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MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  23-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 23 - Water, Sewers, and Drainage|Subtitle 1 - Water and Sewer Systems|Section 23-103 - Acquisition of Private or Municipal Water or Sewer System -- Generally

    (a)    The Commission may purchase a municipally or privately owned water supply or sewer system if the Commission:        (1)    extends its general water supply or sewer system to the municipally or privately owned water supply or sewer system and is ready to connect with the system; or        (2)    considers the purchase to be expedient, advisable, and proper for the adequate operation of the system under the Commission’s jurisdiction.    (b)    If the Commission and the owner of a municipally or privately owned water supply or sewer system fail to agree to the purchase price or conditions of purchase of the water or sewer system, the Commission may acquire the system by condemnation, as provided in this division.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  23-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 23 - Water, Sewers, and Drainage|Subtitle 1 - Water and Sewer Systems|Section 23-104 - Acquisition of Private Water or Sewer System

    (a)    If a privately owned water or sewer system is the subject of a condemnation proceeding under this division, a jury in the proceeding shall determine the fair market value as provided for in § 12–105(b) of the Real Property Article.    (b)    (1)    If the Commission condemns a privately owned system, the Commission shall take the system free and clear of all debts and liens.        (2)    (i)    The Commission shall make a party defendant any person that has a recorded lien or encumbrance against the privately owned system.            (ii)    The circuit court may determine the respective amounts due the defendants.    (c)    After the payment into the court or to the proper parties:        (1)    the Commission may take possession of, maintain, and operate the private system; and        (2)    all properties along the line of any water main or sewer of the private system shall stand in the same relation, bear the same benefit assessment, and be subject to the same regulations and penalties as though the private system had been constructed and put into operation by the Commission under the provisions of this division.    (d)    A building or premises properly connected with the acquired private system at the time of its purchase is not subject to the connection charge specified under Title 25, Subtitle 3 of this article.    (e)    (1)    If the Commission considers that a privately owned water or sewer system is unfit, in whole or in part, for incorporation with the Commission’s system, the Commission shall:            (i)    disregard the existence of the system or unfit part of the system; and            (ii)    extend the Commission’s system to serve the area served by the existing system or unfit part of the system.        (2)    All of the provisions of this division relating to systems constructed by the Commission apply to an extension under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  23-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 23 - Water, Sewers, and Drainage|Subtitle 1 - Water and Sewer Systems|Section 23-105 - Acquisition of Municipal Water or Sewer System

    (a)    After the payment for the acquisition is made to the court or to the municipality:        (1)    the Commission may take possession of, maintain, and operate a municipally owned water or sewer system; and        (2)    all properties along the line of any water main or sewer of the municipal system shall stand in the same relation, bear the same benefit assessment, and be subject to the same regulations and penalties as though the municipal system had been constructed and put into operation by the Commission under the provisions of this division.    (b)    A building or premises properly connected with the acquired municipal system at the time of its purchase is not subject to the connection charge specified under Title 26, Subtitle 3 of this article.    (c)    If outstanding bonds exist for a municipal system acquired by the Commission:        (1)    the municipality may use the amount paid by the Commission for the system for the purchase or redemption of any bond or debt that may be outstanding against the system; or        (2)    the Commission, as a part of the compensation for the system, may assume the payment of any outstanding bond.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  23-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 23 - Water, Sewers, and Drainage|Subtitle 2 - Subdivision Lines and Service Connections|Section 23-203 - Construction of Service Connections

