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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="9-802" title_number="9" title_name="Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Sewerage Facilities Bond Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The powers granted by this subtitle are:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Supplemental to the powers granted by any general, special, or local law; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Not restricted by any debt or tax rate limitation in any general law, local law, or municipal charter.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Any municipality may engage in the development of any sewerage facility under this subtitle regardless of any general, special, or local law that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Provides for the development of similar facilities;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Requires approval by the voters of any municipality for the development of the sewerage facility; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Contains any other requirements, restrictions, limitations, or provisions regarding the development of the sewerage facility.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Any municipality may issue bonds under this subtitle to finance the development of any sewerage facility regardless of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Any general, special, or local law that provides for the issuance of bonds for similar purposes;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Any general, special, or local law that requires approval by the voters of the municipality for the issuance of bonds;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>An unfavorable vote by the voters of the municipality if the Department or a court of competent jurisdiction has ordered the development of the sanitary facility; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Any other requirements, restrictions, limitations, or other provisions contained in any general, special, or local law.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>If any provision of this subtitle is inconsistent with any general, special, or local law, the provision of this subtitle controls.</text>
  </level>
</section>
