1804 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 728

organization responsible for the maintenance, operation
and administration of said projects, and authorizing the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to fix annually
a maintenance and operating ad valorem tax; and to re-
peal Chapter 362 of the Acts of 1947, said Act designating
said Commission as the agency to deal with the Federal
Government in flood control projects in Prince George's
County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That (a) The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commis-
sion is hereby designated as the organization in Prince
George's County to cooperate or contract with the Federal
Government in any matter relating to any projects for flood
control and navigation in the valleys of the Anacostia River
and tributaries within Prince George's County; provided, how-
ever, that before any such contracts or agreements are en-
tered into with the Federal Government and before any plans,
relating to flood control projects or maintenance or operation
thereof, are approved, such contracts, agreements or plans
affecting state roads, county roads, or lands within any of the
parks and parkways under the jurisdiction of The Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning Commission shall be
submitted to the State Roads Commission, the County Com-
missioners for Prince George's County and The Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning Commission, respec-
tively, for consideration.

(b) The County Commissioners of Prince George's County,
The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission and The
Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission
are authorized to issue bonds as hereinafter provided for
financing said flood control and navigation projects.

(1) The County Commissioners of Prince George's County
are authorized to issue bonds in an amount not exceeding
|1, 500, 000 in such denominations and for such terms, not
exceeding forty years, and at such rate, not exceeding four
per cent (4%), as it may determine, such bonds to be the
general obligation of Prince George's County. For the pur-
pose of paying the principal of said bonds as they mature
and the interest thereon, the Commissioners of Prince
George's County shall levy annually upon all of the property
assessed for county tax purposes an ad valorem tax at a rate
necessary to produce annually the sum required to pay the
principal and interest for the current year.

(2) The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission is
authorized to issue its bonds in an amount not exceeding
3, 000 in such denominations and for such terms, not ex-