2334                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [Ch. 687

of the right of eminent domain, in the manner prescribed
by Title 12 of THE REAL PROPERTY Article [21] of [this]
THE Code, lands or rights in land or water rights in
connection therewith; provided, however, that no property
or any interest or estate therein owned by any county,
city, town or political subdivision shall be acquired by
the exercise of the power of eminent domain without the
consent of the governing body of the county, city, town
or political subdivision, nor any existing privately
owned and operated water, sewerage or solid waste
acceptance facility system without the consent of the
owners and operators thereof except a privately owned and
operated system or facility may be condemned without
consent if it is required as an integral part of a
sanitary district created under this subtitle or if the
system is not being maintained and operated in compliance
with applicable laws and regulations of the State. At
any time after ten days after the return and recordation
of the verdict or award in any condemnation proceedings,
the district may enter and take possession of the
property so condemned, upon first paying to the cleric of
the court the amount of the award and all costs taxed to
that date, notwithstanding any appeal or further
proceedings upon the part of the defendant. At the time
of the payment, however, the district shall give its
corporate undertaking to abide by and fulfill any
judgment in the appeal or further proceedings.

666A.

Whenever it is deemed necessary by the commission to
take or acquire any land, structures or buildings, or any
stream bed, waterway, water rights, or watershed, either
in fee or as an easement, within or without a district,
for the construction, extension or maintenance of any
water main, sewer, or appurtenance of a main or sewer, or
for any sewage disposal plant, reservoir, water
purification plant, tank or pumping station, or for the
construction, extension or maintenance of any project it
may deem necessary for carrying out the provisions of
this subtitle, the commission may purchase the same from
the owners or failing to agree with the owner or owners
thereof, may condemn the same by proceedings in the
circuit court for the county in which said land,
structures or buildings, stream bed, waterway, water
rights, or watershed are situated, as provided for
condemnation of land under Title 12 of THE REAL PROPERTY
Article [21] of [this] THE Code; provided however, that
land used for cemetery purposes may not be condemned
until and unless the commission shall have first adopted
a resolution, on the affirmative vote of a majority of
the commission members from the county wherein such
cemetery land is located, declaring that it is necessary
for the public health and safety to acquire the same, or