Section 31-102 - Eligible governmental units. - Maryland Statutes

§ 31-102. Eligible governmental units.
 

Subject to § 22-202(b) of this article, the governmental units that are eligible to participate in the employees' systems are: 

(1) a political subdivision of the State, including: 

(i) a county; 

(ii) a municipal corporation; and 

(iii) a special taxing area; and 

(2) the following governmental units: 

(i) an agency on aging, as designated by the legislative body of the agency on aging; 

(ii) the Allegany County Transit Authority; 

(iii) subject to § 31-104 of this subtitle, the Baltimore Metropolitan Council; 

(iv) a board or commission created by an Act of the General Assembly for public purpose and not for the profit of a private person; 

(v) subject to § 31-105 of this subtitle, the Canal Place Preservation and Development Authority; 

(vi) the Chesapeake Bay Commission; 

(vii) a cooperative library commission; 

(viii) subject to § 31-103 of this subtitle, a community action agency, as designated by the legislative body of the community action agency; 

(ix) a fire department that receives any of its funds from or through a county, municipal corporation, special taxing area, or other political subdivision of the State; 

(x) the Health Planning Council of Appalachia; 

(xi) the Howard County Economic Development Authority; 

(xii) the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin; 

(xiii) the Lower Shore Private Industry Council, Inc.; 

(xiv) the Maryland Environmental Service; 

(xv) subject to § 31-106 of this subtitle, the Maryland Stadium Authority; 

(xvi) a public library association or organization; 

(xvii) the St. Mary's County Nursing Home; 

(xviii) the Tri-County Council for Western Maryland, Inc.; 

(xix) the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland; 

(xx) subject to § 31-107 of this subtitle, the University of Maryland Medical System Corporation; 

(xxi) the Upper Potomac River Commission; 

(xxii) subject to § 31-106.1 of this subtitle, the Maryland African American Museum Corporation; and 

(xxiii) the Garrett County Office for Children, Youth and Families. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 73B, § 10-101; 1994, ch. 6, § 2; 1998, chs. 428, 429; 1999, ch. 428.]