§ 6-5. Limitations on Authority.

The Authority may not:

(1) exercise any police or general powers other than those authorized by state law and City ordinance;

(2) pledge the full faith or credit of the City;

(3) impose taxes or charges in excess of those approved by the Board of Estimates;

(4) exercise the power of eminent domain;

(5) extend its life without the approval of the City Council;

(6) except as otherwise provided by law, engage in competition with the private sector;

(7) except as otherwise provided in § 47, revert charges or taxes collected pursuant to this subtitle to the Financial Plan of the City;

(8) be an agency of the Mayor and City of Baltimore or the State of Maryland[,] and its officers and employees may not act as agents or employees of the Mayor and City of Baltimore or the State of Maryland;

(9) employ individuals who reside outside the City of Baltimore; and

(10) except as required or appropriate to facilitate its normal operations, incur debt.