J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                           1313

public bodies or agencies (which agreements may extend over any
period, notwithstanding any provision or rule of law to the contrary),
and to include in any contract for financial assistance with the Federal
Government for or with respect to an urban renewal project and
related activities such conditions imposed pursuant to Federal laws
as the municipality may deem reasonable and appropriate;

(6)  to enter into any building or property in any urban renewal
area in order to make inspections, surveys, appraisals, soundings or
test borings, and to obtain an order for this purpose from the
Circuit Court for the county in which the municipality is situated in
the event entry is denied or resisted;

(7)  to plan, replan, install, construct, reconstruct, repair, close or
vacate streets, roads, sidewalks, public utilities, parks, playgrounds,
and other public improvements in connection with an urban renewal
project; and to make exceptions from building regulations;

(8)  to generally organize, coordinate and direct the administration
of the provisions of this sub-heading as they apply to such munici-
pality in order that the objective of remedying slum and blighted
areas and preventing the causes thereof within such municipality may
be most effectively promoted and achieved;

3. Establishment of Urban Renewal Agency

The municipality may itself exercise all the powers granted by this
sub-heading or may, if its legislative body by ordinance ADOPTED
BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
IT determines such action to be in the public interest, elect to have
such powers exercised by a separate public body or agency as here-
inafter provided. In the event said legislative body makes such
determination, it shall proceed by ordinance to establish a public
body or agency to undertake in the municipality the activities au-
thorized by this sub-heading. Such ordinance shall include provisions
establishing the number of members of such public body or agency,
the manner of their appointment and removal, the terms of said
members and their compensation. The ordinance may include such
additional provisions relating to the organization of said public
body or agency as may be necessary. In the event the legislative body
enacts such an ordinance, all of the powers by this sub-heading
granted to the municipality shall, from the effective date of said
ordinance, be vested in the public body or agency thereby estab-
lished, except:

(1)  The power to pass a resolution to initiate an urban renewal
project pursuant to Section 4 of this sub-heading.

(2)  The power to issue general obligation bonds pursuant to Sec-
tion 9 of this sub-heading.

(3)  The power to appropriate funds, and to levy taxes and assess-
ments pursuant to Section 2 (3) of this sub-heading.

(9) to require any public utility to relocate, at its own expense,

any lines or other facilities within an urban renewal area, if such

relocation is required to carry out an urban renewal plan;

(10) (9) to exercise all or any part or combination of powers herein
granted.