# Local Government (GLG)

## Title 21. Special Taxing Districts

### Subtitle 1. Commercial District Management

#### Section 21-104

An authority may not:

(1) exercise the power of eminent domain;

(2) purchase, sell, construct, or lease, as a lessor, office or retail space; or

(3) except as otherwise authorized by law, engage in competition with the private sector.

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Md. Code Ann., Local Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)