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(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, park playgrounds,
and other public improvements in connection with an urban renewal
project; provided the same shall be approved by the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and to make ex-
ceptions from city or town building regulations, but not county
building regulations, unless the same shall be approved by the county
building inspector;

(8)    To generally organize, coordinate and direct the adminis-
tration of the provisions of this article as they apply to such munici-
pality in order that the objectives 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.

68-22. Establishment of agency

The municipality may itself exercise all the powers granted by this
article or may, if its legislative body by ordinance determines such
action to be in the public interest, elect to have such powers exer-
cised by a separate public body or agency as hereinafter provided.
In the event said legislative body makes such determination, it shall
proceed by ordinance to establish a public body or agency to under-
take in the municipality the activities authorized by this article.
Such ordinance shall include provisions establishing the number of
members of such body or agency, the manner of their appointment
or removal, the terms of said members and their compensation. The
ordinance may include such additional provisions relating to the
organization of such public body or agency as may be necessary. In
the event the legislative body or agency acts under such an ordi-
nance, all of the powers by this subheading granted to the munici-
pality 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 68-23 of this Charter.

(2)     The power to issue general obligation bonds pursuant to
Section 68-22 of this Charter.

(3)    The power to appropriate funds, and to levy taxes and
assessments pursuant to Section 68-21 item 3 of this Charter.

68-23. Initiation of project

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

(1)    Finds that one or more slum or blighted areas exist in such
municipality.

(2)    Locates and defines the said slum or blighted areas;