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Maryland Code, Environment § 9-614

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In this section, “amendment” means an amendment to the articles of incorporation of a district.

(b) In accordance with this section, a district may adopt amendments that:

(1) Can be included lawfully in original articles of incorporation; and

(2) Change the district's:

(i) Name;

(ii) Powers; or

(iii) Purposes.

(c) To adopt amendments, the sanitary commission shall adopt a resolution that:

(1) Directs that the proposed amendment be submitted to each member county; and

(2) Discloses the text of the proposed amendment by printing:

(i) The text of the entire articles of organization as the articles of organization would read after adoption of the proposed amendment;

(ii) The text of a provision in the articles of incorporation as that provision would read after adoption of the proposed amendment; or

(iii) The material whose addition to or removal from the articles of incorporation is proposed.

(d) By ordinance or resolution, the governing body of each member county shall adopt or reject the proposed amendment.

(e)(1) If the governing body of each member county adopts the proposed articles of amendment, two authorized officers of the district shall:

(i) Verify the facts set forth in the articles of amendment;

(ii) Put the district's seal on the articles of amendment; and

(iii) Sign the articles of amendment.

(2) The articles of amendment shall include:

(i) The name and address of the principal office of the district;

(ii) A statement that the amendment was proposed by the sanitary commissioners;

(iii) A statement that each member county adopted the amendment; and

(iv) The text of the amendment.

(f) The district shall file the articles of amendment with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation.

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