2007 house journal index of days - Maryland General Assembly

Feb. 9, 2007 Maryland House of Delegates 623
AN ACT concerning
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Real Property – Eminent Domain – Limitations on Condemnation Authority
FOR the purpose of proposing amendments to the Maryland Constitution to limit the
condemnation of private property to public uses under certain circumstances;
requiring certain enactments relating to the taking of private property to include a
requirement for the issuance of a certain statement; repealing the authority of a
county or municipal corporation to condemn property for urban renewal projects;
defining a certain term; generally relating to the authority for private property to
be taken by eminent domain; and submitting this amendment to the qualified
voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection.
BY proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution
Article III – Legislative Department
Section 40, 40A, 40B, 40C, and 61
BY proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution
Article XI–B – City of Baltimore – Land Development and Redevelopment
Section 1
BY proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution
Article XI–C – Off–Street Parking
Section 1
BY proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution
Article XI–D – Port Development
Section 1
Read the first time and referred to the Committee on Environmental Matters.
House Bill 843 – Delegates Haynes, Aumann, DeBoy, Kirk, and Stukes
AN ACT concerning
Creation of a State Debt – Baltimore City – The Walters Art Museum
FOR the purpose of authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $350,000, the
proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Trustees of the Walters Art Gallery
for certain development or improvement purposes; providing for disbursement of
the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a
matching fund; establishing a deadline for the encumbrance or expenditure of the