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, this section does not apply to streets, roads, alleys, sidewalks, or public property in the jurisdiction of Montgomery County.    (b)    (1)    The Commission shall make taps in installations of the Commission at a charge that the Commission considers reasonable.        (2)    The Commission may construct and make water service connections of 2 inches or larger and charge for the connections at the actual cost to the Commission.    (c)    The Commission may authorize the construction of service connections by a master plumber, who is registered in the sanitary district, under the supervision of the Commission.    (d)    (1)    If the Commission, by resolution, authorizes service connections to be made by a master plumber, under regulations and after issuance of a written permit by the Commission, the master plumber may enter on and cut into a street under the jurisdiction of a public authority to the same extent that the Commission may enter on and cut into the street.        (2)    (i)    The master plumber shall first post with the Commission an indemnity bond in an amount set by and with sureties approved by the Commission.            (ii)    The bond shall indemnify the Commission and any State, county, or municipal authority having jurisdiction over the street against all loss, cost, or damage that may be caused by the master plumber’s entering on and cutting into the street.            (iii)    The master plumber shall deposit with the Commission in cash a sum set by the Commission to cover the cost of resurfacing the cut.        (3)    (i)    The only permit required shall be a permit issued by the Commission in accordance with this section.            (ii)    The master plumber shall notify the authority having control of the street to be entered and cut of the time and nature of the work to be done.    (e)    Before cutting into a street, road, alley, sidewalk, or public property under the jurisdiction of Montgomery County, a master plumber shall secure a permit from the county and pay a fee and comply with regulations established by the county.    (f)    The Commission shall adopt regulations to implement this section.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  23-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 23 - Water, Sewers, and Drainage|Subtitle 2 - Subdivision Lines and Service Connections|Section 23-204 - Extension of Service to New Developments in Prince George's County

    The Commission may grant water or sewer service connections, hookups, or authorizations for service or otherwise extend water and sewer service to a new development in the Prince George’s County portion of the sanitary district only if the development is in conformance with adopted and approved plans, programs, and policies of the county or other regulations that the county may include in an adopted and approved comprehensive water and sewer plan, amendment, or revision.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  23-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 23 - Water, Sewers, and Drainage|Subtitle 3 - Capital Improvements Program|Section 23-301 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    (1)    “Major project” means an extension, project, or program of water and sewer facilities.        (2)    “Major project” includes:            (i)    a sewer main at least 15 inches in diameter;            (ii)    a water main at least 16 inches in diameter; and            (iii)    a sewage or water pumping station, force main, and storage or other major facility.        (3)    “Major project” does not include a sewer main or water main that:            (i)    provides only local service;            (ii)    is 2,000 feet or less; and            (iii)    is built to avoid unnecessary and uneconomical duplication when a major project is constructed.    (c)    “Program” means a 6–year projected program by the Commission of capital improvements for water and sewer facilities.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  23-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 23 - Water, Sewers, and Drainage|Subtitle 3 - Capital Improvements Program|Section 23-302 - Designation of Branch of County Government

    (a)    In this subtitle, the requirements and responsibilities of the county executives and county councils or successor forms of governments shall be performed separately or jointly by the branches of the respective county governments as provided by charter or other law.    (b)    The designation of a specific branch of county government is not intended to expand, limit, modify, or vary the powers and duties of the county executives and county councils of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  23-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 23 - Water, Sewers, and Drainage|Subtitle 3 - Capital Improvements Program|Section 23-303 - Content of Program

    A Program shall include:        (1)    the major projects that the Commission determines may be required in each of the next 6 fiscal years:            (i)    in the sanitary district; and            (ii)    in geographical areas outside the sanitary district that the Commission determines are appropriate to include in the Program;        (2)    a statement of the objectives and the relationship to the long–range development plans designated by each county for each major project;        (3)    a projected construction schedule, an estimate of cost, and a statement of funding sources, including contributions that may be required for the construction of a major project;        (4)    the information and documentation for each major project that the Commission is required to submit for the 6–year period covered by the Program under Title 9, Subtitle 5 of the Environment Article;        (5)    the addition of a new major project and the deletion, modification, or rescheduling of a previously approved major project for which a construction contract has not been awarded or will not be awarded during the fiscal year in which the Program is being submitted;        (6)    an indication, by major project, of the mains for which construction contributions have been made or committed and the amounts of contributions as of the date of the preparation of the Program;        (7)    additional information for major projects for which contributions are made or committed before approval or amendment of the Program; and        (8)    for each major project, as applicable:            (i)    the estimated maximum diameter, length, and location of water and sewer mains;            (ii)    the design capacity and approximate location of pumping stations;            (iii)    the maximum population that could be served by each sewer construction item as the item is proposed to be designed;            (iv)    the maximum area limits that could be served by gravity systems for each sewer system construction item and the area that each item is designed to serve, with the area limits set forth in a general narrative statement and on a map;            (v)    the demonstrated need for each major project, including a presentation of appropriate facts justifying the proposed construction; and            (vi)    the estimated cost of each construction item in the Program.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  23-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 23 - Water, Sewers, and Drainage|Subtitle 3 - Capital Improvements Program|Section 23-304 - Submission of Program and Recommendations

