946 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 505

The Commission shall have the power to lease for a term
not exceeding ten years and to renew such lease from time
to time for additional terms not exceeding five years each
to any responsible individual, partnership or corporation
any portion of the lands within the Maryland-Washington
Metropolitan District acquired for park purposes under
any of the provisions of this Act, and/or to grant priv-
ileges, permits and/or concessions and/or enter into con-
tracts relating to the same, with any responsible individual,
partnership or corporation, to engage in any business or
enterprise on lands acquired for park purposes within the
Maryland-Washington Metropolitan District under any of
the provisions of this Act, on such terms and conditions as
the Commission, in the exercise of its discretion, may deem
advantageous to the development of the park system as a
part of the plan for the physical development of the Dis-
trict; provided, however, that the purpose for which such
property is leased, and/or such privileges, permits and/or
concessions are granted shall not be inconsistent with its
use for park purposes; and provided further, that any
lease and/or contract executed under the authority of this
section shall contain a condition stating specifically the pur-
pose for which the property is leased, and/or the said
privilege, permit or concession is granted.

Section 14. The word "subdivision" as used in this Act
is hereby defined as the division of a lot, tract or parcel of
land into two or more lots, plats, sites or other divisions of
land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale
or of building development; provided that this definition
of a subdivision shall not include a bona fide division or
partition of agricultural land not for development pur-
poses.

No plat or plan of any subdivision of land into streets,
avenues, alleys, lots and blocks in Montgomery and Prince
George's Counties within the District, shall be admitted to
the Land Records of either of said counties, or received or
recorded by the clerks of the courts of said counties until
the said plat or plan has been approved in writing by the
Commission. The Commission shall require payment from
each person or persons submitting a plat for its approval
a fee in an amount approximately equal to the cost of the
services rendered by it in connection with consideration of
the plat and work incident thereto, which fee, however, in
no case shall be less than $25. 00 and which shall be paid
before said plat is approved or disapproved, and carried
into the administrative fund of the Commission provided