J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                      727

Prince George's County (1953 Edition), being Article 17 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Prince George's
County," subtitle "Washington Suburban Sanitary District," and
to add Section 73-57A to the Montgomery County Code (1960 Edi-
tion), being Article 16 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land, title "Montgomery County," subtitle "Washington Suburban
Sanitary District," to follow immediately after Sections 1572 and
73-57 of the respective Codes, providing for the payment and re-
demption of front foot benefit charges of the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission when property subject to such charges is
acquired by a public agency.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 1572A be and it is hereby added to the Code of Public
Local Laws of Prince George's County (1953 Edition), being Article
17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Prince
George's County," subtitle "Washington Suburban Sanitary District,"
and that Section 73-57A be and it is hereby added to the Montgomery
County Code (1960 Edition), being Article 17 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland, title "Montgomery County," subtitle "Wash-
ington Suburban Sanitary District," to follow immediately after
Sections 1572 and 73-57 of the respective Codes and to read as follows:

1572A. (73-57A.)

A? Whenever the State, county or any municipal corporation, com-
mission, board, or agency of the State or county acquires for public
use property which is subject to a front foot benefit charge levied
by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, the benefit charge
shall be paid and extinguished by the payment to the Commission
of a sum necessary to pay off said benefit charge, computed in ac-
cordance with requirements of Section 1571(f) (73-56(f)), and said
sum shall become a lien against the property. When the property
is acquired as aforesaid without eminent domain proceedings the
amount necessary to pay and extinguish the benefit charge shall be
paid to the Commission before the deed evidencing the transfer may
be recorded among the Land Records of the county wherein the
property lies. If the property is acquired through eminent domain,
the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission shall be named a
party to the proceedings and the jury shall make a separate award
in favor of the Commission for the sum required to pay and ex-
tinguish the front foot benefit charge. If by oversight or mistake
the Commission is not named a party to the eminent domain pro-
ceedings or if no separate award for the sum necessary to pay the
front foot benefit assessment is specified in the jury's inquisition,
then the condemning authority shall pay to the Commission the
amount required to extinguish the front foot benefit assessment at the
same time it pays the amount awarded to the property owner in the
proceedings.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1963.

Approved April 17, 1963.