924                              Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 611

ter 780 of the Acts of 1959, this Act having enacted the sub-title
"Park and Planning Commission", having added said sub-title to
Montgomery County Code (1955 Edition), being Article 16 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, and having also added
this sub-title to the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince George's
County, being Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land, said Section 35 being in the sub-heading "Metropolitan Dis-
trict", providing that the Maryland National Capital Park and
Planning Commission may lease lands for park purposes for a period
of twenty (20) years within the Maryland-Washington Metro-
politan District.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 35 of Chapter 780 of the Acts of 1959, this Act having
enacted the sub-title "Park and Planning Commission", having added
said sub-title to Montgomery County Code (1955 Edition), being
Article 16 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, and having
also added this sub-title to the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince
George's County, being Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland, said Section 35 being in the sub-heading "Metropolitan
District", be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted with
amendments and to read as follows.:

35.

The Commission shall have the power (1) to lease for a term not
exceeding [ten] twenty years and to renew any such lease from
time to time for additional terms not exceeding ten years each, to
any responsible individual, partnership, or corporation, any portion
of the lands within the Metropolitan District, acquired for park
purposes under any of the provisions of this Article, (2) and/or
to grant privileges, permits, and/or concessions, and/or enter into
contracts relating to the same, with any responsible individual,
partnership, or corporation, to engage in any business or enter-
prise on lands acquired for park purposes within the Metropolitan
District under any of the provisions of this Article; all on such
terms and conditions as the Commission, in the exercise of its
discretion, may deem advantageous to the development of the park
system as a part of the plan for the physical development of the
Metropolitan District and the plan of the Maryland-Washington
Regional District within the Metropolitan District. The purpose for
which any such property is leased, and/or the privileges, permits,
and/or concessions are granted, shall not be inconsistent with the
use of the property for park purposes. Any lease and/or contract
executed under the authority of this section shall contain a con-
dition stating specifically the purpose for which the property is
leased, and/or the privilege, permit, or concession is granted.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1961.

Approved April 24, 1961.