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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="10-207" title_number="10" title_name="Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Maryland Food Center Authority">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the Authority:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is not subject to the following provisions of the State Finance and Procurement Article:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Title 2, Subtitles 4 (Water and Sewerage Systems) and 5 (Facilities for the Handicapped);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Title 4, Subtitles 7 (State Board of Architectural Review) and 8 (Energy);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>§§ 5A–304 and 5A–305 (Historic Landmarks; certain architectural easements);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>§ 7–114.1 (Archeological Costs);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>§§ 8–127, 8–128, and 8–129 (Certain Restrictions on State General Obligation Debt);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>Part V of Title 8, Subtitle 1 (State Revenue Anticipation Notes);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>Title 10 (Board of Public Works – Miscellaneous Provisions); and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>Division II of the State Finance and Procurement Article (General Procurement Laws); and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>may construct developments and projects without obtaining the consent of any other unit of State government and without any proceeding, the satisfaction of any condition, or the occurrence of any event.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In carrying out its duties relating to developments and projects, the Authority shall comply with Title 14, Subtitle 3 of the State Finance and Procurement Article (Minority Business Participation).</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Authority shall take affirmative steps to include minority businesses in its markets to at least the same extent as applicable to a procurement subject to Title 14, Subtitle 3 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A development or project is subject to applicable State health laws and regulations of the Secretary of Health and the Secretary of the Environment.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A development or project is subject to all zoning and subdivision regulations of the political subdivision in which the development or project is located.</text>
  </level>
</section>
