294                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 203

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE IS HEREBY
AUTHORIZED TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE
A DAM OR RESERVOIR ON BUCKS BRANCH OR ELBOW
BRANCH, WHICH ARE TRIBUTARIES OF DEER CREEK.

(4)   THE POWERS OF CONDEMNATION GRANTED UNDER
THIS ACT SHALL NOT BE EXERCISED TO TAKE ANY EX-
ISTING PUBLIC GRAVEYARD IN HARFORD COUNTY. THE
STRIP OF LAND ACQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
THE LINE OR LINES FROM THE PUMPING STATION SHALL
NOT EXCEED SIXTY (60) FEET IN WIDTH, TOGETHER
WITH AN ADDITIONAL TWENTY-FIVE (25) FEET ON EACH
SIDE OF SAID STRIP AS A TEMPORARY EASEMENT DUR-
ING THE PERIOD OF CONSTRUCTION.

(5)   NOTHING HEREIN SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO IM-
PAIR OR LIMIT THE RIGHT OF ANY MUNICIPALITY IN
HARFORD COUNTY TO TAKE WATER FROM THE SUSQUE-
HANNA RIVER BY INDEPENDENT MEANS UNDER PROPER
LEGAL AUTHORITY.

(6)   THAT IN THE EVENT IT CAN BE SCIENTIFICALLY
DEMONSTRATED THAT THE TAKING OF WATER FROM
THE POOL BY THE CITY OF BALTIMORE WOULD SUB-
STANTIALLY INCREASE THE SALINITY OF THE WATER
AT THE HAVRE DE GRACE INTAKE TO THE POINT WHERE
THE WATER WOULD BE UNPALATABLE, THEN THE CITY
WOULD CEASE TAKING THE WATER DURING THAT
PERIOD.

(7)   THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTI-
MORE AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES SHALL CONSULT
WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF HARFORD COUN-
TY, AND THE HARFORD COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION, AS TO THE ROUTE OR ROUTES TO BE FOL-
LOWED BY THE WATER PIPE LINE ACROSS HARFORD
COUNTY, AND THE LOCATION OF OTHER APPURTENANT
FACILITIES IN HARFORD COUNTY IN CONNECTION WITH
THE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM.

(8)   THE ROUTE OF THE LINE OR LINES TO BE CON-
STRUCTED SHALL FOLLOW GENERALLY THOSE DE-
SCRIBED AS ROUTE NO. 1 AND NO. 2 IN A REPORT TO THE
CITY OF BALTIMORE ON FUTURE SOURCES OF WATER
SUPPLY AND APPURTENANT PROBLEMS BY THE BOARD
OF ADVISORY ENGINEERS ON FUTURE WATER SUPPLY
DATED DECEMBER 15, 1953.

SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That insofar as any provi-
sion or provisions of this Act are contrary to, or inconsistent with,
the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this Act shall be
controlling.

SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That in case it be judicially
determined that any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or
section in this Act or the application thereof to any person or cir-
cumstances, is invalid, the remaining provisions and the application
of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be
affected thereby.