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Provided, however, that no public works herein men-
tioned shall be purchased, constructed or operated within
the area in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties
known as the Maryland-Washington Metropolitan District
as defined in Chapter 448 of the Acts of the General As-
sembly of Maryland of 1927 and any amendments thereto,
without the approval of the Maryland-National Capitol
Park and Planning Commission.

18. Wherever it shall be deemed necessary by the Com-
mission to take or acquire any lands, structures or build-
ings or other rights, either in fee or as easements, for any
public works herein mentioned, the Commission may pur-
chase the same either directly or through its agents from
the owner or owners thereof, or, failing to agree with the
owner or owners thereof; may condemn the same under
the provisions of Article 33A of the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland or any amendments thereto.

19. The Commission shall have power to designate and
appoint any agent, attorney or other representative, and in
particular, any corporation formed by it under the general
laws of the State of Maryland as provided in Section 17
(e) hereof, to exercise any of the powers herein granted,
and to designate to such agent, attorney or representative
the exercise of such powers.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That if any
clause, sentence, part or parts of this Act, or any section
thereof, shall be held to be invalid for any reason, such
holding shall not be construed as affecting the validity of
the remaining parts of this Act or of any section or part of
a section thereof, it being the Legislative intent that the
remainder of this Act shall stand, notwithstanding the in-
validity of such clause, sentence part or parts of this Act,
or of any section or part of a section and it is hereby ex-
pressly declared that if the provisions of this Act, authoriz-
ing the creation of the Commission known as the "Mary-
land Emergency Housing and Park Commission", shall be
declared to be invalid by any Court of competent jurisdic-
tion, all and every action theretofore taken or done by said
Commission under the authority of this Act which shall
have been approved and adopted by the Board of Public
Works as the act of said Board of Public Works shall
nevertheless be valid, and in such event the Board of Pub-
lic Works shall be authorized to exercise the rights, powers
and duties of the Maryland Emergency Housing and Park
Commission until June 1, 1934, when the said Maryland