HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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individual floodproofing facilities on private property as
authorized by Chapter 700 of the Laws of Maryland of 1981, as
amended, and carrying out provisions of Chapter 526 of the Laws
of Maryland of 1943, as amended by Chapter 917 of the Laws of
Maryland of 1945, and Chapter 732 of the Laws of Maryland of
1947, with respect to storm water and surface drainage systems,
including the cost of any engineering or other surveys of storm
water, surface drainage, or flood control needs in that portion
of the Washington Suburban Sanitary District situated in Prince
George's County, and for the purpose of paying for or towards the
construction of any storm water, surface drainage, or flood
control project or system that is in the portion of the
Washington Suburban Sanitary District situated in Prince George's
County and that is the subject of an agreement between the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission and other governmental or
public authority, commission, or agency pursuant to Chapter 228
of the Laws of Maryland of 1959 or any other law, the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission is empowered to issue from time to
time bonds of the Washington Suburban Sanitary District as
provided by this Act in an aggregate principal amount not
exceeding $7,000,000, which bonds shall be in addition to any
bonds authorized to be issued under any other law for the same
purpose. For the purpose of providing an alternate remedy for
storm water and surface drainage flooding conditions, the
Commission, taking into account public interest factors of
environmental enhancement, engineering feasibility, and economy
of system construction and operation, may acquire by purchase,
condemnation, or gift, any land, interests in land, or structures
on the land which are or may be subject to the flood conditions
sought to be remedied, and may remove any buildings or structures
on the land, and thereafter hold the acquired property or
interests in property with restrictions against use of the
property for any residential, commercial, or industrial activity,
and with the same limitations and restrictions as to use by
lease, sale, or other contractual arrangement deemed satisfactory
to the Commission, may transfer the use or title of the property
to another governmental agency, board, or commission of the State
of Maryland, Prince George's County, or the federal government,
for governmental, public recreational, or other public use not
involving habitation, commercial, or industrial activity. The
cost of implementing the alternate remedy by the measures set
forth herein shall be deemed to be and it is hereby included
within the cost of storm water, surface drainage, or flood
control projects or systems. The cost of the storm water,
surface drainage, or flood control projects or systems shall be
deemed to include, in addition to all other items of cost, any
portion of the costs of the design and construction of trunk
sewers, sewage pumping stations, and sewage disposal facilities
and major water supply lines and reinforcing mains and other
sanitary sewer and water supply facilities of the Washington
Suburban Sanitary District which the Commission shall determine
to have been or will be incurred on account of the construction
or planned construction of the storm water, surface drainage, or
flood control projects or systems. The bonds shall be dated,
shall bear interest at such rate or rates annually as the