1624                            Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 753

25A of said Code, title "Chartered Counties of Maryland," subtitle
"Express Powers," to authorize and empower chartered counties
and counties which have not adopted home rule to sponsor, con-
struct, operate, maintain and finance certain federally assisted
watershed projects.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new subsection (dd) be and it is hereby added to Section 3 of
Article 25 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1966 Replacement
Volume and 1970 Supplement), title "County Commissioners," sub-
title "General Provisions"; and new subsection (Z) be and it is here-
by added to Section 5 of Article 25A of said Code, title "Chartered
Counties of Maryland," subtitle "Express Powers," all to read as
follows:

3.

(dd) Including the counties excepted in subsection (a) of this
section:

(1)    To carry out, construct, operate, and maintain any works of
improvement for flood prevention or the conservation, development,
utilization and disposal of water in watershed or subwatershed areas
qualifying for federal assistance under the provisions of the Water-
shed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, as amended, c. 656,, sec-
tion 1, 68 Stat. 666 (1954), 16 U.S.C. 1001, hereinafter referred to
as "the Watershed Act"

(2)    To have such powers as are necessary to satisfy such condi-
tions for federal assistance as are or may hereafter be required under
the Watershed Act or any regulations issued pursuant thereto by the
United States or any of its agencies charged with the administration
thereof.

(3)    To accept such grants of money and technical assistance as
may be offered by the United States or any of its agencies pursuant
to the Watershed Act.

(4) To borrow money from the United States or any of its agen-
cies pursuant to the provisions of the Watershed Act for such works
of improvements on such terms and conditions as may be permitted
thereunder or any regulations issued pursuant thereto, and to evi-
dence such borrowing by the issuance of such instruments as may be
acceptable to the United States or any of its agencies, any provision
or limitation of any public general or local law to the contrary not-
withstanding.

(5) TO BORROW MONEY FROM PRIVATE LENDING IN-
STITUTIONS AND TO EVIDENCE SUCH BORROWING BY THE
ISSUANCE OF INSTRUMENTS GENERALLY IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH ARTICLE 31 OF THIS CODE OR THE CHARTER
PROVISIONS OR APPLICABLE LOCAL LAWS OF THE
COUNTY.

5.

(Z) To have the same powers enumerated in subsection (dd) of
Section 3 of Article 25 of this Code.