Can state law provide for the devolution of powers and responsibilities onto municipalities?
Yes, state law can provide for the devolution of powers and responsibilities onto municipalities. According to the context provided in Section 243W, "The Legislature of a State may, by law, endow the Municipalities with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as institutions of self-government and such law may contain provisions for the devolution of powers and responsibilities upon Municipalities, subject to such conditions as may be specified therein."