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for use in the handling, storage, loading or unloading of freight or
passengers at steamship terminals, and every kind of transporta-
tion facility now in use or hereafter designed for use in connection
therewith.

(c)   The terms "industrial building" and "port facility" include

(1)  an addition, extension, or permanent improvement thereto, and

(2)   "pollution control facilities." The term "acquisition" includes
the rehabilitation, remodeling, extension, or permanent improve-
ment of an industrial building or a port facility.

(d)  The term "pollution control facilities" means any building,
structure, machinery, equipment or facility designed for the control,
reduction, prevention or abatement of pollution of the natural en-
vironment by gaseous, liquid, or solid substances, discharges or
radiation, (including adverse thermal effects therefrom), noise or
any combination thereof. The term includes any pollution control
facilities utilized by any public service company as defined in
Article 78 of this Code and shall not be limited to pollution control
facilities which can be financed by bonds determined to be tax
exempt under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
Pollution control facilities may be constructed as part of, and may
include, facilities also designed for the recovery of chemicals or
other products or to serve some other purpose, but which also con-
tribute to the control or abatement of such environmental pollution.

[(c)] (e) "Municipality" means a municipal corporation in Mary-
land subject to the provisions of Article HE of the Constitution;
and it also means the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore.
"County" means one of the twenty-three counties of Maryland.

266B.

(a)  Legislative findings are made that: (1) conditions of unem-
ployment exist in many areas of this State; (2) the development of
new commercial, industrial and manufacturing plants are essential
to relieve this unemployment and to establish a balanced economy
within this State; (3) the present and prospective health, happiness,
safety, right of gainful employment, and general welfare of the
citizens of each of the counties and municipalities of this State will
be promoted by the establishment of industrial buildings and port
facilities as herein provided; and (4) the control or abatement of
pollution of the environment of this State is necessary to retain
existing industry in, and attract new industry to, this State and to
protect the health, welfare and safety of the citizens of this State,
to protect the natural resources of this State and to encourage the
economic development of this State.

(b)  It is the declared legislative purpose [In order] to relieve
conditions of unemployment in this State, [or] to encourage the
increase of industry and a balanced economy in this State, to assist
in the retention of existing industry in this State through the control,
reduction or abatement of pollution of the environment, to promote
economic development, to protect natural resources and in this
manner to promote the health, welfare and safety of the residents of
each of the counties and municipalities of this State.

(c)  In order better to accomplish the foregoing purposes, in
addition to whatever other powers it may have and notwithstanding