Subject to § 22–202(b) of this article and § 31–109 of this subtitle, 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 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) subject to § 31–106.2 of this subtitle, the St. Mary’s Nursing Center, Inc.; (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; (xxiii) the Garrett County Office for Children, Youth and Families; (xxiv) the Somerset County Economic Development Commission; and (xxv) the Dorchester County Sanitary Commission.
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