and notice of such time and place shall be given in accordance with subsection (c) of this section, provided that if the notice period under subsection (c) of this section cannot reasonably be complied with, such notice, if any, of such adjourned meeting shall be given as is reasonably practical.
(a) Make provision for a system of financial accounting and controls, audits, and reports. All accounting systems and records, auditing procedures and standards, and financial reporting shall conform to generally accepted principles of governmental accounting. All financial records, reports, and documents of the Regional Authority shall be public record and open to public inspection under reasonable regulations prescribed by the Regional Authority; and
(b) Adopt a fiscal year, establish a system of accounting and financial control, designate the necessary funds for complete accountability, and specify the basis of accounting for each such fund. The Regional Authority shall cause to be prepared a financial report on all funds at least quarterly and a comprehensive report on the fiscal operations and conditions of the Regional Authority annually.
Compliance with Local Law.
The Regional Authority shall make every effort to comply with the local laws of each of the Signatories to this Act, regarding disclosure, appointment, and open meetings.
Funding of the Regional Authority.
2. For the purposes of this article, payment of any insurance premiums incurred by the Regional Authority under the authority granted to it by Article VIII shall not be considered operations funds referred to in subsection 1 of this article. The OCOG shall pay only such insurance premiums as are reasonable.
Regional Authority Oversight of the Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games; Additional Powers.
(i) With regard to third-party tort liabilities, the OCOG will both indemnify the State against any and all such claims and provide that the State be named as an additional insured on all appropriate insurance policies, and, in any event, nothing contained herein shall in any way modify the State's existing liability limitation;
(b) No liability for any financial deficit resulting from the 2012 Olympic Games shall accrue to the Regional Authority (or the Signatories) until all budgetary and/or operational financial surpluses of the OCOG, if any, are applied to all outstanding financial obligations of the OCOG and the Regional Authority, if any, accrued exclusively in connection with hosting the Olympic Games.
Indemnification.
1. Any liability incurred by the Regional Authority, not covered by insurance under Article VIII 3 (d)(iii), shall be further indemnified by the Signatories of this Act, in proportion to the relative economic benefit currently expected to accrue to each Signatory from hosting the Olympic Games, as follows:
Commitments of Signatories.
As appropriate to its individual jurisdiction and specific role in hosting the 2012 Olympic Games, each Signatory agrees to:
Credits
Added by Acts 2001, c. 8, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2001, c. 9, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001.
MD Code, State Government, § 9-2303, MD STATE GOVT § 9-2303
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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