(a)   All of the area of Montgomery County not included within the
Maryland-Washington Metropolitan District as it is now or may
hereafter be defined, with the exception of the area now or hereafter
located within the boundaries of municipal corporations as defined in
Article 23A, § 9 of the Code, is hereby added to the
Maryland-Washington Metropolitan District and is designated the
"Upper Montgomery County Metropolitan District". For purposes of
taxation, this shall constitute a special taxing district in which the
Montgomery County Council is authorized to levy annually a tax of not
to exceed 2 cents on each $100 of assessable real property within the
Upper Montgomery County Metropolitan District and 5 cents on each $100
of assessable personal property and operating real property described
in § 8-109(c) of the Tax - Property Article within the Upper
Montgomery County Metropolitan District, which tax shall be collected
and paid over to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning
Commission and shall be expended by the Commission for the acquisition,
maintenance and development of parks and playgrounds in the Upper
Montgomery County Metropolitan District, provided that no part of the
revenue derived from such tax shall be expended for the amortization of
bonds or other certificates of indebtedness.
  (b)   That portion of the Maryland-Washington Metropolitan District in
Montgomery County existing prior to April 28, 1959, and including any
extensions that may be made to it from time to time, for purposes of
distinction is designated and shall be known as the "Lower Montgomery
County Metropolitan District" and shall in all other respects be
unaffected by the provisions of this section.
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