Section 7.06. New Municipal Corporations and Intracounty
Governmental Units.

A county may provide by law for the creation of new municipal
corporations and other units of local government comprising a
part of the area of the county and by law may grant to and with-
draw from them any and all powers of the county, subject to any
procedures and standards that the General Assembly may pre-
scribe by law.

Section 7.07. Additional Powers of Municipal Corporations.

The General Assembly by law or a county by law may grant
additional powers to municipal corporations, and the granting
authority may withdraw such powers.

MULTI-COUNTY GOVERNMENTS

Section 7.08. Establishment of Multi-County Governmental
Units.

Multi-county governmental units, including intergovernmental
authorities and popularly elected representative regional govern-
ments, shall consist of all or part of two or more counties. The
General Assembly may provide by law for the establishment,
merger, or dissolution of multi-county governmental units, or for
the alteration of their boundaries, or for the powers they may
exercise. The General Assembly may provide for referenda on
any of these laws pertaining to a popularly elected representative
regional government.

Section 7.09. Financing of Intergovernmental Authorities.

The General Assembly by law or a popularly elected repre-
sentative local government by law may grant to an intergovern-
mental authority the power to impose and to collect service or
benefit charges, to borrow money, and to collect taxes imposed
by the General Assembly or by the popularly elected representa-
tive local government, but may not grant the power to impose
taxes.

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