This division applies only in Montgomery County and Prince George’s County.

Except as otherwise provided in Title 20, Subtitle 7, Part I, Title 24, Subtitle 2, and Title 25, Subtitle 3 of this article, Article XI–E of the Maryland Constitution does not apply to the Commission, the metropolitan district, or the regional district. Neither the Commission, the metropolitan district, nor the regional district is a “municipal corporation” under Article XI–E of the Maryland Constitution.

The requirement or authorization for a local jurisdiction to enact a local law to implement a provision of this division is not intended to alter in any way the form or legislative mechanism that the applicable enabling authority requires for the local jurisdiction to enact the local law, whether by ordinance, resolution, or otherwise, as of October 1, 2012.