THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                   293

all roads or parts of roads which the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore proposes to construct in substitution for, or to take the
place of, any such roads so closed, obstructed, altered or changed.

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore is hereby authorized and empowered to pass
any and all ordinances not inconsistent with the terms of this Act,
that it may deem advisable for the purpose of fully effectuating the
objects of this Act. The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore is
hereby authorized to use any funds appropriated for extending,
enlarging, developing and improving the municipal water supply or
the water system of Baltimore City to exercise the powers granted
by this Act.

SEC. 9 (A) (HARFORD COUNTY) AND BE IT FURTHER
ENACTED, THAT THE POWERS VESTED IN THE MAYOR
AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE BY THIS ACT WHEN
EXERCISED IN HARFORD COUNTY SHALL BE LIMITED
AND DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:

(1)   UPON THE COMPLETION OF A LINE OR LINES CON-
VEYING WATER FROM THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER TO
BALTIMORE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT, THE
CITY OF BALTIMORE SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE
MUNICIPALITIES (INCLUDING SANITARY DISTRICTS) OF
HARFORD COUNTY A MAXIMUM TOTAL OF TEN MILLION
(10,000,000) GALLONS DAILY AT AT LEAST FOUR CONVEN-
IENT TAPPING POINTS IN HARFORD COUNTY. THE COST
OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF LINES, PUMPING STATIONS,
AND PIPE CONNECTIONS TO AND WITH BALTIMORE
CITY'S LINE OR LINES SHALL BE BORNE BY THE MUNIC-
IPALITY IN HARfoRD COUNTY AND THE COST OF THE
WATER TO SAID HARFORD COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES
SHALL BE FIXED BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT. IN THE
EVENT OF A DISAGREEMENT IN THE SELECTION OF TAP-
PING POINTS OR IN FIXING THE RATES TO BE CHARGED
FOR THE WATER FURNISHED TO SAID MUNICIPALITIES,
THE QUESTION SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC
SERVICE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND, OR ITS SUCCESSOR,
AND THE DECISION OF SAID COMMISSION SHALL BE BIND-
ING UPON BOTH BALTIMORE CITY AND THE MUNICIPALI-
TIES OF HARFORD COUNTY. IN THE EVENT THAT THE
TEN MILLION (10,000,000) GALLONS DAILY GUARANTEED
TO THE MUNICIPALITIES OF HARFORD COUNTY DO NOT
SUPPLY THEIR FULL NEEDS AND BALTIMORE CITY IS
UNABLE TO INCREASE THIS ALLOTMENT WITHOUT SUB-
STANTIALLY IMPROVING ITS OWN WATER SUPPLY SYS-
TEM, THE DIVISION OF SAID ALLOTMENT AMONG SAID
MUNICIPALITIES SHALL BE MADE BY THE PUBLIC SERV-
ICE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND OR ITS SUCCESSOR.

(2)   NO PERMANENT DAMS OF STREAMS, CREEKS, OR
WATERCOURSES SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED IN HARfoRD
COUNTY NOR SHALL THE COURSES OF STREAMS, CREEKS,
OR WATERCOURSES BE PERMANENTLY AND SUBSTAN-
TIALLY ALTERED EXCEPT AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED.

(3)   FOR THE PURPOSES OF REGULARIZING THE TAK-
ING OF WATER FROM THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, THE