1070                             Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 644

(8)   To acquire by gift, purchase or the exercise of the right of
eminent domain, lands or rights in land or water rights in connec-
tion 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, nor any existing
privately owned and operated water or sewerage system without the
consent of the owners and operators thereof. At any time after ten
days after the return and recordation of the verdict or award in
any condemnation proceedings, the [Commission] District may enter
and take possession of the property so condemned, upon first paying
to the Clerk of the Court the amount of said [reward] award and all
costs taxed to that date, notwithstanding any appeal or further pro-
ceedings upon the part of the defendant. At the time of said pay-
ment, however, the [Commission] District shall give its corporate
undertaking to abide by and fulfill any judgment in such appeal or
further proceedings.

(9)   To combine any water system and any sewerage system as a
single system for the purpose of operation and financing.

(10)   To enter into contracts with the Federal Government, the
State of Maryland, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or with
any municipality, private corporation, co-partnership, association or
individual or other District created under the provisions of this sub-
title providing for or relating to the furnishing of services and
facilities of any project of the District or in connection with the
services and facilities rendered by any water system or sewerage
system owned or controlled by the Federal Government or the State
of Maryland, any agency or instrumentality thereof, and any munic-
ipality, private corporation, co-partnership, association or individual
or other District created under the provisions of this sub-title.

(11)   To contract with any municipality, county, corporation, indi-
vidual or any Public Authority or District of this or any adjoining
State, on such terms as the said Commission shall deem proper, for
the construction and operation of any project which is in this State
or in such adjoining State.

(12)   To make and enter into all contracts or agreements, as the
Commission may determine, which are necessary or incidental to the
performance of its duties and to the execution of the powers granted
by this sub-title, including contracts with any Federal agency or with
any county, on such terms and conditions as the Commission may
approve, relating to (i) the use by such agency or by such county
or the inhabitants thereof of any project acquired or constructed by
the Commission under this sub-title or the services therefrom or
the facilities thereof, or (ii) the use by the District of the services
or facilities of any water system, or sewerage system owned or
operated other than by the District. [Any such contract shall be
subject to such provisions, limitations or conditions as may be con-
tained in the resolution of the Commission authorizing bonds of the
District.] Any such contract may provide for the collecting of fees,
rates or charges for the services and facilities rendered to a county
or to the inhabitants thereof by such county or by its agents or by
the agents of the District, and for the enforcement of delinquent
charges for such services and facilities. The provisions of any such
contract and of any ordinance or resolution of the governing body