Md. Code, Local Government § 18–109

A county or municipality may authorize an authority to:

(1) acquire by purchase, lease, or other legal means, but not by

eminent domain, property of any kind in the county or municipality;

(2) establish, construct, alter, improve, equip, repair, maintain,

operate, and regulate a facility for parking vehicles that is on, under, or in any

property owned by the county, municipality, or the authority; and

(3) establish and collect fees for the use of the property.