§ 7-302. Powers.

   (a) Of local governing body. -- Subject to § 7-303 through 7-305 of this subtitle, the local governing body of a local jurisdiction may:

   (1) by local law, establish procedures and requirements for the consideration and execution of agreements; and

   (2) delegate all or part of the authority established under the local law to a public principal within the jurisdiction of the local governing body.

(b) Of public principal. -- The public principal may:

   (1) execute agreements for real property located within the jurisdiction of the local governing body with a person having a legal or equitable interest in the real property, including property that is the subject of annexation of land to a municipal corporation; and

   (2) include a federal, State, or local government or unit as an additional party to the agreement.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 66B, § 13.01(b); 2012, ch. 426, § 2; 2013, ch. 674.