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MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-424 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 4 - Drinking Water|Part II - Water Supply Facilities -- Financial Assistance|Section 9-424 - Loan Guarantees

    (a)    A loan guarantee of the principal of or interest on any commercial loan or obligation to finance the eligible cost of a project under this subtitle may only be made if the applicant certifies that it is unable to obtain on reasonable terms sufficient credit to finance its actual needs without the guarantee and if the Board of Public Works determines that there is a reasonable assurance of repayment of the loan obligation.    (b)    A loan guarantee may not exceed $500,000 for each project or part of a project in any calendar year unless the Board of Public Works determines that extraordinary circumstances exist.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-425 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 4 - Drinking Water|Part II - Water Supply Facilities -- Financial Assistance|Section 9-425 - Eligible Costs

    The eligible cost of a project for State financial assistance under this subtitle may include the costs of reports, plans, specifications, legal and administrative services, equipment, construction, rehabilitation, or improvement, and may include land, easements, and rights-of-way.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-426 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 4 - Drinking Water|Part II - Water Supply Facilities -- Financial Assistance|Section 9-426 - County Water and Sewer Plans

    To receive financial assistance from the Fund, the project must be included in the county water and sewer plan approved by the county governing body and the Maryland Department of the Environment.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part I - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 9-602 - Scope of Subtitle

    This subtitle does not apply to:         (1)    Anne Arundel County.        (2)    Carroll County.        (3)    Harford County.        (4)    Montgomery County.        (5)    Prince George’s County.        (6)    St. Mary’s County.        (7)    Wicomico County.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part I - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 9-603 - Rules and Regulations

    Each sanitary commission may adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part I - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 9-604 - Interpretation of Law -- in General

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, this subtitle shall be interpreted liberally to allow a district to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.    (b)    This subtitle does not limit the powers of the Department of Natural Resources or the Department of the Environment.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-605 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part I - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 9-605 - Interpretation of Law -- Prior Actions; Bond Status

    (a)    (1)    This subtitle does not impair the validity of actions taken by a district before June 1, 1961.        (2)    This subtitle ratifies the actions taken by any district before June 1, 1961.    (b)    This subtitle ratifies the issuance and sale of all bonds issued or sold by a district before June 1, 1961.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-606 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part I - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 9-606 - Right of Entry

    (a)    At any reasonable time, a representative of a sanitary commission may enter any public or private building or place under the jurisdiction of the district to inspect any pertinent equipment or part of the building or place.    (b)    On entering any building or place under this section, the representative of the sanitary commission shall present to the owner, operator, or agent in charge appropriate credentials from the sanitary commission.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-607 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part I - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 9-607 - Status and Powers of Districts

    (a)    Each district is a public corporate body that exercises public and essential government functions, for the public health and welfare.    (b)    As to any project, each district may do any of the following:        (1)    Acquire the project.        (2)    Construct the project.        (3)    Hold the project.        (4)    Improve the project.        (5)    Lease the project as a lessee or lessor.        (6)    Maintain the project.        (7)    Operate the project.        (8)    Own the project.        (9)    Reconstruct the project.        (10)    Repair the project.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-608 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part I - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 9-608 - Tax Exemption

    (a)    Each district, its income, its property, and its incorporation are exempt from any State or local taxation or assessments.    (b)    The bonds issued under this subtitle, their transfer, the interest payable on them, and any income derived from them, including any profit realized in their sale or exchange, shall be exempt at all times from every kind and nature of taxation by this State or by any of its political subdivisions, municipal corporations, or public agencies of any kind.    (c)    When making required filings of corporate documents, each district may be required to pay the usual:        (1)    Filing fees;        (2)    Recording fees; and        (3)    Service charges.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-611 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part II - Corporate Structure of District|Section 9-611 - Creation by Counties

    By ordinance or resolution, the governing body of a county or the governing bodies of 2 or more counties may create a district under this subtitle.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-612 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part II - Corporate Structure of District|Section 9-612 - Adoption of Articles of Incorporation

    (a)    The ordinance or resolution that creates a district shall include articles of incorporation that comply with this section.    (b)    The articles of incorporation shall include:        (1)    The name of the district, using the word “district”;        (2)    A statement that the district is formed under this subtitle;        (3)    The name of each member county;        (4)    The name, address, and term of office of each of the first sanitary commissioners of the district;        (5)    The purposes for which the district is created; and        (6)    If the district is to exercise jurisdiction over a geographical area smaller than the maximum jurisdiction allowable to the district under this subtitle, a description of the geographical jurisdiction of the district.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-613 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part II - Corporate Structure of District|Section 9-613 - Articles of Incorporation -- Signing; Filing; Effect

    The appropriate officials of each member county shall sign the articles of incorporation and file the articles with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-614 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part II - Corporate Structure of District|Section 9-614 - Amendments to Articles of Incorporation

