902                              Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 613

266.   The Commission shall establish its office for the conduct of
its affairs at a location to be determined by the Commission within
the Metropolitan District and shall publish rules and regulations gov-
erning the conduct of its operations.

ARTICLE IV

267.   The expenses of the Commission shall be borne by the signer
tories in the manner hereinafter set forth. The Commission shall
submit to the Governor of Virginia, the Governor of Maryland and
the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, at such time
or times as shall be requested, a budget of its requirements for such
period as may be required by the laws of the signatories for presenta-
tion to the legislature thereof. The expenses of the Commission shall
be allocated among the signatories in the proportion that the popula-
tion of each signatory within the Metropolitan District bears to the
total population of the Metropolitan District. The allocation shall be
made by the Commission and approved by the Governors of the two
states and the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia,
and shall be based on the latest available population statistics of the
Bureau of the Census; provided, however, that if current population
data are not available, the Commission may, upon the request of any
signatory, employ estimates of population prepared in a manner
approved by the Commission and by the signatory making such
request.

268.   The signatories agree to appropriate for the expenses of the
Commission their proper proportion of the budget determined in the
manner set forth herein and to pay such appropriation to the Com-
mission. There shall not be included in the budget of the Commission
or in the appropriations therefor any sums for the payment of salaries
or expenses of the Commissioners or members of the Traffic and High-
way Board created by Article V of this Title I and payments to such
persons, if any, shall be within the discretion of each signatory. The
provisions of Section 2-27 of the Code of Virginia shall not apply
to any official or employee of the Commonwealth of Virginia acting
or performing services under this sub-title.

269.   The expenses allocable to a signatory shall be reduced in an
amount to be determined by the Commission if a signatory, upon
request of the Commission, makes available personnel, services or
material to the Commission which the Commission would otherwise
have to employ or purchase. If such services in kind are rendered,
the Commission shall return to such signatory an amount equivalent
to the savings to the Commission represented by the contribution in
kind.

270.  The Commission shall keep accurate books of account, showing
in full its receipts and disbursements, and said books of accounts
shall be open at any reasonable time for inspection by such repre-
sentatives of the respective signatories as may be duly constituted
for that purpose.

ARTICLE V

271.   There is hereby created in addition to the Commission, a
Traffic and Highway Board, hereinafter referred to as Board. This