J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                      2045

(1) IN BALTIMORE CITY OR IN ANY OF THE COUNTIES
WHERE PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS HAVE LEGAL STATUS, THE AUTHORITY
SHALL COMPLY WITH AND BE SUBJECT TO SUCH RULES
AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO PLANNING, CON-
STRUCTION, AND DEVELOPMENT TO THE SAME EXTENT
AS PRIVATE, COMMERCIAL, OR INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE;

(2) NO PROPERTY OWNED BY THE STATE OF MARY-
LAND OR BY ANY BOARD, DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, OR
COMMISSION OF THE STATE SHALL BE ACQUIRED BY THE
AUTHORITY BY PURCHASE OR BY CONDEMNATION WITH-
OUT THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC
WORKS OF THE STATE;

(3) THE POWER OF THE AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE BY
PURCHASE OR JUDGMENT OF CONDEMNATION OF ANY
RIGHT, TITLE, INTEREST, FRANCHISE, OR PRIVILEGE IN
REAL OR LEASEHOLD PROPERTY, OR IN ANY NEW OR
USED PERSONAL PROPERTY OR CORPORATE STOCKS OF
A PUBLIC MASS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, LOCATED IN
ANY COUNTY OF THIS STATE, OR WITHIN THE BOUN-
DARIES OF A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WITHIN ANY
SUCH COUNTY, OR WITHIN BALTIMORE CITY, SHALL BE
SUBJECT TO AND REQUIRE THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF
SAID COUNTY, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OR BALTIMORE
CITY, AS IN THIS PARAGRAPH PROVIDED. IF THE PROP-
ERTY IS LOCATED IN ONE OF THE COUNTIES OF THE
STATE AND NOT WITHIN ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
THEREIN, THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OR THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF
THE COUNTY INVOLVED SHALL BE REQUIRED; IF THE
PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF A
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WITHIN SUCH COUNTY, THE
PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, BY
WHATEVER NAME KNOWN, AND OF THE BOARD OF COUN-
TY COMMISSIONERS OR COUNTY COUNCIL OF THE COUN-
TY SHALL BE REQUIRED; AND IF THE PROPERTY IS LO-
CATED WITHIN THE CITY OF BALTIMORE, THE PRIOR
APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF ESTIMATES OF THE MAYOR
AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE SHALL BE REQUIRED.
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH APPROVAL SHALL BE
CONCLUSIVELY PRESUMED UNLESS THE AUTHORITY
SHALL BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING TO THE CONTRARY
WITHIN NINETY (90) DAYS AFTER MAKING WRITTEN RE-
QUEST OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OR
COUNTY COUNCIL, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, OR OF SAID
BOARD OF ESTIMATES, AS THE CASE MAY BE, FOR THE
APPROVAL OF SUCH ACQUISITION. THIS PARAGRAPH
SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO AFFECT OR IMPAIR THE
RIGHT OF THE AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE AN OPTION FOR
THE POSSIBLE LATER ACQUISITION OF ANY SUCH RIGHT,
TITLE, INTEREST, FRANCHISE, OR PRIVILEGE;

(4) THE POWER OF THE AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE PROP-
ERTY SHALL IN NO WAY BE DEEMED TO BE AN EXCLU-
SIVE ONE, AND SO LONG AS THE AUTHORITY HAS NOT
ACQUIRED A PARTICULAR PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSES