WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1599

its January Session in the year Nineteen Hundred and
Forty Three, said new Section to follow immediately after
Section VII of said Act and to be designated as Section
VIIA, said Section also for convenience of reference only
are to appear in the Code of Public Local Laws of Mont-
gomery County (1947 Edition) as Section 701 A, said Code
being Article 16 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land, and as Section 959A of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Prince George's County (1943 Edition), said Code
being Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land, said new Section denning more particularly the play-
ground and other recreational facilities upon which the
Maryland National Park and Planning Commission may
expend public funds, authorizing said Commission to bor-
row money and issue bonds to finance any such facilities in
Montgomery County and granting said Commission au-
thority to exchange any land acquired or held by it and
any such facilities for any other land held by any public
body, which is better suited for such purposes.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new Section be and the same is hereby added to
the Maryland-Washington Metropolitan District Act as en-
acted by Chapter 1008 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of Maryland passed at its January Session in the year Nine-
teen Hundred and Forty Three, said new Section to follow
immediately after Section VII of said Act and to be desig-
nated Section VIIA, and for convenience of reference only
to also be designated as Section 701A of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Montgomery County (1947 Edition), being
Article 16 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland
and as Section 959A of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Prince George's County (1943 Edition) being Article 17 of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, said new sec-
tion to read as follows:

VIIA. As used in that portion of the next preceding sec-
tion which authorizes the levy and collection within Mont-
gomery County of a tax not exceeding Five Cents (5c) on
each One Hundred Dollars ($100) of the assessable basis of
said County for playground and other recreational facilities,
such term "playground and other recreational facilities" is
hereby construed to include, in addition to the facilities de-
fined in said next preceding section, the construction of
recreational centers, community buildings or other buildings
to house the recreation program of the Commission, or any
part thereof, the construction of swimming pools and bath
houses and the installation of water purification equipment
and other physical or mechanical appurtenances necessary or