1482                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 650

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1969.

Approved May 14, 1969.

CHAPTER 650
(House Bill 290)

AN ACT to authorize the issuance of bonds of the Washington
Suburban Sanitary District in an aggregate principal amount not
exceeding $6,000,000 for paying the cost of storm water, surface
drainage or flood control projects or systems in the Prince George's
County portion of the District, including the payment of any
portion of the costs of sanitary sewer or water supply facilities
resulting from the construction or planned construction of such
storm water, surface drainage or flood control systems, to au-
thorize the issuance of notes in anticipation of the issuance of such
bonds, and to provide for the payment of such bonds and notes
and the interest thereon.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
(a) That, for the purpose of paying the cost of storm water, surface
drainage or flood control projects or systems and carrying out the
provisions of Chapter 526 of the Laws of Maryland of 1943, as
amended by Chapter 917 of the Laws of Maryland of 1945, and
Chapter 732 of the Laws of Maryland of 1947 with respect to storm
water and surface drainage systems, including the cost of any
engineering or other surveys of storm water, surface drainage or
flood control needs in that portion of the Washington Suburban
Sanitary District situated in Prince George's County, and for the
purpose of paying for or towards the construction in that portion
of the Washington Suburban Sanitary District of any storm water,
surface drainage or flood control project or system which is the
subject of an agreement between the Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission and another governmental or public authority, com-
mission or agency pursuant to Chapter 228 of the Laws of Maryland
of 1959 or any other law, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Com-
mission is empowered to issue from time to time bonds of the
Washington Suburban Sanitary District as hereinafter provided in
an aggregate principal amount not exceeding six million dollars
($6,000,000), which bonds shall be in addition to any bonds author-
ized to be issued under any other law for such purpose. The cost of
such storm water, surface drainage or flood control projects or sys-
tems shall be deemed to include, in addition to all other items of cost,
any portion of the costs of the design and construction of trunk
sewers, sewage pumping stations and sewage disposal facilities and
major water supply lines and reinforcing mains and other sanitary
sewer and water supply facilities of the Washington Suburban Sani-
tary District which the Commission shall determine to have been or
will be incurred on account of the construction or planned con-
struction of such storm water, surface drainage or flood control
projects or systems. Said bonds shall be dated, shall bear interest
at such rate or rates not ex