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MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-692 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VIII - Bonds|Section 9-692 - Use of Bond Proceeds

    (a)    A district may use the proceeds from bonds issued under this subtitle only:        (1)    To pay costs incurred for the projects for which the bonds were issued; or        (2)    In accordance with this section.    (b)    The district shall disburse the proceeds as the sanitary commission provided in its authorizing resolution.    (c)    (1)    If the proceeds from bonds issued under this subtitle are insufficient to pay the costs incurred for the projects for which the bonds were issued, the district may issue additional bonds to make up the deficit.        (2)    Unless the sanitary commission provided otherwise in its authorizing resolution, bonds issued under this subsection:            (i)    Are deemed to be from the same series that originally was issued for the project; and            (ii)    Shall be repaid without preference to or priority for the bonds that already were issued for the project.    (d)    If the proceeds from bonds issued under this subtitle exceed the costs incurred for the projects for which the bonds were issued and if the authorizing resolution so requires, the district shall use the surplus to retire bonds of the same series.    (e)    If the proceeds from bonds issued under this subtitle exceed the costs incurred for the projects for which the bonds were issued and if the authorizing resolution does not otherwise require:        (1)    The district shall use the surplus to pay the next payment of principal on the bonds;        (2)    The sanitary commission shall adopt a resolution that authorizes the use of the surplus to pay for other projects that are in the same service areas as the projects for which the bonds were issued and then use the surplus in accordance with the resolution; or        (3)    The district shall use the surplus to cancel bonds of the same series by buying the bonds on the open market at a price that:            (i)    Does not include a premium of more than 5 percent of the par value; and            (ii)    The sanitary commission determines to be in the best interests of the district and the member counties served by the projects for which the bonds having excess proceeds were issued.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-693 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VIII - Bonds|Section 9-693 - Refunding Bonds

    In accordance with the provisions of this subtitle that generally govern the issuance of bonds, any district may issue refunding bonds to refund, pay, or discharge the principal or interest of:         (1)    Any other bond issued under this subtitle; and        (2)    Any other indebtedness incurred to acquire or construct a project.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-695 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VIII - Bonds|Section 9-695 - Payment of Bond Interest From Proceeds of Bonds

    From the proceeds of the sale of bonds under this subtitle, the district may pay, on those bonds, interest that does not exceed 1 year’s interest.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-696 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VIII - Bonds|Section 9-696 - Multiple County Districts; Proportionate Liability of Member Counties

    If bonds issued under this subtitle are guaranteed by more than 1 member county, the liability of each member county on its guarantee is in proportion to the assessable base of that part of the property of the county that is in the service areas for which the bonds were issued as that proportion relates to the assessable base of all property in all the service areas for which the bonds were issued.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-697 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VIII - Bonds|Section 9-697 - Miscellaneous Bond Provisions

    (a)    Each person who has a duty to act in the payment of principal and interest on bonds issued under this subtitle shall perform promptly the act that is required.    (b)    (1)    Before a series of bonds is issued under this subtitle, the governing body of each member county that will be affected by the series shall advance to the district not more than $25,000.        (2)    From the first proceeds available from the sale of the bonds, the district shall repay the advances made by the member counties.    (c)    Unless the approval is required under this subtitle, a district is not required to obtain the approval of any entity before it issues bonds.    (d)    The provisions of §§ 19–205 and 19–206 of the Local Government Article do not apply to bonds issued under this subtitle.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-698 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part IX - Miscellaneous Provisions; Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 9-698 - Miscellaneous Provisions

