§ 6-204. Powers and duties of Administration
West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2013
Effective: October 1, 2013
MD Code, Transportation, § 6-204
§ 6-204. Powers and duties of Administration
(a) In addition to the specific powers granted under this title, and subject to the supervision of the Commission, the Administration has the powers granted by this section.
(c) The Administration may propose for adoption by the Commission regulations to carry out the provisions of this title.
(d) Either directly or by expert consultants, the Administration may make any investigations and surveys, including:
(e) The Administration may apply for and receive grants from any federal agency for the planning, construction, operation, or financing of any port facility and may receive aid or contributions of money, property, labor, or other things of value from any source, to be held, used, and applied for the purposes for which the grants, aid, and contributions are made.
(f) The Administration may do anything necessary to promote and increase commerce within its territorial jurisdiction, including:
(g) To increase the commerce of ports in this State, the Administration may establish and maintain a traffic bureau or other office to investigate and seek improvement in rates, rate structures, practices, and charges affecting these ports.
(h)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Administration may apply for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of foreign trade zones within its territorial jurisdiction and may operate and maintain these zones under the laws or regulations of the United States for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of foreign trade zones in ports of entry of the United States.
(2) The Administration may not apply for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a foreign trade zone unless it has the specific approval of the Board of Public Works. Approval of the Board of Public Works shall be based on information and advice, as received from the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Commerce, other interested agencies of this State, and the county government of each involved county, on the potential effects of the foreign trade zone on the water resources, fisheries, and economic life of this State.
(i) The Administration may acquire, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, improve, maintain, lease as lessor or as lessee, repair, and operate either directly or through State created private operating companies port facilities within its territorial jurisdiction, including the dredging of ship channels and turning basins and the filling and grading of land.
(j) The Administration may designate the location and character of all port facilities and improvements that the Administration holds, owns, or over which it is authorized to act, and it may regulate all matters related to the location and character of these facilities and improvements.
(k)(1) In the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties under this title, the Administration may acquire and hold in its own name and may lease, convey, or otherwise dispose of any property, including:
(l) The Administration may fix, revise, charge, and collect rates, fees, rentals, or other charges for the use of any project under its control.
(m) The Administration may appear in its own behalf before any board, commission, department, or agency of the federal government, of any state, or of any international conference and before any committee of the Congress of the United States or the General Assembly of Maryland, or any appropriate nongovernmental body, in any matter:
(n)(1) The Administration may employ consulting engineers, accountants, attorneys, construction and financial experts, superintendents, traveling representatives, managers, clerks, stenographers, and laborers, and any other agents and employees that it considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.
(o) The Administration may do anything else necessary or convenient to carry out the powers granted in this title.
(p) The exercise of the powers under this title is an essential governmental function of the State.
(q)(1) The Administration, with the approval of the Commission, may create private operating companies for the purpose of operating public port facilities.
Credits
Added by Acts 1977, c. 13, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1985, c. 717, § 1; Acts 1987, c. 311, § 1; Acts 1988, c. 541, § 1; Acts 1990, c. 9; Acts 1995, c. 120, § 19, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 1998, c. 205, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 2001, c. 668, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2013, c. 21, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2016, c. 8, § 5.
Formerly Art. 62B, § 5.
MD Code, Transportation, § 6-204, MD TRANS § 6-204
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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