    (a)    In this section, “amendment” means an amendment to the articles of incorporation of a district.    (b)    In accordance with this section, a district may adopt amendments that:        (1)    Can be included lawfully in original articles of incorporation; and        (2)    Change the district’s:            (i)    Name;            (ii)    Powers; or            (iii)    Purposes.    (c)    To adopt amendments, the sanitary commission shall adopt a resolution that:        (1)    Directs that the proposed amendment be submitted to each member county; and        (2)    Discloses the text of the proposed amendment by printing:            (i)    The text of the entire articles of organization as the articles of organization would read after adoption of the proposed amendment;            (ii)    The text of a provision in the articles of incorporation as that provision would read after adoption of the proposed amendment; or            (iii)    The material whose addition to or removal from the articles of incorporation is proposed.    (d)    By ordinance or resolution, the governing body of each member county shall adopt or reject the proposed amendment.    (e)    (1)    If the governing body of each member county adopts the proposed articles of amendment, two authorized officers of the district shall:            (i)    Verify the facts set forth in the articles of amendment;            (ii)    Put the district’s seal on the articles of amendment; and            (iii)    Sign the articles of amendment.        (2)    The articles of amendment shall include:            (i)    The name and address of the principal office of the district;            (ii)    A statement that the amendment was proposed by the sanitary commissioners;            (iii)    A statement that each member county adopted the amendment; and            (iv)    The text of the amendment.    (f)    The district shall file the articles of amendment with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-615 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part II - Corporate Structure of District|Section 9-615 - Adding Counties to District

    (a)    A county that is not a member county may join a district in accordance with this section.    (b)    (1)    To join a district, the governing body of the incoming county shall adopt an ordinance or resolution that asks the district to admit the incoming county.        (2)    If the sanitary commission of the district adopts a resolution that approves the admission of the incoming county and if the governing body of each member county adopts an ordinance or resolution that approves the admission of the incoming county, the sanitary commission and the governing body of the incoming county shall adopt and sign articles of joinder.    (c)    Immediately on the admission of the county, the governing body of the new member county shall appoint a sanitary commissioner.    (d)    The articles of joinder shall include:        (1)    The name, address, and term of office of the first sanitary commissioner from the incoming county; and        (2)    All information about the incoming county that would be required in original articles of incorporation.    (e)    The district and incoming county shall file the articles of joinder with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-616 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part II - Corporate Structure of District|Section 9-616 - Withdrawal of Member County

    (a)    If the district has not incurred any obligation, a member county may withdraw from a multiple county district in accordance with this section.    (b)    (1)    The governing body of the county seeking to withdraw shall adopt an ordinance or resolution that asks the district to allow that county to withdraw from the district.        (2)    If the sanitary commission adopts a resolution that approves the withdrawal of the petitioning county and if the governing body of each member county adopts an ordinance or resolution that approves the withdrawal of the petitioning county, the sanitary district and the governing body of the withdrawing county shall adopt and sign articles of withdrawal.    (c)    The district and the withdrawing county shall file the articles of withdrawal with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-617 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part II - Corporate Structure of District|Section 9-617 - Filing Corporate Documents With State Department of Assessments and Taxation

    (a)    In this section, “corporate document” means:        (1)    Articles of incorporation;        (2)    Articles of amendment;        (3)    Articles of joinder; or        (4)    Articles of withdrawal.    (b)    (1)    When a corporate document is filed with it, the State Department of Assessments and Taxation shall:            (i)    Endorse on the corporate document the time and date the corporate document was received; and            (ii)    Examine the corporate document.        (2)    If, after examination, the State Department of Assessments and Taxation determines that the corporate document is proper, the State Department of Assessments and Taxation shall:            (i)    Issue a certificate of approval;            (ii)    Include with the certificate of approval a copy of the corporate document; and            (iii)    Record a copy of:                1.    The corporate document; and                2.    The certificate of approval.    (c)    When the State Department of Assessments and Taxation issues a certificate of approval under this section:        (1)    The corporate document is effective;        (2)    The district exists as provided in the corporate document; and        (3)    The corporate document is conclusively presumed to have been adopted lawfully.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-618 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part II - Corporate Structure of District|Section 9-618 - Reporting District's Principal Office and Corporate Officers

    (a)    Promptly after it is created and its officers are elected, each district shall notify the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of:        (1)    The principal office of the district; and        (2)    The name and address of each officer of the district.    (b)    Within 10 days after the district makes any change in the location of the district’s principal office, the district shall notify the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of the change.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-621 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part III - Sanitary Commission|Section 9-621 - Governing Body

    Except as provided in § 9-629 of this subtitle, the sanitary commission is the body that governs a district.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-623 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part III - Sanitary Commission|Section 9-623 - Membership of Sanitary Commission -- Multiple County Districts

