percentum of such land area required for any such redevelop-
ment project. Property already devoted to a public use may
be acquired by the Baltimore Redevelopment Commission;
provided, however, that no real property belonging to the State
of Maryland or the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore may
be acquired without the consent of said State or of said City,
as the case may be. No property taken by the Baltimore
Redevelopment Commission, by exercise of the power of
eminent domain, shall be taken without just compensation,
as agreed upon between the parties, or awarded by a jury.

(d) The Baltimore Redevelopment Commission shall have
power to petition the United States of America for loans of
money and to receive from the United States of America such
loans to be used in the acquisition of land in slums and blighted
areas for redevelopment and for use in the preparation of any
redevelopment plan.

(e) The Baltimore Redevelopment Commission shall have
power to reconvey any land acquired by it, either by purchase,
lease or condemnation to any private corporations, companies,
partnerships, or persons, for redevelopment and rebuilding, at
a price consistent with the new uses which the Commission
on City Plan shall prescribe for such land, even though such
price may be below the original cost of acquisition. The Bal-
timore Redevelopment Commission shall have power to in-
clude in the terms of sale or leases of land to private corpora-
tions, companies, partnerships, or persons, provisions obligating
the purchasers or lessees of such land to begin the building of
improvements within a reasonable period of time; and to include
in such contracts, appropriate covenants and restrictions
to maintain standards of population density, property main-
tenance, character of the use of land, and architectural stand-
ards established in the redevelopment plan and approved by the
Commission on City Plan of Baltimore City.

(f) The Baltimore Redevelopment Commission shall have
no power to pledge the credit of, or in any way bind the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore, and the Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore shall not be liable in any way or manner what-
soever, for any of the obligations, contracts, or undertakings
of the Baltimore Redevelopment Commission.

SEC. 2. The General Assembly of Maryland may grant the
Baltimore Redevelopment Commission, any and all additional
powers necessary and proper to carry into effect the above
mentioned powers and purposes of said Commission, provided
such additional powers are not inconsistent with the terms
and provisions of this Article XI-B; and with any other pro-