PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 548

(vi) Plans, specifications, studies, surveys, and estimates of cost and of
revenues;

(vii) Administrative expenses necessary or incident to determining to
proceed with the infrastructure improvements; and

(viii) Other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the
construction, acquisition, and financing of the infrastructure improvements.

(4) "MUNICIPAL" OR "MUNICIPAL CORPORATION" INCLUDES, FOR
PURPOSES OF IMPLEMENTING ARTICLE 31, § 34 OF THE CODE, A COUNTY THAT IS
SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 25, 25A, OR 25B OF THE CODE;

(I) ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY;

(II) CECIL COUNTY;

(III) (II) FREDERICK COUNTY;

(IV) (III) GARRETT COUNTY;

(V)   HARFORD COUNTY;

(VI) (IV) PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY;

(VII) (V) WASHINGTON COUNTY; AND

(VIII) (VI) WICOMICO COUNTY.

(b) (1) Subject to [subsections (c) through (j)] THE PROVISIONS of this
section, and for the purpose stated in paragraph (2) of this subsection, each municipal
corporation in the State may:

(i) Create a special taxing district;

(ii) Levy ad valorem OR SPECIAL taxes; and

(iii) Issue bonds and other obligations.

(2) The purpose of the authority granted under paragraph (1) of this
subsection is to provide financing, refinancing, or reimbursement for the cost of the
design, construction, establishment, extension, alteration, or acquisition of adequate
storm drainage systems, sewers, water systems, roads, bridges, culverts, tunnels, streets,
sidewalks, lighting, PARKING, parks and recreation facilities, LIBRARIES, SCHOOLS, and
other infrastructure [improvement] IMPROVEMENTS as necessary, whether situated
within the special taxing district or the municipal corporation or outside of the municipal
corporation if notification is given to the governmental unit having jurisdiction over the
infrastructure improvement and if the infrastructure improvement is [contiguous to the
special taxing district or] REASONABLY related to other infrastructure improvements
within the special taxing district, for the development and utilization of the land, each
with respect to any defined geographic region within the municipal corporation.

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