WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1373

purpose of this sub-title to enable the State Roads Commission
of Maryland, the counties, the City of Baltimore, the cities,
municipalities, towns, special taxing areas and the other State
and local agencies and sub-divisions of government in the State
of Maryland to equalize and secure the benefits of any Federal
funds made or to be made available to the State of Maryland
under the Federal Acts, such funds to be used in a program
of construction and reconstruction of roads, bridges, streets,
tunnels and other highway underground structures, highways
and appurtenant road projects, and to thereby assist in the
national recovery and for the purpose of promoting the general
welfare.

(4) The State Roads Commission of Maryland is hereby
authorized and empowered to accept any Federal funds which
have been or will be made available to the State of Maryland,
for its use or for the use of any of its political subdivisions
herein mentioned, under the provisions of the Federal Acts.
The State Roads Commission of Maryland is further author-
ized and empowered to allocate and apportion such Federal
funds to itself, the respective counties, the City of Baltimore,
the cities, municipalities, towns, special taxing areas and the
other agencies and subdivisions of government in the State
of Maryland, pursuant to the provisions of the aforesaid Fed-
eral Acts, and to act as the agent or representative of any such
political subdivision for the purpose of negotiating, contract-
ing or dealing with the Federal Government or its authorized
representatives with respect to construction and reconstruc-
tion under the Federal Acts and to undertake all contracts,
plans, specifications and estimates relating thereto and to
supervise directly the construction and reconstruction work
and labor done pursuant to such Acts.

(5) In the event that the counties, the City of Baltimore,
the cities, municipalities, towns, special taxing areas and the
other agencies and subdivisions of government in the State
of Maryland do not provide funds in any of the manners
authorized in the preceding sub-sections hereof to equalize and
secure the benefits of the said Federal funds and allotments,
then the State Roads Commission, the State Treasurer and
the State Comptroller are further authorized and empowered
to permit the use by the counties, the City of Baltimore, the
cities, municipalities, towns, special taxing areas, and the
other agencies and subdivisions of government in the State
of Maryland, of their respective shares of the Gasoline Tax
Fund and other funds available for them under the provisions
of this Article in order to enable them to equalize, match and
secure the benefits of any Federal funds allocable to the said
counties, City of Baltimore, the cities, municipalities, towns,