Md. Code, Local Government § 21–504

(a) The purpose of the authority granted under this subtitle is to:

(1) finance, refinance, or reimburse the cost of establishing,

acquiring, designing, constructing, altering, or extending adequate infrastructure

improvements as necessary for the development and use of land in any defined

geographic region in the county, including storm drainage systems, sewers, water

systems, roads, bridges, culverts, tunnels, sidewalks, lighting, parking, parks and

recreation facilities, libraries, schools, transit facilities, and solid waste facilities; and

(2) provide a source of funding for payment of costs of:

(i) infrastructure improvements located in or supporting a

transit–oriented development or a State hospital redevelopment; and

(ii) operating and maintaining infrastructure improvements

located in or supporting a transit–oriented development or a State hospital

redevelopment.

(b) An infrastructure improvement financed under subsection (a)(1) of this

section may be located:

(1) in the special taxing district; or

(2) outside the special taxing district if the infrastructure

improvement is reasonably related to other infrastructure improvements in the

special taxing district.

(c) For the purposes of this subtitle and any authority granted by this

subtitle, a sustainable community, as defined in § 6–201 of the Housing and

Community Development Article, shall be considered the same as a transit–oriented

development.