896 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 409

of the amount of money necessary to purchase the land,
structures or buildings or stream beds, water ways, road
ways, rights of way, water rights or watersheds necessary
to carry out the purposes of this Act, and for the con-
struction of all dams, reservoirs, structures, appurtenances
and machinery necessary for the control of the flow of
water, as aforesaid, and for surveys and preliminary oper-
ations incidental to the construction of dams, reservoirs,
etc., contemplated hereunder, and also to accept the same
outright in the form of a free grant or gift. And in the
event said Commission shall be successful in such negotia-
tions and shall make contracts or agreements, for the ob-
taining of such free aid, then and in that event, it shall
begin the operations required under such contracts or
agreements, and in the manner set forth in said contracts
or agreements, it being the intention of this Act that said
Commission shall not bind itself nor the County Commis-
sioners for Allegany or Garrett Counties to the expendi-
ture of any moneys for the capital outlay necessary for
the land, structures, dams, reservoirs, etc., or the prelim-
inaries necessary for the acquisition or construction, ex-
cept as is hereinafter provided for,

SECTION 6. Either before, during or upon the comple-
tion of the dams, reservoirs, structures, machinery and
appurtenances deemed necessary for the control of the
flow of water in the Upper Potomac River and its tribu-
tary rivers and streams within said District, the Commis-
sion is empowered to take over, acquire, control, maintain
and operate said dams, reservoirs and appurtenances in its
own name and at its own expense and to make and enforce
such rules and regulations as may be required by reason
of such contracts or agreements, or as said Commission
may deem necessary to properly control the flow of said
water for the purposes hereof.

The County Commissioners of Allegany County shall, in
the event the Commission succeeds in obtaining the things
necessary to properly control the flow of the waters con-
templated by this Act, annually levy upon the assessed
property of said County a tax sufficient for maintaining
and operating said dams, reservoirs, etc., and at least
thirty days prior to the date of the making of the annual
levy in said Allegany County, the said Commission shall
certify under oath to the County Commissioners of Alle-
gany County, the total amount of its outstanding monetary
obligations as well as the estimated amount of money
necessary to continue the operation and maintenance of