    (a)    Before October 1 of each year, the Commission shall prepare and submit a Program to the County Executive and County Council of Montgomery County and the County Executive of Prince George’s County.    (b)    In Montgomery County, the County Executive shall submit recommendations and suggested amendments about the Program to the County Council as an integral part of the comprehensive 6–year Capital Improvements Program required by the Montgomery County Charter.    (c)    In Prince George’s County, the County Executive shall submit the Program, together with comments, recommendations, and suggested amendments, to the County Council.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  23-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 23 - Water, Sewers, and Drainage|Subtitle 3 - Capital Improvements Program|Section 23-305 - Public Hearings

    (a)    Before final action on a Program is taken, public hearings shall be held on the Program.    (b)    The public hearings may be conducted in conjunction with public hearings on the 6–year programs or capital budgets of Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, or other agencies.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  23-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 23 - Water, Sewers, and Drainage|Subtitle 3 - Capital Improvements Program|Section 23-306 - Review; Written Comment by Commission

    (a)    The county councils of Montgomery County and Prince George’s County shall approve, disapprove, or modify a Program.    (b)    The county councils of Montgomery County and Prince George’s County shall seek the advice and recommendation of the Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission in reviewing a Program.    (c)    The county councils of Montgomery County and Prince George’s County may designate a water or sewer main for controlled or limited access for service to designated areas within the respective county.    (d)    (1)    A modification to a Program by the county council of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County is not final until the modification is submitted to the Commission for written comment.        (2)    The Commission has at least 30 days to comment on the modification.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  23-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 23 - Water, Sewers, and Drainage|Subtitle 3 - Capital Improvements Program|Section 23-307 - Approval or Disapproval of Certain Major Projects

    (a)    If the statement of objectives included in the Program as provided in § 23–303 of this subtitle declares that a major project to be constructed in whole or in part in one county is designed to provide services in whole or in substantial part to the other county, the major project may be disapproved with the concurrence of the county council of the county that is to receive the services.    (b)    (1)    Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the county council of the county in which the major project is located may direct modifications in location or change the proposed year of construction if the modification or change will not prevent the services being available when needed.        (2)    The county council’s authority to direct modifications in the location of a major project described in subsection (a) of this section may be exercised to effect reasonable changes in the location of the major project by the county council of the county in which the major project is located when the major project is first approved as a part of a Program.    (c)    After approval of a major project in a Program, the county council of the county in which the major project is located may make further modifications only if:        (1)    the modifications do not result in substantial net additional costs or expenses to the Commission; or        (2)    the county directing the modifications reimburses the Commission for substantial net additional costs or expenses.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  23-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 23 - Water, Sewers, and Drainage|Subtitle 3 - Capital Improvements Program|Section 23-308 - Sources of Funding

    In approving or modifying a Program, if Montgomery County or Prince George’s County approves a major project for which money from the anticipated sources of funding shown by the Commission under § 23–303 of this subtitle is insufficient, the Commission is not obligated to undertake the major project unless the county approving the major project provides additional sources to fund the major project.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  23-309 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 23 - Water, Sewers, and Drainage|Subtitle 3 - Capital Improvements Program|Section 23-309 - Liability Resulting From Change

