(a) In this section, “Act” means the federal Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act.
(b) The provisions of §§ 9-105 and 9-106 of this article apply to an act, an ordinance, or a resolution adopted by a commission county under this section.
(c) The governing body of a county may:
(1) carry out, construct, operate, and maintain any works of improvement in watershed or subwatershed areas qualifying for federal assistance under the Act for:
(i) flood prevention; or
(ii) the conservation, development, use, and disposal of water;
(2) satisfy the conditions for federal assistance required under the Act;
(3) accept federal grants and technical assistance in accordance with the Act;
(4) (i) borrow federal money in accordance with the Act for works of improvement identified under item (1) of this subsection; and
(ii) notwithstanding any public general law or public local law, evidence the borrowing by issuing instruments that are acceptable to the United States or any of its agencies; and
(5) borrow money from private lending institutions and evidence the borrowing by issuing instruments in accordance with Title 19, Subtitle 2 of this article, the county charter, or local laws.