(a) This part applies only to:
(1) subject to subsection (b) of this section, a charter county;
(2) a code county;
(3) Calvert County;
(4) Carroll County;
(5) Cecil County;
(6) Garrett County;
(7) St. Mary’s County;
(8) Somerset County; and
(9) Washington County.
(b) To the extent this part conflicts with another law that applies to a charter county, the other law shall prevail over this part.