1640                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 783

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, play-
grounds, and other public improvements in connection with an urban
renewal project; PROVIDED THE SAME SHALL BE APPROVED
BY THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLAN-
NING COMMISSION, and to make exceptions from building regu-
lations; CITY OR TOWN BUILDING REGULATIONS, BUT NOT
COUNTY BUILDING REGULATIONS UNLESS THE SAME
SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE COUNTY BUILDING IN-
SPECTOR;

(8)  to generally organize, coordinate and direct the administra-
tion of the provisions of this subheading 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;

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

3. Establishment of Urban Renewal Agency.

The municipality may itself exercise all the powers granted by
this subheading or may, if its legislative body by ordinance deter-
mines such action to be in the public interest, elect to have such
powers exercised by a separate public body or agency as hereinafter
provided. In the event said legislative body makes such determina-
tion, it shall proceed by ordinance to establish a public body or agency
to undertake in the municipality the activities authorized by this
subheading. 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 pro-
visions 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 subheading granted to the
municipality shall, from the effective date of said ordinance, be vested
in the public body or agency thereby established, except:

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

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

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

4. Initiation of Project.

In order to initiate an urban renewal project, the legislative body
of the municipality shall adopt a resolution which