Maryland Code, Local Government § 22-105

(1) acquire by purchase, lease, or other legal means, but not by eminent domain, property for resilience infrastructure;

(2) establish, construct, alter, improve, equip, repair, maintain, operate, and regulate resilience infrastructure owned by the incorporating local government or the Resilience Authority;

(3) receive money from its incorporating local government, the State, other governmental units, or private organizations;

(4) charge and collect fees for its services;

(5) subject to the approval of the local governing body, charge and collect fees to back its bond issuances;

(6) have employees and consultants as it considers necessary;

(7) use the services of other governmental units; and

(8) act as necessary or convenient to carry out the powers granted to it by law.