    (a)    Before a person may dig in or do any other construction on any way in a service area, the person shall obtain from the sanitary commission approval of the digging or construction.    (b)    To obtain approval, the person shall file with the sanitary commission a plan for the digging or construction that shows the depth and location of each:        (1)    Conduit;        (2)    Main;        (3)    Pipe;        (4)    Pole; and        (5)    Other structure.    (c)    If approval of the plans has been obtained from the sanitary commission, before a person may do any digging or construction different from the approved plans, the person shall:        (1)    Submit a new plan that shows the changes in the information required for the original plan; and        (2)    Obtain approval from the sanitary commission to do the digging or construction according to the new plan.    (d)    If any obstruction has been constructed in, on, or under a way in violation of this section and if the sanitary commission is required to move that obstruction to build or operate a project:        (1)    The district may move the obstruction and charge the cost of moving the obstruction to:            (i)    The person who constructed or installed the obstruction; or            (ii)    Any successor in interest to that person;        (2)    The owner of the obstruction is not entitled to compensation under this subtitle for moving the obstruction; and        (3)    The district is not liable for damage done to the obstruction.    (e)    Before beginning work on the plumbing system on any property in a service area, a person shall:        (1)    Obtain from the district a permit to do the plumbing work;        (2)    Pay to the district the permit fee that the sanitary commission requires; and        (3)    Allow the sanitary commission to inspect the plumbing work.    (f)    Before connecting the plumbing system of any property to a water pipe or sewer pipe operated by the district, a person shall:        (1)    Obtain from the district a permit to make the connection; and        (2)    Comply with any additional conditions that the sanitary commission requires.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-699 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part IX - Miscellaneous Provisions; Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 9-699 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties

    (a)    A person may not:        (1)    Interfere with an inspection made under authority of § 9-606 of this subtitle;        (2)    Violate § 9-661 of this subtitle by failing:            (i)    To maintain at least 1 sanitary toilet and wash basin as a part of any plumbing system that is used on any parcel after it is connected to a connector; or            (ii)    To disconnect and close each cesspool, sink, drain, and privy on a parcel after it is connected to a connector;        (3)    Violate a water conservation order;        (4)    Construct or operate an independent system in violation of § 9-664 of this subtitle;        (5)    Fail to move an obstruction in violation of § 9-669 of this subtitle;        (6)    Fail, in violation of § 9-697(a) of this subtitle, to perform any act required of that person in paying principal or interest on bonds issued under this subtitle;        (7)    Use, for any purpose other than repaying in accordance with this subtitle, any funds that, under this subtitle, are required to be used to pay principal and interest on bonds;        (8)    Violate § 9-698 of this subtitle;        (9)    Operate, or make any connection to a fire hydrant, unless the act is done:            (i)    With written permission of the sanitary commission; or            (ii)    By a fire department in discharge of its duties; or        (10)    Deface, damage, or obstruct a fire hydrant.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment in jail not exceeding 30 days or both.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 7 - Regulation by Municipalities and Political Subdivisions|Part I - Definitions|Section 9-701 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Municipal authority” means:        (1)    The mayor and council of a municipality;        (2)    The town commissioners of a municipality; or        (3)    Any other governing body of a municipality.    (c)    “System” means:        (1)    A water supply system;        (2)    A sewerage system;        (3)    A drainage system; or        (4)    A refuse disposal system.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-704 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 7 - Regulation by Municipalities and Political Subdivisions|Part II - Regulation by Municipalities|Section 9-704 - Construction of Part Ii of This Subtitle

    (a)    Except for Subtitles 2, 5, and 9 of this title, any act or part of an act that is inconsistent with the provisions of Part II of this subtitle is repealed to the extent of the inconsistency.    (b)    The provisions of Part II of this subtitle do not affect any power or duty of:        (1)    The Secretary;        (2)    The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission;        (3)    The Anne Arundel County Sanitary Commission;        (4)    The Baltimore County Metropolitan District; or        (5)    Baltimore City.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-705 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 7 - Regulation by Municipalities and Political Subdivisions|Part II - Regulation by Municipalities|Section 9-705 - Powers of Municipal Authorities

