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WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME AS DETERMINED BY SAID
SECRETARY, RECEIVE ADEQUATE SERVICE FROM A PROJ-
ECT OWNED BY A MUNICIPALITY AND OPERATED IN
COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULA-
TIONS, EXCEPT UPON THE REQUEST OF THE APPROPRI-
ATE MUNICIPALITY AND PURSUANT TO A VOLUNTARY
CONTRACT BETWEEN THE SERVICE AND SUCH MUNICI-
PALITY.

4. Powers generally.

The Service is granted and has and may exercise all powers neces-
sary for carrying out the purposes of this Article, including, but not
limited to, the following rights and powers:

(a)    To have perpetual existence as a corporation;

(b)    To adopt bylaws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business,
subject to the approval of the Secretary of Natural Resources;

(c)    To adopt an official seal and alter the same at pleasure;

(d)    To maintain an office or offices at such place or places as it
designates, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Natural
Resources;

(e)  To appoint officers, agents, employees, and servants, subject
to the approval of the Secretary of Natural Resources, and to pre-
scribe their duties and to fix their compensation as set forth in this
Article;

(f)    To sue and be sued;

(g)    To acquire, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, improve,
maintain lease as lessor or as lessee, repair and operate projects
within or without the State of Maryland and to establish reasonable
rules and regulations for the use of any project, and to acquire,
purchase, hold, lease as lessee, and use any franchise and any
property, real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any
interest therein necessary or convenient for carrying out the purposes
of the Service and to sell, lease as lessor, transfer, and dispose of any
property or interest therein at any time acquired by it;

(h) To acquire by gift, purchase, or the exercise of the right of
eminent domain, in the manner prescribed by Article 33A of the
Annotated Code of Maryland, as from time to time amended, real
property or rights in real property or water rights in connection
therewith; and at any time after the ten days following the return
and recordation of the verdict or award in any condemnation pro-
ceedings, the Service may enter and take possession of the property
so condemned, upon first paying to the Clerk of the Court the amount
of said award and all costs taxed to that date, notwithstanding any
appeal or further proceedings upon the part of the defendant; but
at the time of said payment, however, the Service shall give its
corporate undertaking to abide by and fulfill any judgment in such
appeal or further proceedings;

(i) To borrow money and to issue revenue bonds or bond antici-
pation notes for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost