(3) "Housing project" means any work or undertaking of a housing
authority pursuant to Article 1 of this chapter or any similar
work or undertaking of the federal government.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, distribute,
dispense, or possess with intent to distribute a controlled
substance or marijuana or a counterfeit substance in, on, or within
1,000 feet of any real property of any publicly owned or publicly
operated housing project, unless the manufacture, distribution, or
dispensing is otherwise allowed by law. For the purposes of this
Code section, the term "housing project" means any facilities under
the jurisdiction of a housing authority which constitute single or
multifamily dwelling units occupied by low and moderate-income
families pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title 8.