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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="5-550" title_number="5" title_name="Economic Development and Financial Assistance Programs" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority">
  <text>In administering the Program, the Authority may:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>use the services of other governmental units;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>contract for and accept loans and grants from the federal government, the State government, or a local government and their units; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>on the terms and conditions it considers advisable:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>acquire, manage, operate, dispose of, or otherwise deal with property;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>take assignments of rentals and leases; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>make contracts, leases, agreements, and arrangements that are necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
