J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor 69
of Maryland, title "Prince George's County", sub-title "George
Washington Memorial Parkway" and to follow immediately after
Section 464C of said Code and to read as follows:
George Washington Memorial Parkway
46 4D (1) The County Commissioners for Prince George's County
(hereinafter referred, to as the County) a body politic and corporate
of the State of Maryland, is hereby authorized and empowered
to act in conjunction with and cooperate with the National Capital
Planning Commission created by an Act of Congress, approved
April SO, 1926, for the purpose of complying with the provisions
of paragraph (a) of Section 1 of an Act of Congress of the United
States known as Public Act 284, 71st Congress, entitled "An Act
for the acquisition, establishment and development of the George
Washington Memorial Parkway along the Potomac from Mount
Vernon and Fort Washington to the Great Falls, and to provide
for the acquisition of lands in the District of Columbia and the
States of Maryland and Virginia requisite to the comprehensive
park, parkway and playground system of the National Capital"
with respect to the acquisition of lands or interests in lands which
constitute or will MAY constitute that portion of the George Washing-
ton Memorial Parkway, including those lands and park areas shown
within the project taking lines for the said parkway, approved
by the National Capital Planning Commission, extending in Prince
George's County from Fort Washington to the southeasterly bound-
ary line of the District of Columbia.
464D (2) To carry out the provisions of 464D (1) above, and
make possible the acquisition of the land or interest in lands neces-
sary for the construction of that portion of the George Washington
Memorial Parkway, including those lands and park areas shown
within the project taking lines for the said parkway, approved by
the National Capital Planning Commission, described in Section
464D (1), the County Commissioners for Prince George's County
is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into an agreement
or agreements with the National Capital Planning Commission
under which the County Commissioners for Prince George's County
shall obligate itself to reimburse United States to the extent of One
Million Dollars ($1, 000, 000. 00). Such agreement shall also pro-
vide that the County Commissioners for Prince George's County
shall obligate itself to make a sufficient annual levy of ad valorem
taxes upon all of its property assessable for County taxes without
limitation as to rate or amount which will be sufficient to raise the
revenues in this section. The agreement shall also provide that
such revenues, when received, shall be segregated by the proper
officers of Prince George's County from other County funds and
shall be held solely for the purpose of discharging the obligation
incurred by Prince George's County under the terms of this section.
The Board of County Commissioners for Prince George's County
may include in the agreement or agreements referred to herein,
such other terms and conditions which may be necessary or ad-
visable in carrying out the purposes of this Act. Such agreement
or agreements may be adopted and ratified by a formal resolution
of the Board of County Commissioners provided, however, that the
obligation to levy and collect the ad valorem taxes referred to
above shall be evidenced by a formal resolution of the Board. Pro-
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