154 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 32

17. The Commission is hereby specifically authorized
and empowered, in addition to the general powers herein
conferred, (a) to apply for, receive and expend without
limit as to amount and under such regulations and condi-
tions as it may deem advisable or as may be prescribed by
the United States of America or other governing authority,
any monies, loaned, granted or otherwise made available by
the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works of
the United States, created by the National Industrial Re-
covery Act, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, a
body corporate of the District of Columbia, or by any other
corporation or agency of the United States of America for
the purpose of making plans for, acquiring by purchase or
otherwise, constructing and operating public works as
herein mentioned; (b) to make plans for, to acquire by
purchase or otherwise, construct, operate, lease, mortgage
and sell under such conditions as it may prescribe, public
works as herein mentioned; (c) to sell, transfer or other-
wise dispose of any property so constructed or acquired,
and any security acquired in connection therewith, or to
lease, mortgage or otherwise encumber such property with
or without the privilege of purchase; (d) to provide for
the repayment of any monies so received by the execution
of bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness secured
by any public work or other property owned by it, and the
revenue anticipated therefrom, provided, however, that the
Commission shall have no power to pledge the credit of the
State of Maryland or of any political subdivision thereof
or to impress upon any evidence of indebtedness issued by
it the power to tax any of the citizens of the State of Mary-
land for the repayment thereof; (e) to authorize the
formation of corporations under the general laws
of the State of Maryland and to subscribe and pay
for the stock of such corporations for the purpose of own-
ing, leasing or operating or dealing with any of the public
works herein mentioned; (f) to transfer, assign and pledge
said stock and to grant, convey, lease, mortgage or assign to
any such corporation any of the public works herein men-
tioned;. (g) to grant, convey, assign, sell, lease, mortgage,
encumber or otherwise dispose of any of the public works
herein mentioned to any person or body corporate, public
or private; (h) to charge, collect, receive and expend
rentals, fees and other sums of money for the use
and enjoyment of any of the public works herein men-
tioned or any part thereof, and for the preparation of plans
and other preliminary work in connection therewith, and
to execute any and all contracts, agreements and other
documents in connection therewith.