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or land outside the boundaries of an airport or airport site,
as are necessary to permit safe and efficient operation of the
airports or to permit the removal, elimination, obstruction-
marking or obstruction-lighting of airport hazards, or to pre-
vent the establishment of airport hazards. In like manner
the Commission may acquire existing airports and air navi-
gation facilities, provided, however, it shall not acquire or
take over any airport or air navigation facility owned or con-
trolled by a municipality of this or any other State with6ut
the consent of such municipality. The Commission may by
sale, lease, or otherwise,, dispose of any such property, airport,
air navigation facility, or portion thereof or interest therein.
Such disposal by sale, lease, or otherwise, shall be in accord-
ance with the laws of this State governing the disposition of
other property of the State, except that in the case of dis-
posals to any municipality or State government or the United
States for aeronautical purposes incident thereto, the sale,
lease, or other disposal may be effected in such manner and
upon such terms as the Commission may deem in the best in-
terest of the State.

(b) (Airport Zoning. ) Nothing contained in this Article
shall be construed to limit any right, powder or authority of the
State or a municipality to regulate airport hazards by zoning.

(c) (Joint Operations. ) The Commission may exercise any
powers granted by this section jointly with any municipalities
or agencies of the State government, with other States or
their municipalities, or with the United States.

(d) (Condemnation. ) In the condemnation of property
authorized by this section, the Commission shall proceed in
the name of the State in the manner provided by Article 33A
of the Annotated Code of Maryland. For the purpose of
making surveys and examinations relative to any condemna-
tion proceedings, it shall be lawful to enter upon any land,
doing no unnecessary damage. Notwithstanding, the pro-
visions of any other statute, or the charter of any munici-
pality, the Commission may take possession of any property
to be condemned at any time after the commencement of the
condemnation proceedings. The Commission shall not be pre-
cluded from abandoning the condemnation of any such prop-
erty in any case where possession thereof has not been taken.

(e) (Operation and Use Privileges. )

(1) (Under Commission Operation. ) In operating an air-
port or air navigation facility owned or controlled by the
State, the Commission may enter into contracts, leases and
other arrangements upon such terms and conditions as it may