Maryland Financial Institutions Section 13-702

      (a)      There is a body corporate and politic known as the Maryland Stadium Authority.

      (b)      The Authority is an instrumentality of the State and a public corporation by that name, style, and title.

      (c)      The Authority is an independent unit in the Executive Branch of State government.

      (d)      The exercise by the Authority of the powers conferred by this subtitle is the performance of an essential public function.