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LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 757

DEVELOPED, REDEVELOPED, RENOVATED OR REHABILITATED, AND
REGARDLESS OF THE MANNER OR MEANS BY WHICH IT HAS
ACQUIRED, TO ANY PRIVATE, PUBLIC OR QUASI-PUBLIC
CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, PERSON OR PERSONS
OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY, UPON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
NECESSARY TO ASSURE A USE CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSES OF
THIS ARTICLE.

(B)    LAND OR PROPERTY, INCLUDING GOODWILL, TAKEN BY
THE COUNTY FOR ANY OF THESE PURPOSES MAY NOT BE TAKEN
WITHOUT JUST COMPENSATION AS AGREED UPON BETWEEN THE
PARTIES OR AWARDED BY A JURY, BEING FIRST PAID OR
TENDERED TO THE PARTY ENTITLED TO THE COMPENSATION.

(C)    ALL LAND AND PROPERTY NEEDED OR TAKEN BY
MONTGOMERY COUNTY THROUGH THE EXERCISE OF THE POWER OF
EMINENT DOMAIN FOR ANY OF THESE PURPOSES IS DECLARED TO
BE NEEDED OR TAKEN FOR PUBLIC USES OR PURPOSES. ANY OR
ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE
CONSTITUTE GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS, UNDERTAKEN FOR PUBLIC
USES AND PURPOSES, AND THE POWER OF TAXATION MAY BE
EXERCISED, PUBLIC FUNDS EXPENDED AND PUBLIC CREDIT
EXTENDED IN FURTHERANCE OF THOSE FUNCTIONS.

(D)    THE POWERS OF EMINENT DOMAIN AND TAXATION AND
THE AUTHORITY TO EXTEND PUBLIC CREDIT PURSUANT TO THIS
ARTICLE MAY BE EXERCISED ONLY BY THE [[GOVERNMENT]]
GOVERNING BODY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

(E)    SUBJECT TO ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS IT
MAY IMPOSE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY GRANT TO THE COUNTY
ANY AND ALL POWER AND AUTHORITY NECESSARY OR PROPER TO
IMPLEMENT THE SPECIFIC POWERS WHICH THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
IS AUTHORIZED TO GRANT TO THE COUNTY PURSUANT TO THIS
ARTICLE AND TO FULLY ACCOMPLISH ANY AND ALL OF THE
PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE. THIS POWER OR AUTHORITY MAY
NOT BE INCONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS
CONSTITUTION EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION

(G) OF THIS ARTICLE.

(F)    THE POWER AUTHORIZED MAY NOT BE EXERCISED
WITHIN A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SUBJECT TO ARTICLE XI-E OF
THIS CONSTITUTION WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THAT MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION.

(G)    THE PROVISIONS OF [[THE]] THIS ARTICLE ARE
INDEPENDENT OF, AND SHALL IN NO WAY AFFECT, THE POWERS
GRANTED UNDER ARTICLE III, SECTION 61 OF THIS
CONSTITUTION. THE POWER GRANTED BY THIS ARTICLE TO THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ENACT PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS FOR THE
ACTIVITIES HEREIN AUTHORIZED PREVAILS OVER THE
RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE XI-A OF THIS
CONSTITUTION.