1200 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 692

tion 1939, title "Housing Co-operation and Aid", said new
section to be known as Section 9, and to follow immediately
after Section 8 of said Article; to grant additional powers
to cities, towns, counties and other public bodies and po-
litical subdivisions of the State to aid housing projects of
housing authorities.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article
44B of the Annotated Code of the Public General Laws of
Maryland, Flack's Edition 1939, title "Housing Co-operation
and Aid", said new section to be known as Section 9, and to
follow immediately after Section 8 of said Article, and to read
as follows:

9. For the purpose of aiding and co-operating in the plan-
ning, undertaking, construction or operation of housing proj-
ects located within the area in which it is authorized to act,
any State Public Body, in addition to other powers conferred
on such State Public Body, may upon such terms, with or
without consideration, as it may determine:

(a) Grant easements, licenses or any other rights or priv-
ileges therein to a housing authority or the Federal Govern-
ment;

(b) Cause services to be furnished to the housing authority
of the character which such State Public body is otherwise em-
powered to furnish; and

(c) Enter into agreements with respect to the exercise by
such State Public Body of its powers relating to the repair,
closing or demolition of unsafe, insanitary or unfit dwellings.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That notwithstanding
any other evidence of legislative intent, it is hereby declared
to be the controlling legislative intent that if any provision of
this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circum-
tances, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the ap-
plication of such provision to persons or circumstances other
than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected
thereby.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all Acts or parts
of Acts of any Public General or Public Local Laws incon-
sistent with the provisions of this Act be and the same are
hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1941.

Approved May 2, 1941.