    (a)    If the Commission becomes legally liable to a third party as a direct result of a modification of a previous approval of a major project by Montgomery County or Prince George’s County, the county directing the change is responsible for the liability that results from the change.    (b)    The County Executive or County Council of Montgomery County or the County Executive of Prince George’s County shall settle or release a claim for liability under subsection (a) of this section by:        (1)    negotiating with the claimant; or        (2)    paying the final judgment of a court award.    (c)    In litigation resulting from a claim for liability under subsection (a) of this section, the County Executive or County Council of Montgomery County and the County Executive of Prince George’s County may:        (1)    intervene in a court proceeding before judgment; and        (2)    interpose defenses available to the county or the Commission.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  23-310 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 23 - Water, Sewers, and Drainage|Subtitle 3 - Capital Improvements Program|Section 23-310 - Reimbursement; Right, Title, and Interest

    (a)    If the Commission has made expenditures to a third party for services or property as part of an approved major project that is subsequently modified or removed by Montgomery County or Prince George’s County so that the services or property are no longer necessary, the county directing the modification or removal shall reimburse the Commission for the amount of the expenditures.    (b)    The Commission shall give Montgomery County or Prince George’s County any right, title, and interest in an item for which reimbursement has been made.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  23-311 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 23 - Water, Sewers, and Drainage|Subtitle 3 - Capital Improvements Program|Section 23-311 - Notification of Final Action

    Within 5 days after final action on a Program, the county councils of Montgomery County and Prince George’s County shall submit to the Commission notification of final action, including:        (1)    the details of changes or modifications; and        (2)    evidence of compliance with specified requirements of this subtitle that may be applicable to the final action.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  23-312 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 23 - Water, Sewers, and Drainage|Subtitle 3 - Capital Improvements Program|Section 23-312 - Adoption of Program; Amendments to Program

    (a)    The Commission shall:        (1)    review each Program;        (2)    revise each Program as required by a final action of the county councils of Montgomery County and Prince George’s County; and        (3)    adopt each Program before the beginning of the first fiscal year of that Program.    (b)    The Commission’s capital budget for the first fiscal year of each Program approved by the Commission shall provide money to begin the approved major projects for the first year of that Program.    (c)    (1)    A major project may not begin if the major project is not in conformity with the part of the Program applicable to that fiscal year unless the major project is included in the Program by an amendment to the Program.        (2)    The amendment to the Program:            (i)    may be proposed by the Commission or initiated by the county executive or county council of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County;            (ii)    on reasonable advance notice to the public, shall be subject to a public hearing held by the county council of the county that initiates the amendment or by both county councils if the amendment affects both counties; and            (iii)    requires final action by the county council of each affected county.        (3)    The county council of the affected county shall notify the Commission of the final action.        (4)    The Commission shall adopt an amendment approved by final action by the county council of each affected county.    (d)    (1)    In this subsection, “material change” does not include the following items if service from a major project as constructed does not extend beyond the area approved for construction of a sewer project:            (i)    a normal deviation from the most recent estimated construction costs;            (ii)    a change in location caused by right–of–way acquisition problems;            (iii)    a condition found in the field when actual construction plans are prepared; or            (iv)    a modification of an estimated size or length of a construction item.        (2)    A major project may not be constructed until an adopted Program is amended as to any material change.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  23-313 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 23 - Water, Sewers, and Drainage|Subtitle 3 - Capital Improvements Program|Section 23-313 - Reports

    (a)    The Commission shall submit a final report, including construction cost figures, on completed major projects to the county executive and county council of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County.    (b)    (1)    When the Commission submits a Program under § 23–304 of this subtitle, the Commission shall include a status report of all approved major projects that have not been completed as of the date that the Program is submitted.        (2)    The report shall:            (i)    identify the major project;            (ii)    specify the dates of approval of the major project;            (iii)    indicate the current status of the major project, including an estimate of the date of completion of construction;            (iv)    indicate if the major project is the subject of a material change and any amendment that is required under § 23–312 of this subtitle; and            (v)    for an approved major project in Montgomery County, indicate a change in the last estimated construction costs and a modification in location, size, and length of a construction item.