    (a)    (1)    The sanitary commission of a district with 2 member counties consists of at least:            (i)    One sanitary commissioner from each member county appointed as the articles of incorporation of the district provide; and            (ii)    One sanitary commissioner from either member county as the articles of incorporation of the district provide.        (2)    The sanitary commission of a multiple county district with at least 3 member counties consists of a number of sanitary commissioners equal to at least the number of member counties.        (3)    The sanitary commission of a district that adds an incoming member county consists of:            (i)    The sanitary commissioners in office before the admission of the incoming county; and            (ii)    At least one sanitary commissioner from the incoming county.    (b)    A sanitary commissioner of a multiple county district shall be a resident of the member county from which the sanitary commissioner is appointed.    (c)    If a member county withdraws from a district, the term of each sanitary commissioner who was appointed from that county ends when the withdrawal is effective.    (d)    (1)    Except for the term of the first sanitary commissioner who represents each incoming county admitted to a district, the term of a sanitary commissioner in a multiple county district is the lesser of:            (i)    6 years; or            (ii)    The term provided in the articles of incorporation of the district.        (2)    The term of the first sanitary commissioner from an incoming county admitted to a district is 6 years.        (3)    The terms of sanitary commissioners in a multiple county district are staggered as required by the articles of incorporation of the district.        (4)    At the end of a term, a sanitary commissioner in a multiple county district continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.        (5)    A sanitary commissioner in a multiple county district who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and as required by the articles of incorporation of the district.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-624 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part III - Sanitary Commission|Section 9-624 - Officers

    (a)    From among its sanitary commissioners, each sanitary commission shall elect a chairman who is the chief executive officer of the district.    (b)    In Somerset County, from among the sanitary commissioners, the commission shall elect a vice chairman.    (c)    Each sanitary commission shall appoint a secretary-treasurer.    (d)    In a single county district, a sanitary commissioner may not hold any other office of the county.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-625 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part III - Sanitary Commission|Section 9-625 - Quorum; Compensation

    (a)    Unless the bylaws of the district require a larger number, a majority of the full authorized membership of the sanitary commission is a quorum.    (b)    Each sanitary commissioner is entitled to:        (1)    Compensation as approved and paid by the governing body of the member county from which appointed; and        (2)    Reimbursement for expenses as provided in the district’s budget.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-626 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part III - Sanitary Commission|Section 9-626 - Duties of Secretary-Treasurer

    (a)    The secretary–treasurer of the sanitary commission shall:        (1)    Collect all charges and assessments made by the district;        (2)    Receive all money payable to the district; and        (3)    Account to the sanitary commission for all money received.    (b)    (1)    To protect the funds of the district, the secretary–treasurer shall give bond to this State in accordance with this subsection.        (2)    The amount of and surety on the bond shall be approved by the sanitary commissioners.        (3)    The bond shall include the following condition:    “That if .........., secretary–treasurer of the .......... District, shall well and faithfully execute the office of secretary–treasurer and shall account to the sanitary commission of the .......... District for all moneys which the secretary–treasurer receives for the sanitary commission of the .......... District, or is answerable for by law, then the obligation of this bond is void, otherwise to be in full force.”        (4)    After the bond has been approved by the sanitary commissioners, the secretary–treasurer shall:            (i)    Take, before the clerk of the circuit court for a member county, the oath of office required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution; and            (ii)    File the bond with the State Comptroller.        (5)    The sanitary commission may pay the premium on a bond given under this section.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-627 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part III - Sanitary Commission|Section 9-627 - Miscellaneous Powers of Sanitary Commission

    (a)    In addition to the powers set forth elsewhere in this subtitle, a sanitary commission may:        (1)    Determine the number of other officers, agents, and employees of the district; and        (2)    Determine the powers, duties, and compensation of other officers, agents, and employees of the district.    (b)    A sanitary commission may appoint a sanitary commissioner to any office of the district, set the compensation for that office, and require that the compensation be paid by the member county represented by that sanitary commissioner.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-628 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part III - Sanitary Commission|Section 9-628 - Advances to District by Member County

    (a)    In addition to the other powers to make advances set forth in this subtitle, the governing body of a member county may make advances to a district in accordance with this section.    (b)    The advances shall be for the purpose of meeting the necessary operating and overhead expenses of the district from the time the district is created until it can receive funds that may be used to pay these expenses.    (c)    The advances shall be:        (1)    Paid from the general funds of the member county; and        (2)    In the amount that the governing body of the member county considers necessary.    (d)    (1)    The district shall repay the advances to the member county in accordance with the terms imposed by the governing body of the member county making the advances.        (2)    The governing body of the member county may not require the district to repay the advances before the time the district is allowed to impose minimum charges and usage charges under this subtitle.        (3)    The district may repay the advances to the member county before the time required under paragraph (1) of this subsection.    (e)    The district may repay the advances to the member county out of any funds whose use is not restricted but that are available to the district.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-629 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part III - Sanitary Commission|Section 9-629 - Allegany and Garrett Counties

    (a)    The County Commissioners of Allegany County may exercise jurisdiction over the county sanitary commission, as created under this Part III.    (b)    The County Commissioners of Garrett County shall govern the district in Garrett County.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-632 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part IV - Powers and Duties of Districts|Section 9-632 - Miscellaneous Powers

    (a)    For the purposes of carrying out this subtitle, each district has, in addition to the powers provided elsewhere in this subtitle, the powers set forth in Part IV of this subtitle.    (b)    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a district has all of the powers, privileges, and immunities granted to Maryland corporations under the Maryland General Corporation Law.