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MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-663 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VI - Operation of Districts|Section 9-663 - Control of Water Use; Fire Hydrants

    (a)    A sanitary commission:        (1)    Shall control the use of water in its district; and        (2)    Has jurisdiction over each fire hydrant connected to a system operated by the district.    (b)    If a sanitary commission determines that there is a shortage of water or that the supply of water should be conserved, the sanitary commission may:        (1)    Issue an order that requires the conservation of water; and        (2)    Include in the order specific requirements for conserving water use.    (c)    The sanitary commission shall publish the order in a newspaper published in each member county covered by the order.    (d)    Each water user shall obey the order of the sanitary commission, effective with the earlier of:        (1)    The first publication of the order; or        (2)    Receipt of the order from the sanitary commission.    (e)    Without notice, the sanitary commission may disconnect the water supply of any person who violates the order.    (f)    (1)    To prevent waste of water, a representative of a sanitary commission at any reasonable time may enter any property connected to a system operated by the district and inspect the plumbing system on the property.        (2)    On entering any property, the representative of the sanitary commission shall present appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, or agent in charge.        (3)    After the inspection, the representative of the sanitary commission may order necessary changes to the plumbing system:            (i)    To eliminate leaks;            (ii)    To prevent water loss; and            (iii)    To prevent unnecessary or improper use of sewers.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-664 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VI - Operation of Districts|Section 9-664 - Building and Operation of Independent System

    (a)    An independent system may be constructed in accordance with this section:        (1)    By a member county at its own expense; or        (2)    By and at the expense of the owners of property that will be served by the independent system.    (b)    A person or member county may construct an independent system only if:        (1)    The independent system will serve an area that is not served by a project or a municipal system; and        (2)    The sanitary commission approves.    (c)    The person or member county that proposes to construct the independent system shall:        (1)    Submit to the sanitary commission plans and specifications for construction of the independent system; and        (2)    If the sanitary commission approves the plans and specifications, construct the independent system in accordance with the approved plans and specifications.    (d)    Each independent system shall be operated:        (1)    At the expense of the person or county that constructs it; and        (2)    Under the general supervision of the sanitary commission.    (e)    The person or county that constructs an independent system shall:        (1)    Keep accurate records of:            (i)    The construction of the independent system;            (ii)    The operation of the independent system; and            (iii)    The cost of building and operating the independent system; and        (2)    File copies of the records with the sanitary commission.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-666 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VI - Operation of Districts|Section 9-666 - Extension of Project Beyond Service Area

    (a)    On the request of property owners whose property is not in any service area but is in an area that is contiguous to a service area, the sanitary commission may extend a project to include the properties that are the subject of the request.    (b)    The sanitary commission may require that the property owners agree:        (1)    To pay benefit assessments;        (2)    To pay connection charges; and        (3)    To any other condition that the sanitary commission makes.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-666.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VI - Operation of Districts|Section 9-666.1 - Extension of Projects or Services to Noncontiguous Areas

    (a)    The provisions of this section are applicable in Dorchester County.    (b)    On the request of property owners whose property is not in a service area and is not in an area that is contiguous to a service area, the sanitary commission may:        (1)    Extend a project to include the properties that are the subject of the request; or        (2)    Provide other services to the properties.    (c)    The sanitary commission may require that the property owners agree to the terms and conditions authorized under § 9-666(b) of this subtitle.    (d)    Property covered under this section and owners of property covered under this section shall be subject to the provisions of § 9-658(d) through (g), inclusive.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-667 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VI - Operation of Districts|Section 9-667 - Duplication of Unfit Private System

    If the sanitary commission determines that any part of an independent system is unfit for incorporation into a project, the sanitary commission may:         (1)    Disregard the unfit parts of the independent system; and        (2)    Extend its project into the area served by the unfit parts of the independent system.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-668 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VI - Operation of Districts|Section 9-668 - Purchase or Condemnation of Property Rights; Condemnation of Cemeteries

