1304 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 463

quisition, construction or improvement, maintenance or
operation of a project, subject, however, to such reason-
able local police regulation as may be established by the
governing body of any municipality having jurisdiction in
the particular respect.

(p) To receive and accept from any Federal agency
grants for or in aid of the construction, acquisition or op-
eration of any project, and to receive and accept aid or
contributions from any source of either money, property,
labor or other things of value, to be held, used and applied
only for the purposes for which such grants and contri-
butions may be made.

(q) To charge a reasonable tapping fee whenever the
owner of any property connects such property with a water
or sewer system operated by the Authority which fee shall
be in addition to any rental or use charges assessed by the
Authority.

(r) In the event of any annexation by a municipality
not a member of the Authority of lands, areas, or terri-
tory served by the Authority, to continue to do business,
exercise its jurisdiction over its properties and facilities
in and, upon or over such lands, areas or territory as long
as any bonds or indebtedness remain outstanding or un-
paid, or any contracts or other obligations remain in force.

410G. None of the powers granted by this sub-title
shall be exercised in the construction, improvement, main-
tenance, extension or operation of any project or projects
which in whole or in part shall duplicate or compete with
existing utilities, public or private, serving substantially
the same purposes. The municipality or municipalities or-
ganizing such an Authority may, in the resolution or ordi-
nance signifying their intention so to do, or from time to
time by subsequent resolution or ordinance, specify the
project or projects to be undertaken by the said Authority,
and no other projects shall be undertaken by the said Au-
thority than those so specified. If the municipality or
municipalities organizing an Authority fail to specify the
project or projects to be undertaken, then the Authority
shall be deemed to have all the powers granted by this sub-
title.

No municipality which shall have created an Authority
under the provisions of this sub-title shall thereafter cre-
ate any other Authority serving the whole or any part of
the same area. No municipality which shall have joined
with any other municipality or municipalities in the cre-
ation of an Authority under the provisions of this sub-title