930                         LAWS OF MARYLAND.                  [Get. 370

of the National Capital, " the Commission may act in con-
junction and cooperation with the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission created by Act of Congress, approved
April 30, 1926, and the Commission is hereby designated by
the State of Maryland as the representative of the State of
Maryland for these purposes; and for these purposes the Com-
mission is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into such
commitments and agreements, with the said National Capital
Park and Planning Commission as may in the discretion of the
Commission seem necessary. The Commission is further em-
powered to act in conjunction and cooperation with other repre-
sentatives or officials of the United States Government or of
the District of Columbia or of the State of Maryland, includ-
ing the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, or of the
State of Virginia or of Montgomery and Prince George's
Counties or of any municipality or other local subdivision
within said counties or within said states. All public officials
of the State of Maryland and of said counties shall upon re-
quest furnish to the Commission within a reasonable time, such
available information and data as it may require for its work.
The maps, surveys, engineering data and other records of the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission are hereby made
available for the use of the Commission, and the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission is hereby directed to furnish,
at cost, such engineering service and advice as may be re-
quested from time to time by the Commission. For the pur-
pose of financing or assisting in the financing of the acquisi-
tion of land or other property for parks, parkways, forests,
streets, roads, boulevards or other public ways, grounds or
spaces within the District, or for the improvement or develop-
ment of the same, the Commission may receive and expend
any contributions, donations or appropriations which may be
made for such purposes or any of them by the United States
or by the District of Columbia or by the State of Maryland
or by any other political community or by any private person;
provided, however, the title of any such land or property shall
not be placed in or granted to the United States or in or to any
person, corporation or political community other than the Dis-
trict itself or the State of Maryland without the approval of
the General Assembly of Maryland, nor shall the control, main-
tenance, operation or policing of any such park, parkway, for-
est, street, road, boulevard or other public way, ground or
space within the District be placed in or surrendered to the