MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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commissioners of the State of Maryland, notwithstanding
any contrary provision of law, are hereby authorized and
empowered to lease, lend, grant or convey to the
Commission at its request upon such terms and conditions
as the proper authorities of such counties, cities,
villages, townships, other political subdivisions or
public agencies and commissions of the State may deem
reasonable and fair and without the necessity of any
advertisement, order of court or other action or
formality, other than the regular and formal action of
the authorities concerned, any real property or tangible
or intangible personal property, which may be necessary
or convenient to the effectuation of the authorized
purposes of the Commission, including public roads and
other real property and tangible or intangible personal
property already devoted to public use.

§16. [§ 156.] Cessation of tolls.

When all bonds issued under the provisions of this
subheading and the interest thereon shall have been paid
or a sufficient amount for the payment of all such bonds
and the interest thereon to the maturity thereof shall
have been set aside in trust for the benefit of the
bondholders, the Expressway, if then in good condition
and repair, shall become part of the State highway system
and shall thereafter be maintained by the Commission free
of tolls, except as may be otherwise provided by the
supplemental agreement which the Commission is authorized
to enter into by the provisions of [§ 141] §1 of this
subheading. Provided, however, that the Commission may
thereafter charge tolls for the use of the Expressway in
order to provide funds for reimbursing to the Commission,
in whole or in part, any sum theretofore expended in
paying a part of the cost of maintaining, repairing and
operating the Expressway, and such tolls may be continued
until such sum shall have been reimbursed to the
Commission.

§17. [§ 157.] Preliminary expenses.

The Commission is hereby authorized to expend out of
any funds available for the purpose such moneys as may be
necessary for the study of the Expressway and to use its
engineering and other forces, and the services of
consulting engineers and traffic engineers, for the
purpose of effecting such study and to pay for such
additional engineering and traffic and other expert
studies as it may deem expedient, and all such expenses
incurred by the Commission prior to the issuance of
revenue bonds under the provisions of this subheading
shall be paid by the Commission and charged to the
Expressway, and the Commission shall keep proper records
and accounts showing each amount so charged. Upon the
sale of revenue bonds for the Expressway, the funds so
expended by the Commission in connection with the
Expressway shall be reimbursed to the Commission from the
proceeds of such bonds.