MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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to preserve any portion of the Commission's regional park
plan for the Metropolitan District in Montgomery County
and Prince George's County, respectively, which plan is a
part of the Commission's general plan for the physical
development of the Maryland — Washington Regional
District. Except as, limited by [Section 22] TITLE 3-102
of this [subtitle] ARTICLE, the Commission [is authorized
to] MAY expend, for the foregoing purposes, any current
funds which under the provisions of this [subtitle]
ARTICLE are authorized to be expended for land
acquisitions in [said] THE RESPECTIVE counties
[respectively] within the Metropolitan District for the
purposes authorized by this section, and the funds which
may be so expended by the Commission in that portion of
the Maryland — Washington Regional District known as the
Upper Montgomery County Metropolitan District, may
include the proceeds of bonds issued by the Commission
under Section [45] 6-102 of this [subtitle] ARTICLE.

[30.] 5-105.

Whenever it is deemed necessary by the Commission to
take or acquire any lands, water rights, structures, or
buildings, either in fee or as an easement, for parks,
parkways, forests, roads, streets, boulevards, or
highways, ground or spaces, or for the purposes of
recreation, the Commission may purchase [the same] THEM
from the owner or 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
the land, water rights, structures, or buildings are
located. The procedure shall be that applying to the
condemnation of land by public service corporations in
TITLE 12 OF THE REAL PROPERTY Article [33A] of the CODE
OF Public General Laws of Maryland. At the same time,
the Commission may condemn the interest of any tenant,
lessee, or other person having an interest in the land or
other property. At any time after ten days after the
return and recordation of the verdict or award in the
proceedings, the Commission may enter and take possession
of the property so condemned, upon first paying to the
clerk of the court the amount of the award and all costs
taxed to date, notwithstanding any appeal or further
proceedings on the part of the defendant. At the time of
this payment, however, the Commission shall give its
corporate undertaking to abide by and fulfill any
judgment on such appeal, or on the expiration of the
appeal time limit if there be no appeal.

[31.] 5-106.

(a) Devise of a portion of the farm "The
Moorings." A devise is accepted of a portion of the farm
"The Moorings" under the provision of the last will of