1668 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 964

with the terms, conditions and provisions of the Act of
Congress approved December 20, 1944, entitled "Federal-
Aid Highway Act of 1944, " together with any amendments
thereto and regulations promulgated in connection there-
with

(2) To effectuate the aforegoing, the counties, City of
Baltimore, the cities, municipalities, towns, special taxing
areas and the other agencies and subdivisions of govern-
ment in the State of Maryland, and their duly elected or
appointed officers are hereby authorized and empowered
to raise funds by issuing bonds, interim certificates, and
other evidences of debt and by taxation; and such power
and authority shall be in addition to the powers conferred
by any other law. Bonds may be issued under this sub-
title, notwithstanding any debt or other limitation pre-
scribed by any other law. It is the purpose of this sub-
title to enable the State Roads Commission of Maryland,
the counties, the City of Baltimore, the cities, municipali-
ties, towns, special taxing areas and the other state and
local agencies and subdivisions of government in the State
of Maryland to equalize and secure the benefits of any
federal funds made available to the State of Maryland
under the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944, or under any
amendments or regulations pertaining thereto, such funds
to be used in a program of construction and reconstruction
of roads, bridges, streets, tunnels and other highway
underground structures, highways and appurtenant road
projects, and to thereby assist in the national recovery and
for the purpose of promoting the general welfare.

(3) The State Roads Commission of Maryland is hereby
authorized and empowered to accept any federal funds
which will be made available to the State of Maryland,
for its use or for the use of any of its political subdivisions
herein mentioned, under the provisions of the Federal-Aid
Highway Act of 1944, and any amendments and regula-
tions thereto. The State Roads Commission of Maryland
is further authorized and empowered to allocate and
apportion these federal funds to the respective counties,
the City of Baltimore, the cities, municipalities, towns,
special taxing areas, and the other agencies and sub-
divisions of government in the State of Maryland, pursu-
ant to the provisions of the aforesaid federal law.

(4) In the event that the counties, the City of Balti-
more, the cities, municipalities, towns, special taxing areas,
and the other agencies and subdivisions of government in
the State of Maryland do not provide funds to equalize
and secure the benefits of the said federal funds and allot-