    A municipal authority may:        (1)    Construct a system in a municipality;        (2)    Extend or alter an existing system;        (3)    Maintain and operate a system constructed, extended, altered, or acquired under this subtitle;        (4)    Make a contract or an agreement with another municipal authority, or with any sanitary commission, sanitary district, county, State, or federal authority about the construction, alteration, maintenance, or operation of a system;        (5)    In order to exercise any power set out in this subtitle with regard to any part of any system, acquire by purchase, in fee or as an easement, from any owner, or if the owner objects, by condemnation, any property inside or outside the municipality, including:            (i)    Land;            (ii)    Structures;            (iii)    Buildings;            (iv)    Watercourses;            (v)    Water rights; and            (vi)    Any privately owned system;        (6)    Do any work necessary to carry out any activity under item (1), (2), or (3) of this section, including:            (i)    Preliminary work;            (ii)    Setting compensation for and appointing a workforce; and            (iii)    Entering a highway to work on a system, water main, sewer, drain, or related equipment, if the municipal authority:                1.    Has a permit to do the work;                2.    Leaves the highway in a condition at least as good as that existing before entry; and                3.    Pays all costs for cleanup and repair;        (7)    Establish street lines and grades, or grant approval to any person to establish street lines and grades, for the proper construction, establishment, or extension of any water, sewerage, or drainage system under the control of the municipal authority; and        (8)    Withhold water, sewerage, or drainage service from any property that abuts on any street for which a person establishes lines and grades without the approval of the municipal authority.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-706 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 7 - Regulation by Municipalities and Political Subdivisions|Part II - Regulation by Municipalities|Section 9-706 - Condemnation

    (a)    Whenever a municipal authority acquires any property by condemnation under this subtitle, the proceedings shall be in accordance with this section and Title 12 of the Real Property Article.    (b)    Notwithstanding any appeal or other proceeding by a defendant, the municipal authority may enter and take possession of the condemned property at any time at least 10 days after the return and recordation of the judgment if the municipal authority pays to the clerk of court:        (1)    The amount of the award;        (2)    All costs to date; and        (3)    All taxes to date.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-707 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 7 - Regulation by Municipalities and Political Subdivisions|Part II - Regulation by Municipalities|Section 9-707 - Takeover of Privately Owned System

    (a)    In addition to the requirements of § 9-706 of this subtitle, whenever a municipal authority acquires a privately owned system under this subtitle, the provisions of this section apply.    (b)    If a municipal authority takes possession of a privately owned system, the municipal authority:        (1)    May extend, alter, maintain, or operate the acquired system together with the municipal system;        (2)    Shall subject the property served by the acquired system to the same benefit assessment as property served by the municipal system;        (3)    May compensate any owner of property served by the acquired system for any payment by the property owner toward the construction of the acquired system; and        (4)    Shall subject an owner or the agent of the owner of property served by the acquired system to the same rules, regulations, and penalties as any owner or the agent of the owner of property served by the municipal system.    (c)    If a municipal authority considers any part of the privately owned system unfit for incorporation into the municipal system, the municipal authority may disregard the unfit part of the privately owned system and extend the municipal system to serve the property served by the unfit part of the privately owned system.    (d)    The provisions of Part II of this subtitle that apply to a system constructed by the municipal authority apply to the system acquired or extended by the municipal authority under this section.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-708 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 7 - Regulation by Municipalities and Political Subdivisions|Part II - Regulation by Municipalities|Section 9-708 - Water Service Pipes or Sewer Connections; Abandonment of Cesspools, Drains, and Privies

    (a)    A municipal authority shall:        (1)    Construct and provide at its own expense for any water main or sanitary sewer constructed or established under Part II of this subtitle, a water service pipe or sewer connection that extends from the water main or sewer to the property line of each lot that abuts on a street or right-of-way in which the water main or sewer is laid; and        (2)    When the municipal authority declares that a water main or sewer is complete and ready for use, notify each owner of abutting property that the owner shall:            (i)    Connect all spigots or hydrants, toilets, and waste drains with the water main or sewer, within a reasonable time as determined by the municipal authority; and            (ii)    Install adequate spigots or hydrants, toilets and waste drains if:                1.    There are no fixtures or drains; or                2.    The municipal authority believes that the existing fixtures or drains are improper or inadequate.    (b)    To prevent any use of or any injury to the public health, each owner of property that is connected with a sewer shall abandon, close, and leave, in the manner that the municipal authority directs, any:        (1)    Cesspool;        (2)    Drain;        (3)    Privy; or        (4)    Well that is determined by the municipal authority to be polluted or a menace to health.    (c)    (1)    After notice from the municipal authority, if a property owner in Frederick County fails to comply with the provisions of this section, the municipal authority may:            (i)    Have any necessary connections made;            (ii)    Cause any cesspool, drains, or privy to be closed and abandoned; and            (iii)    Charge the property owner with the cost of the connection or closing or both.        (2)    For purposes of this subsection, the costs:            (i)    Are a lien against the affected property until paid; and            (ii)    May be collected in the same manner as county or municipal taxes.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-709 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 7 - Regulation by Municipalities and Political Subdivisions|Part II - Regulation by Municipalities|Section 9-709 - Removal of Obstruction

