Maryland Environment Section 9-905

      An authority:

            (1)      Is an instrumentality that exercises public and essential government functions;

            (2)      Provides for the public health and welfare; and

            (3)      May acquire, hold, construct, extend, repair, improve, operate, or lease as a lessor or lessee 1 or more projects that are wholly or partly within 1 or more of the member political subdivisions.