1162                               Laws of Maryland                          Ch. 526

merce and consisting of one or more buildings, structures, improve-
ments and areas necessary, convenient or desirable in the opinion of
the Authority DEPARTMENT for the centralized accommodation of
functions, activities and services for or incidental to the transporta-
tion of persons by water, the exchange, buying, selling and transpor-
tation of commodities and other property in international and national
waterborne trade and commerce, the promotion and protection of such
trade and commerce, and governmental services related to the fore-
going and other federal, State and municipal agencies and services,
including but not limited to foreign trade zones, offices, marketing
and exhibition facilities, terminal and transportation facilities, cus-
tom houses, custom stores, inspection and appraisal facilities, park-
ing areas, commodity and security exchanges, and, in the case of
buildings, structures, improvements and areas in which such accom-
modation is afforded, shall include all of such buildings, structures,
improvements and areas, notwithstanding that other portions of
such buildings, structures, improvements and areas may not be
devoted to purposes of the international trade center other than the
production of incidental revenue available for the expenses and
financial obligations of the Authority DEPARTMENT in connection
with the international trade center, and notwithstanding that other
portions of such buildings, structures, improvements and areas may
be rented or leased for the use or occupancy of departments, bureaus,
units or agencies of the United States of America, the State of Mary-
land or any political subdivision thereof.

(j) The term "refunding" shall mean the retirement and cancel-
lation of bonds, including bonds of prior issues and revenue bonds of
prior issues, after their acquisition by or for the Department or
Authority, whether before, at or after maturity, either in exchange
for other bonds or by payment, purchase or redemption with the
proceeds of the sale of other bonds.

(k) The term "resolution" shall mean, with respect to the
Authority, a resolution (i) duly adopted by affirmative vote of a
majority of the members appointed and (ii) concurred in by the
Secretary.

(l) The term "transit facilities" shall include any one or more or
any combination of real or personal property necessary or useful in
rendering transit service by any means whatever, including tracks,
rights-of-way, bridges, tunnels, subways, rolling stock for rail,
motor vehicle, or other modes of transportation, stations, terminals
and ports, areas for parking and all equipment, fixtures, buildings
and structures and services incidental to or required in connection
with the performance of transit service.

(m) The term "transportation facilities" shall include highway
facilities, port facilities,, airport facilities and transit facilities, or
any combination thereof.

(n) The term "transportation facilities project" shall include
any such project hereafter authorized by the Authority to be ac-
quired or constructed, and shall also include the Susquehanna River
Bridge, the Potomac River Bridge, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, the
Parallel Chesapeake Bay Bridge, the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, the
Baltimore Harbor Outer Tunnel, and the John F. Kennedy Memorial
Highway, together with the causeways and approaches thereto, the