1334                             Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 760

with the exercise of any of the powers which by this sub-heading are
granted to the municipality 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 ten-
dered to the party entitled to such compensation. All land or property
needed or taken by the exercise of the power of eminent domain by
the municipality for any of the aforementioned purposes or in con-
nection with the exercise of any of the powers granted by this sub-
heading 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 and the power of taxation may be exercised, public
funds expended and public credit extended in furtherance thereof.
The municipality 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 hereinbefore
granted and to fully accomplish the purposes and objects contem-
plated by the provisions of this section:

(1)  to make or have made all surveys and plans necessary to the
carrying out of the purposes of this sub-heading and to adopt or
approve, modify and amend such plans, which plans may include but
shall not be limited to: (i) plans for carrying out a program of vol-
untary or compulsory repair and rehabilitation of buildings and
improvements, (ii) plans for the enforcement of codes and regula-
tions relating to the use of land and the use and occupancy of build-
ings and improvements and to the compulsory repair, rehabilitation,
demolition, or removal of buildings and improvements; and (iii)
appraisals, title searches, surveys, studies, and other plans and work
necessary to prepare for the undertaking of urban renewal projects
and related activities; and to apply for, accept and utilize grants of
funds from the Federal Government for such purposes;

(2)  to prepare plans for the relocation of persons (including
families, business concerns and others) displaced from an urban
renewal area, and to make relocation payments to or with respect to
such persons for moving expenses and losses of property for which
reimbursement or compensation is not otherwise made, including the
making of such payments financed by the Federal Government;

(3)  to appropriate such funds and make such expenditures as may
be necessary to carry out the purposes of this sub-heading, INCLUD-
ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PAYMENT OF ANY AND ALL
COSTS AND EXPENSES INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH,
OR INCIDENTAL TO, THE ACQUISITION OF LAND OR PROP-
ERTY, AS AFORESAID, AND FOR THE DEMOLITION, RE-
MOVAL, RELOCATION, RENOVATION OR ALTERATION OF
LAND, BUILDINGS, STREETS, HIGHWAYS, ALLEYS, UTILI-
TIES OR SERVICES, AND OTHER STRUCTURES OR IMPROVE-
MENTS, AND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION,
INSTALLATION, RELOCATION OR REPAIR OF STREETS,
HIGHWAYS, ALLEYS, UTILITIES OR SERVICES, IN CONNEC-
TION WITH URBAN RENEWAL PROJECTS, and to levy
taxes and assessments for such purposes; to borrow money and
to apply for and accept advances, loans, grants, contributions and
any other form of financial assistance from the Federal Government,
the State, County or other public bodies, or from any sources, public
or private, for the purposes of this sub-heading, and to give such