PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 264

and filing of budgets by agencies of the State of Maryland are applicable to the budgetary
procedure of the Commission. Except as hereinafter provided, the budget programs and
procedures heretofore followed by the Commission are ratified and confirmed and
approved for use by the Commission hereafter, together with such improvements therein
as, in the discretion of the Commission, be deemed necessary or appropriate in the public
interest.

(5) Each county council, upon approval of the budget, shall deliver it within
three calendar, days to the respective county executive who, within ten days thereafter,
may disapprove or reduce any item contained in it. If the county executive disapproves,
reduces or modifies any item in the budget, [he] THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE shall return
it to the respective county council with the reasons for [his] THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S
disapproval or reduction stated in writing. Budget item refers to items within the funds
described herein or the planning work program. [The Montgomery County Council]
EACH COUNTY COUNCIL may, by affirmative vote of 6 of its members, [and the Prince
George's County Council may, by affirmative vote of a majority of its members,]
reapprove or restore any item over the disapproval of the respective county executive
within 30 calendar days.

5-102.

(A) For the purpose of financing or assisting in the financing of the acquisition of
land or other property for parks, parkways, forests, streets, roads, boulevards, or other
public ways, grounds, or spaces within the metropolitan district, or for the purposes of
public recreation, or for its improvement or development, the Commission may receive
and expend any contributions, donations, or appropriations which may be made for these
purposes or any of them, by the United States, the District of Columbia, the State of
Maryland, any other political community, or any private person.

(B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF FINANCING OR ASSISTING IN THE FINANCING OF
LAND ACQUISITION, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, REDEVELOPMENT, OR
REVITALIZATION IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, THE COMMISSION MAY RECEIVE
AND EXPEND ANY CONTRIBUTIONS, DONATIONS, OR APPROPRIATIONS WHICH MAY
BE MADE FOR THESE PURPOSES OR ANY OF THEM, BY THE UNITED STATES, THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA THE STATE OF MARYLAND, ANY OTHER POLITICAL
COMMUNITY, OR ANY PRIVATE PERSON.

5-103.

(A) Title to the lands acquired under subsection 1(a) of Public Law No. 284, 71st
Congress, as amended, shall vest in the United States, as provided in that act.

(B) [The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED UNDER SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION.
THE title to any other land or property acquired shall not be placed in or granted to the
United States or in or to any person, corporation, or political community other than the
metropolitan district itself or the State of Maryland, without the approval of the General
Assembly of Maryland.

(C) [The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED UNDER SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION,
THE control, maintenance, operation, or policing of any such other park, parkways, forest,
street, road, boulevard, or other public way, ground, or space within the metropolitan

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