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<section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="21-417" title_number="21" title_name="Special Taxing Districts" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Municipal Special Taxing Districts">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality may issue bonds as provided under this part for the purposes stated in § 21–410(a)(1) of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>To issue bonds under this part, the governing body of a municipality shall adopt an ordinance or resolution that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>describes the proposed undertaking;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>states:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>that the governing body has complied with §§ 21–412 and 21–414 of this subtitle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the maximum principal amount of bonds to be issued; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the maximum rate of interest for the bonds; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>establishes a covenant to impose ad valorem or special taxes on all real and personal property in the special taxing district at a rate or in an amount sufficient to provide for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds in each year that the bonds are outstanding.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>For bonds to be issued to finance the proposed undertaking, the ordinance or resolution may specify:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the principal amount;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the rate of interest;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the manner and terms of sale;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the time of execution, issuance, and delivery;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>the form, purpose, and denominations;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>the manner in which and the times and places at which the principal of and interest on the bonds shall be paid;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>conditions for payment of principal of and interest on the bonds before maturity; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>other provisions consistent with this part that the governing body of the municipality determines are necessary or desirable.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The ordinance or resolution may specify the items listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection or may authorize:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the municipality’s finance board or other appropriate financial officer to specify those items by resolution; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the municipality’s chief executive officer to specify those items by executive order.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The following may not be subject to a referendum because of any State or local law:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>an ordinance or a resolution authorizing the bonds;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>an ordinance, a resolution, or an executive order passed or adopted in furtherance of the ordinance or resolution authorizing the bonds;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the bonds;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the designation of a special taxing district; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the imposition of ad valorem or special taxes.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
