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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="12-706" effective_note="EFFECTIVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2029 PER CHAPTERS 215 AND 216 OF 2025" title_number="12" title_name="Local Development Authorities and Resources" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Baltimore City -- West North Avenue Development Authority">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A Board of Directors shall manage the Authority and exercise its powers.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board consists of the following members:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>one member of the Senate of Maryland who represents the target area, appointed by the President of the Senate;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>one member of the House of Delegates who represents the target area, appointed by the Speaker of the House;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the Secretary of Housing and Community Development, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the Secretary of Transportation, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>the Executive Director of the Maryland Economic Development Corporation, or the Executive Director’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>one member of the Baltimore City Council who represents the target area, appointed by the President of the Baltimore City Council;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>one member appointed by the Mayor of Baltimore City;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>one member appointed by the Governor;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>the Director of the Baltimore Development Corporation, or the Director’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="11">
      <text>the Commissioner of the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development, or the Commissioner’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="12">
      <text>the Director of the Baltimore City Department of Transportation, or the Director’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="13">
      <text>the Director of the Baltimore City Department of Planning, or the Director’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="14">
      <text>the President of Coppin State University, or the President’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="15">
      <text>the President of the Maryland Institute College of Art, or the President’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="16">
      <text>two members appointed by the chair of the Authority, or the chair’s designee; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="17">
      <text>two members who are residents of communities impacted by the target area or buffer zone, with one member representing the neighborhoods east of North Fulton Avenue and one member representing the neighborhoods west of North Fulton Avenue, selected by the majority vote of the leadership of the following organizations:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Alliance of Rosemont Community Associations;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Bolton Hill Community Association;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Coppin Heights Community Development Corporation;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Druid Heights Community Development Corporation;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Greater Mondawmin Coordinating Council;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>Penn North Community Association; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>collectively, the leadership of the Reservoir Hill Improvement Council, the Reservoir Hill Association, and the Upper Eutaw Madison Neighborhood Association.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The President of Coppin State University, or the President’s designee, shall serve as the chair of the Board.</text>
  </level>
</section>