    (a)    If any structure in, over, or under a public street, road, or alley in any county or municipality obstructs any work on a system, the municipal authority shall:        (1)    Give the person in control of the structure notice of the obstruction; and        (2)    Order the person in control of the structure to take any action necessary, within a time specified in the order, to enable the work to continue.    (b)    After the time specified in the order for abating the violation, a person who is served with an order under this section may not violate that order.    (c)    If any pipe or conduit laid under a public highway by a person in accordance with the terms of any permit issued or any plan approved under § 9-710 of this subtitle obstructs construction of any water main, sewer, or drain, the municipal authority shall remove or readjust the obstructing structure.    (d)    The municipality shall pay the cost of any necessary changes made under this section.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-710 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 7 - Regulation by Municipalities and Political Subdivisions|Part II - Regulation by Municipalities|Section 9-710 - Private Installation of Pipes or Conduits

    (a)    A person shall hold a permit issued by the municipal authority before the person may lay any pipe or conduit under any public highway in a municipality.    (b)    The municipal authority shall issue a permit to lay any pipe or conduit under a public highway in the municipality if:        (1)    The person intending to lay the pipe or conduit submits to the municipal authority an adequate plan for the installation, including the size, type, and location of any pipe or conduit to be laid; and        (2)    The municipal authority approves the plan.    (c)    A person shall obtain the approval of the municipal authority for any proposed deviation from the approved plan before the person may deviate from the plan.    (d)    If a person lays a new pipe or conduit without a permit, or not in accordance with the approved plan or an approved deviation from the plan, the municipal authority shall:        (1)    Give the person reasonable notice of the violation; and        (2)    Order the person to remove or readjust any pipe or conduit within a time specified in the order.    (e)    After the time specified in the order for abating the violation, a person who is served with an order under this section may not violate that order.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-711 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 7 - Regulation by Municipalities and Political Subdivisions|Part II - Regulation by Municipalities|Section 9-711 - Bonds Issued by Municipal Authorities -- in General

    (a)    A municipal authority may issue bonds when and in the amounts needed to provide funds for all or part of a system’s:        (1)    Design;        (2)    Construction;        (3)    Extension;        (4)    Alteration;        (5)    Purchase; or        (6)    Condemnation.    (b)    The bonds issued under this subtitle:        (1)    May be issued without previous legislative authority;        (2)    May be outstanding in addition to the total indebtedness otherwise permitted by law;        (3)    May be of any type and denomination determined by the municipal authority, so long as no bonds mature later than 50 years from the date of issue;        (4)    Shall be exempt forever from any State, county, or municipal taxation; and        (5)    Shall be a lien on all property within the municipality that issues them.    (c)    (1)    Before issuing bonds under Part II of this subtitle, a municipal authority shall submit to a referendum of the voters of the municipality the question of whether to issue the bonds.        (2)    The referendum shall be held at:            (i)    Any regular municipal election; or            (ii)    A special municipal election, provided that the voters are given at least 20 days’ notice of the election.        (3)    The referendum ballot shall include the words “for ... bonds” and “against ... bonds”.        (4)    If a majority of the votes cast are “for ... bonds”, the municipal authority may issue the bonds.        (5)    If a majority of the votes cast are “against ... bonds”, the municipal authority:            (i)    May not issue the bonds; but            (ii)    May submit the question at any later regular or special municipal election as provided under this section, until a majority of the votes cast is “for ... bonds”.