1302                             Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 754

In the event of such increase, the County Executive shall appoint the
additional two members in the manner and for the term heretofore
provided, except that the respective terms of the two additional mem-
bers first appointed shall be as follows: one member shall be ap-
pointed for five years and one member shall be appointed for four
years. In the event the Commission be so increased, four Commis-
sioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and
action may be taken only upon the affirmative vote of at least four
Commissioners, unless in any case the rules and regulations adopted
by the Commission shall require a larger number.

26A-10. The Commission shall keep records of its proceedings
showing the vote of each member on each question, or if absent or
failing to vote, indicating such fact The Commission shall keep a
record of all resolutions transactions, findings determinations, and
decisions, and all the records of the Commission shall be kept in the
office of the Commission, OR AS THE COMMISSION MAY DIRECT.

26A-11. Said Redevelopment and Rehabilitation Commission is
hereby authorized and empowered to carry out Redevelopment and
Rehabilitation projects which shall be limited to slum clearance in
slum or blighted areas and redevelopment or the rehabilitation of
slum or blighted areas; to acquire in connection with such projects,
within the corporate limits of the County, land and property of every
kind and any right, interest, franchise, easement or privilege therein,
INCLUDING LAND OR PROPERTY AND ANY RIGHT OR IN-
TEREST THEREIN ALREADY DEVOTED TO PUBLIC USE,
by purchase, lease, gift, exchange, condemnation or any other legal
means; to sell, lease, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of
said land or property, regardless of whether or not it has been de-
veloped, redeveloped, altered or improved and irrespective of the
manner or means in or by which it may have been acquired, to any
private, public or quasi public corporation, partnership, association,
person or other legal entity. No land or property taken by said Com-
mission, for any of the aforementioned purposes or in connection
with the exercise of any of the powers which by this Act are granted
to said Commission, by exercising the power of eminent domain shall
be taken without just compensation, as agreed upon between the
parties, or awarded by a jury, being first paid or tendered to the
party entitled to such compensation. All land or property needed or
taken by the exercise of the power of eminent domain by said Com-
mission, for any of the aforementioned purposes or in connection
with the exercise of any of the powers granted by this Act is hereby
declared to be needed or taken for public uses and purposes. Any or
all of the activities authorized pursuant to this section shall constitute
governmental functions undertaken for public uses and purposes.

26A-12. The Redevelopment and Rehabilitation Commission is
hereby granted the following additional powers which are hereby
found and declared to be necessary and proper to carry into full force
and effect the specific powers herein before granted and to fully
accomplish the purposes and objects contemplated by the provisions
of this section:

(a) to make or have made all surveys and plans necessary to the
carrying out of the purposes of this Act and to adopt or approve,
modify and amend such plans, which plans may include, but are not
limited to: