SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                          751

When supplies, materials, equipment, or services are of such a
nature that no advantage will result in seeking or it is not prac-
ticable to obtain competitive bids, or if the need for such supplies,
materials, equipment, or services is of an emergency nature, the
Authority may dispense with the requirements of this subsection.

6. Acquisition of property.

(a)  Acquisition by lease or purchase; compliance with planning
and development regulations.

The Authority may acquire by lease or purchase, if it deems such
lease or purchase expedient, lands, structures, property, rights, rights
of way, franchises, easements and other interests in lands, as neces-
sary or convenient for the construction or for the operation of any
project, upon such terms and at such price as reasonable and can be
agreed upon between the Authority and the owner thereof, and may
take title thereto in the name of the Authority.

(b)  Power to lease, convey, etc., to Authority.

All counties, cities, towns and other political subdivisions and all
public agencies and commissions of the State, notwithstanding any
contrary provision of law, may lease, lend, grant, or convey to the
Authority at its request upon such terms and conditions as the
proper authorities of the counties, cities, towns, political subdivi-
sions, agencies or commissions of the State deem reasonable and
fair, any real or personal property which is necessary or convenient
to the effectuation of the authorized purposes of the Authority, in-
cluding property already devoted to public use.

(c)  Acquisition of private lands by eminent domain.

If a reasonable price cannot be agreed upon, or if the owner is
legally incapacitated or absent, unknown, or unable to convey valid
title, the Authority may request the Board of Public Works to ac-
quire by the power of eminent domain, any lands, property, rights,
rights of way, franchises, easements and other property, of any per-
son, copartnership, association, railroad, public service, public utility
or other corporation, deemed by the Authority necessary for the con-
struction or the efficient operation of any project. Any such proceed-
ings shall be conducted, and the compensation to be paid shall be
ascertained and paid, in the manner provided by Article 33A of the
Annotated Code of Maryland, title "Eminent Domain." The exercise
of the right of condemnation shall be limited to property entirely
within the territorial jurisdiction of the Authority.

(d)   Consent required for acquisition of State property. Notwith-
standing the foregoing provisions of this section, no property owned
by the State of Maryland or by any board, department, agency or
commission of the State shall be acquired by the Authority without
the prior consent of the Board of Public Works of the State of
Maryland.

7.

(a) The Authority shall purchase, and the Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore shall sell to the Authority for the sum of twenty-two
million dollars, any and all of the right, title and interest which the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore has in the airport facilities
known as Friendship International Airport upon the following terms
and conditions: