WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1389

mission is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire by
condemnation or by the exercise of the power of eminent
domain any lands, property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises,
easements and other property of any person, copartnership,
association, railroad, public service, public utility or other
corporation, or municipality (including Baltimore City) or
political subdivision deemed necessary or convenient for the
construction or the efficient operation of any project or neces-
sary in the restoration of public or private property damaged
or destroyed. Any such proceedings shall be conducted, and
the compensation to be paid shall be ascertained and paid,
in the manner provided by or referred to in Section 4 or Sec-
tion 40 or Section 4B of this Article 89B or in Article 33A
title "Eminent Domain" of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
or in any of said sections or amendments thereto, or by the
Constitution or any other law or laws of the State of Mary-
land then applicable which relate to condemnation or to
the exercise of the power of eminent domain. The Commis-
sion is further authorized and empowered to exercise in this
State and in any adjoining state, or in the District of Colum-
bia or the City of Washington, such powers of eminent
domain and such franchises as may be conferred upon this
State or the Commission by any act of the Congress of the
United States or any act of the Legislature of any adjoining
State now in force or which may hereafter be enacted or
which may be granted or assigned to the State or the Commis-
sion. Title to any property acquired by the Commission shall
be taken in the name of the State. In any condemnation
proceedings the court having jurisdiction of the suit, action
or proceeding may make such orders as may be just to the
Commission and to the owners of the property to be con-
demned and may require an undertaking or other security
to secure such owners against any loss or damage by reason
of the failure of the Commission to accept and pay for the
property, but neither such undertaking or security nor any
act or obligation of the Commission shall impose any liability
upon the State except as may be paid from the funds pro-
vided under the authority of this sub-title.

If the owner, lessee or occupier of any property to be con-
demned shall refuse to remove his personal property there-
from or give up possession thereof, the Commission may pro-
ceed to obtain possession in any manner now or hereafter
provided by law.

With respect to any railroad property or right-of-way upon
which railroad tracks are located, any powers of condemna-
tion or of eminent domain may be exercised to acquire only
an easement interest therein which shall be located either