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ment or of the District of Columbia or of the State of Maryland,
including the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, or with
other representatives or officials of the State of Virginia or of Mont-
gomery and Prince George's counties or of any municipality or other
local sub-division within these counties or within these states. All
public officials of the State of Maryland and of the two counties
shall upon request furnish to the Commission within a reasonable
time, such available information and data as it may require for its
work.

(c) Assistance from Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.
—The maps, surveys, engineering data, and other records of the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission are made available for
the use of the Commission; and the Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission is directed to furnish, at cost, such engineering service
and advice as may be requested from time to time by the Commission.

24.    Negotiation and Arrangements for Acquiring and Developing
Property.

The Commission has the power to negotiate, enter into, and make
arrangements with the National Capital Planning Commission or
other Federal agency or with representatives of the State of Virginia
or with other official corporations in Montgomery and Prince
George's counties, relating to the acquisition, development, or im-
provement of land and other property within the Metropolitan Dis-
trict for the purposes specified herein, or any of them. The
Commission shall not obligate itself or the Metropolitan District for
expenditures beyond the amount of funds in its possession or to be
available to it from bonds, taxes, donations, contributions, or appro-
priations as provided for or referred to in this Article.

25.    Contracts or Commitments for Acquiring Park Lands.

(a)  Conditions and limitations.—Any contract or commitment
hereafter entered into by the Commission with the United States of
America or with any bureau or agency thereof, or with the National
Capital Planning Commission pursuant to the authority of this sub-
title, and any amendment of a pre-existing contract or commitment,
shall be subject to the conditions and limitations of this Section in-
sofar as the contract or commitment may have reference to obtain-
ing the advances authorized by Sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of Sec-
tion 1 of said Public Law No. 284 of the 71st Congress, as amended,
for the purpose of acquiring park lands in the Metropolitan District.

(b)  Prior contracts validated.—Any such contract or commitment
with respect to the acquisition of park lands within the Metropolitan
District, so entered into by the Commission prior to the year 1947 pur-
suant to any Act of the General Assembly of Maryland enacted prior
thereto, is validated and approved and declared to be binding, in ac-
cordance with its terms, upon the State of Maryland, the Commis-
sion, and Montgomery County or the County Commissioners of
Prince George's County.

(c)  Amendments to contracts.— If the Commission desires to
amend any such contract or commitment with respect to the ac-
quisition of park lands within the Metropolitan District (other than