1064                             Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 644

([i] j) The word "cost" as applied to a water system or a sewerage
system shall include the purchase price of any such system or the
cost of acquiring all of the capital stock of the corporation owning
such system and the amount to be paid to discharge all of its obliga-
tions in order to vest title to the system or any part thereof in the
District, the cost of improvements, the cost of all lands, properties,
rights, easements, franchises, and permits acquired; the cost of all
machinery and equipment, financing charges, interest prior to and
during construction and for one year after completion of construction,
cost of engineering and legal services, plans, specifications, surveys,
estimates of cost and of revenues, other expenses, necessary or in-
cident to the determining of the feasibility or practicability of any
such acquisition, improvement, or construction, administrative ex-
penses, and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to
the financing herein authorized, to the acquisition, improvement,
construction of a water system or a sewerage system and the placing
of the same in operation by the District. Any obligation or expense
incurred by the District prior to the issuance of [revenue] bonds
under the provisions of this sub-title for engineering studies and for
estimates of cost and of revenues and for other technical or pro-
fessional services which may be utilized in the acquisition, improve-
ment or construction of such system, may be regarded as a part of
the cost of such system.

([j] k) The term "Federal agency" shall mean and include the
United States of America, any department or bureau thereof, and
any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America here-
tofore established or which may be established or created hereafter.

([k] l) The term "project" shall mean any water system, sewer
system and any combination or part or parts thereof owned, con-
structed or operated by a District under the provisions of this
sub-title.

646. The governing body of a county may, by ordinance or reso-
lution, or the governing bodies of two or more counties may by ordi-
nances or resolutions, signify their intention to create a District to
acquire, construct, reconstruct, extend, repair, improve, maintain
and operate a project under an appropriate name and title, containing
the word "District", which shall be a public body politic and corporate.

Each such ordinance or resolution shall include articles of incor-
poration which shall set forth:

(a)  The name of the "District".

(b)  A statement that such District is formed under this sub-title.

(c)  The name of the incorporating county or counties.

(d)  The names, addresses and terms of office of the first members
of the Commission of said District.

(e)  The purpose or purposes for which the [Authority] District is
to be created or is created [.]; such purpose may include a descrip-
tion of the area within which the District shall exercise the powers
conferred by this sub-title. In the absence of such a description, the
District shall be deemed to be formed to exercise its powers within
the entire incorporating county or counties insofar as permitted by
the provisions of this sub-title.