Section 13-1103 - Authority established.
§ 13-1103. Authority established.
(a) In general.- There is a Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, established as:
(1) A body corporate and politic; and
(2) An instrumentality of the State.
(b) Status.- The Authority is an independent unit of government in the Executive Branch of government that operates in the Department of Planning.
(c) Powers.- The exercise by the Authority of the powers conferred by this subtitle is the performance of an essential public function.
[1996, ch. 601, § 1; 2005, ch. 440, § 3.]