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      As used in this subtitle the words and terms listed in this section and used in their place have the meaning indicated unless the context shall indicate another or different meaning or intent.

            (1)      "Authority" means the Maryland Food Center Authority, created by § 13-103 of this subtitle.

            (2)      "Center" means the Maryland Food Center.

            (3)      "Cost of developments or projects" means the purchase price, the cost of all land, property rights, easements, and franchises, deemed necessary for the construction and establishment of developments or projects, the cost of relocation of wholesale food dealers or tenants referred to in § 13-105(8) of this subtitle, the cost of all labor, materials, machinery and equipment including expenses of relocating public utility facilities referred to in § 13-105(5) of this subtitle, etc., financing charges, interest prior to and during construction, cost of engineering, architectural and legal services, plans, specifications, surveys, estimates of costs and of revenues, other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of such construction, administrative expense and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing herein authorized and to the construction and establishment of developments or projects; and the placing of them in operation.

            (4)      "Current expenses" means the Authority's reasonable and necessary current expenses of maintaining, repairing, and operating developments or projects and includes, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all administrative expenses, insurance premiums, engineering expenses relating to operation and maintenance, legal expenses, charges of the paying agents, any taxes which may be lawfully imposed on the Authority or its income or operations or the property under its control and reserves for those taxes, and any payments in lieu of taxes, ordinary and usual expenses of maintenance and repair which may include expenses not annually recurring, expenses incurred in the exercise and the performance of its powers and duties under the provisions of this subtitle, and any other expenses required to be paid by the Authority under the provisions of any trust agreement securing revenue bonds or by law.

            (5)      "Development" means the Center, a commercial seafood development, and any other multiproject food or agriculturally related real estate developments undertaken by the Authority to further the purposes of this subtitle.

            (6)      "Food" shall be liberally construed and means agricultural and other edible food products, including, but not limited to, seafood, eggs, butter, cheese, poultry, fruits, vegetables, meats, meat products, and floricultural and horticultural products, in packaged or fresh form.

            (7)      (i)      "Project" means any facility, operation, or portion of a development undertaken by the Authority to further the purposes of this subtitle.

                  (ii)      1.      "Project" includes, without limitation:

                        A.      A market, a food handling, processing, storage or distribution facility, or a commercial seafood facility or operation; and

                        B.      Any ancillary or other appurtenant facility and services that the Authority determines to be advisable to enhance the public convenience or public attractiveness of a development or project, including parking or other transportation facilities, restaurants, shops, stores, banks, or other commercial enterprises.

                        2.      "Project" also includes:

                        A.      The land, buildings, structures, machinery, equipment, furnishings, rail or motor vehicles, barges, and boats within a development or project;

                        B.      The real or personal properties and rights within a development or project; and

                        C.      The land and facilities that are functionally related to a development or project.

                  (iii)      "Project" does not include the development of aquaculture developments or projects for the commercial rearing of finfish, shellfish, or aquatic plants.

            (8)      "Seafood" includes edible and inedible fish and shellfish.