938                               Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 560

empowering the Commission to make application for, receive and
accept any federal, state, county, private or other grants for or in
aid of such facilities.

Whereas, the Upper Potomac River Commission was created by
Chapter 409 of the Acts of 1935 for the purpose of regulating the
flow of water in the Upper Potomac River, and

Whereas, said Commission has caused to be constructed and is
operating the Savage River Dam and is thereby regulating the flow
of water in the Upper Potomac River, and

Whereas, in conjunction with regulating the flow of said River,
it is deemed advisable and desirable that said Commission reduce
pollution in the Upper Potomac River by constructing, purchasing
or otherwise acquiring, maintaining and operating facilities for the
treatment and disposal of sewage, industrial and other wastes in the
Luke-Westernport area and any area contiguous thereto or in the
vicinity thereof.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
that thirteen new sections be and the same hereby are added to
Article I of the Code of Public Local Laws, entitled "Allegany
County", as said Article I was codified by the Code of Public Local
Laws of Allegany County (1955 Edition), said new sections to be
under the sub-title "Upper Potomac River District", to be known as
Sections 563A to 563M, to follow immediately after Section 563, and
to read as follows:

563A. Sewage and Waste Treatment Facilities Authorized. In
addition to the power and authority hereinbefore and otherwise con-
ferred upon it, the Commission is empowered and authorized to reduce
pollution in the Upper Potomac River by constructing, purchasing
or otherwise acquiring, maintaining and operating facilities for the
treatment and disposal of sewage, industrial and other wastes in the
Luke-Westernport area and any area contiguous thereto or in the
vicinity thereof. In this connection the Commission is hereby granted,
shall have and may exercise all powers necessary or convenient for
constructing, purchasing or otherwise acquiring, maintaining and
operating such facilities, including the following rights and powers:

(1)  To acquire by gift, purchase or the exercise of the right of
eminent domain lands or rights in land or water rights in connection
therewith; provided, however, that no property or any interest or
estate therein owned by any county, city, town or other political sub-
division of the State shall be acquired by the exercise of the power
of eminent domain without the consent of the governing body of such
county, city, town or political sub-division;

(2)  To contract on such terms as it may deem proper with any
municipality, county, corporation, individual or public authority, in-
cluding any municipality or public authority of any adjoining State,
for the construction, purchase or acquisition, maintenance and opera-
tion of the facilities, which maintenance and operation may be by
contract or lease for revenues that will pay the cost of the facilities
as hereinafter defined;

(3)  To contract on such terms as it may deem proper with any
municipality, county, corporation, individual or public authority,