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44-12. Same—Lease to Montgomery County Revenue Authority.

The County is hereby authorized and empowered to lease any or all
off-street parking facilities now owned and operated by Montgomery County
unto the Montgomery County Revenue Authority for the management,
control, regulation, operation and maintenance of said off-street parking
facilities by the Montgomery County Revenue Authority under such terms
and conditions and for such period of time as may be agreed to by the
county and the Montgomery County Revenue Authority; provided, that the
terms of such transfer shall provide that all parking meter fees collected
by the authority shall be paid to the County to be applied as directed by
Section 44-17 of this Code.

Section 2. Section 44-13, Chapter 44, "Silver Spring, Bethesda, Whea-
ton and Montgomery Hills Parking Lot Districts," of the Montgomery
County Code 1965, is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

44-13. Administration and enforcement—Generally.

The department of public works of the County is hereby charged
with the administration and enforcement of this chapter. Subject to the
terms and conditions hereof, it shall be responsible for the acquisition,
construction, operation and maintenance of off-street parking facilities
acquired and constructed by the county under this chapter, and for the
operation and maintenance of off-street parking facilities leased to the
county, and it shall review plans for off-street parking facilities submitted
for approval by any person for the purpose of qualifying for exemption
from the special taxes prescribed in this Chapter. This section shall not
apply to off-street parking facilities acquired by the Montgomery County
Revenue Authority from Montgomery County through lease.

Section 3. Section 44-16, Chapter 44, title "Silver Spring, Bethesda,
Wheaton and Montgomery Hills Parking Lot Districts," of the Montgomery
County Code 1965, is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

44-16. Parking meters generally.

The county executive is hereby authorized, pursuant to the procedure
prescribed by law, to adopt regulations for the installation, maintenance
and operation of parking meters along, and limiting the time motor vehicles
may park on, the streets, highways and alleys located within each district
and on the parking lots within each district acquired by or leased to the
County, by the use of parking meters or otherwise, and to prescribe parking
meter or other fees for parking on such parking lots, streets, highways
and alleys; except, that on all off-street parking facilities leased to the
Montgomery County Revenue Authority, such authority shall have the
responsibility for the installation, maintenance and operation of parking
meters on such facilities and for the adoption of regulations, rates, fees
and other charges relating to the facilities operated and managed by it.
After the adoption of such regulations, the County may purchase, install,
maintain and operate any such parking meters on all streets, highways,
alleys and on off-street parking facilities not leased to the Revenue Author-
ity, in accordance with such regulations; provided, that the location thereof
is approved by the county executive. All parking meter fees collected
within each district shall be applied as provided in the following section,
and the division of police protection shall enforce such regulations regard-