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ucts, and floricultural and horticultural products, in packaged or
fresh form.

(f) (E) "Greater Baltimore Region" means the territorial limits
of Anne Arundel County, the City of Baltimore, Baltimore County,
Carroll County, Harford County, and Howard County.

(g) (F) "Market" means the Greater Baltimore Consolidated
Wholesale Food Market to be established hereunder within the Greater
Baltimore Region, including all appurtenant facilities.

5.

The Authority shall have perpetual existence and may:

(1) (A) have ADOPT a seal and alter the same at its pleasure;

(2) (B) acquire ACQUIRE, hold and dispose of real and personal
property for its corporate purposes;

(3) (C) develop DEVELOP, establish, construct, erect, acquire,
own, repair, remodel, add to, extend, improve, equip, operate, and
maintain the Market within the Greater Baltimore Region, and pay
the cost of the Market, including parking and other ancillary facilities
appurtenant thereto, solely from the proceeds of bonds of the Au-
thority or otherwise available or to become available under the pro-
visions of this subtitle, or from such proceeds and any grant from the
United States of America or the State or any agency or instrumental-
ity of either. The Authority is not subject to the provisions of Article
78A of the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland (1957 Edition),
as amended, and has the right to construct the Market under the pro-

visions of this subtitle without obtaining the consent of any depart-

ment, division, commission, board, bureau, or agency of the State,

except that of the Regional Planning Council, and without any other
proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things than
those proceedings, conditions, or things which are specifically required

by this subtitle; except that all plans and any issue of bonds for the

financing of the facilities of the Authority shall first be submitted

to and be approved prior to the sale thereof by Resolution of the

Board of Public Works. EITHER. THE AUTHORITY SHALL NOT
BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 78A OF THE
ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND (1957 EDITION) AS
AMENDED, AND SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONSTRUCT
THE MARKET WITHOUT OBTAINING THE CONSENT OF ANY
DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, COMMISSION, BOARD, BUREAU
OR AGENCY OF THE STATE OR OF ANY POLITICAL SUBDI-
VISION OF THE STATE, AND WITHOUT ANY OTHER PRO-
CEEDINGS ON OR THE HAPPENING OF ANY OTHER CONDI-
TIONS OR THINGS THAN THOSE PROCEEDINGS, CONDI-
TIONS, OR THINGS WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED
BY THIS ACT; EXCEPT THAT THE CONSENT OF THE RE-
GIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL SHALL BE OBTAINED AND
EXCEPT THAT THE MARKET SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ALL
APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE
HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ALL
ZONING AND SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS OF THE POLIT-
ICAL SUBDIVISION IN WHICH THE MARKET IS LOCATED.
PROVIDED FURTHER THAT ALL PLANS AND ANY ISSUE OF
BONDS FOR THE FINANCING OF THE FACILITIES OF THE