    (a)    For the construction, maintenance, or operation of any part of a project, the district may acquire any interest in real property by:        (1)    Purchase; or        (2)    Exercise of the power of eminent domain as provided in Title 12 of the Real Property Article.    (b)    (1)    Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the district may condemn a property right in a cemetery only to install a sewer line or a water line.        (2)    The district may not condemn any property rights in and may not disturb:            (i)    Any existing grave;            (ii)    Any grave marker or monument;            (iii)    Any grave site whose title has been transferred through a sale or exchange made in good faith; or            (iv)    Any grave site as to which burial rights have vested or been transferred through a sale or agreement made in good faith.    (c)    Before the district condemns a property right in a cemetery, the sanitary commission shall adopt a resolution that:        (1)    Is approved by a majority of the sanitary commissioners appointed from the member county in which the cemetery is located;        (2)    Includes a declaration that the condemnation is necessary for the public health and safety; and        (3)    Includes a declaration that immediate acquisition of the property right in the cemetery is necessary.    (d)    The sanitary commission shall bury every water line and sewer line that it builds in cemetery land.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-669 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VI - Operation of Districts|Section 9-669 - Removal of Obstructions to Projects

    (a)    A person who owns any structure or obstruction that is on, over, or under a way shall promptly move that structure or obstruction, if:        (1)    The structure or obstruction impedes the building or operation of a project; and        (2)    The sanitary commission gives reasonable notice of the need to move the object or obstruction.    (b)    The person shall move the object as necessary to allow the orderly building or operation of the project.    (c)    The district shall pay the cost of moving the structure or obstruction.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-670 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VI - Operation of Districts|Section 9-670 - Disconnecting and Restoring Services by Sanitary Commission

    (a)    A sanitary commission may disconnect service to a property on a finding or notification from the governing body of the political subdivision in which the property is located that the property is:        (1)    A vacant lot; or        (2)    Cited as vacant and unfit for habitation on a housing or building violation notice.    (b)    Subject to subsection (c) of this section, on request by the owner of the property, the sanitary commission shall restore service to a property where service was disconnected in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.    (c)    (1)    A sanitary commission may require proof that all housing and building violation notices for a property have been resolved prior to restoring service under subsection (b) of this section.        (2)    Prior to restoring service under subsection (b) of this section, a sanitary commission may require the owner of the property to pay:            (i)    All unpaid fees, charges, or assessments for service at the property; and            (ii)    Any reconnection fees for service at the property.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-672 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VII - Shared Facilities in Dorchester County|Section 9-672 - Definitions

    (a)    In Part VII of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Shared facility” means a water system or sewerage system that serves:        (1)    More than 1 lot;        (2)    More than 1 single family residence or its equivalent; or        (3)    A series of water systems or sewerage systems that each serve 1 lot.    (c)    “Shared facility area” means the territory served by a shared facility.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-673 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VII - Shared Facilities in Dorchester County|Section 9-673 - Scope of Part Vii

    Part VII of this subtitle applies only to Dorchester County.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-674 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VII - Shared Facilities in Dorchester County|Section 9-674 - Powers of Dorchester County Sanitary District, Inc

    (a)    The Dorchester County Sanitary District, Inc., may:        (1)    Construct, buy, own, hold, lease, repair, maintain, improve, and operate a shared facility; and        (2)    Contract with any person, any agency of the federal government or this State, or any municipality for services that relate to the facility.    (b)    The shared facility may be built only:        (1)    Outside an incorporated area of Dorchester County; and        (2)    (i)    Outside a service area; or            (ii)    If inside a service area, to serve territory that the Sanitary Commission determines is not feasible to serve with an existing project.    (c)    The shared facility may not serve more than 14 single family residences or their equivalent.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-675 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VII - Shared Facilities in Dorchester County|Section 9-675 - Petition for Shared Facility

    (a)    The owners of property in territory that may be served by a shared facility may file a written petition with the Sanitary Commission that requests the Sanitary Commission:        (1)    To build a shared facility; and        (2)    To designate a shared facility area.    (b)    The petition shall include:        (1)    Plans for the proposed shared facility that will enable the Sanitary Commission to determine the cost and feasibility of the proposed shared facility; and        (2)    A map of the proposed shared facility area.    (c)    The petitioners shall provide, at their own expense, the map and plans required by this section.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-676 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VII - Shared Facilities in Dorchester County|Section 9-676 - Action on Petition

    (a)    Within 90 days from the date the complete petition is filed, the Sanitary Commission shall decide on the petition.    (b)    In deciding on a petition, the Sanitary Commission may designate a shared facility area if the Sanitary Commission finds that:        (1)    The proposed shared facility is necessary for the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents of Dorchester County who would be affected by the proposed shared facility; and        (2)    It is feasible:            (i)    To construct the proposed shared facility; and            (ii)    To establish the proposed shared facility area.    (c)    (1)    If the Sanitary Commission denies the petition, the petitioners, within 30 days after the denial, may appeal to the Dorchester County Commissioners.        (2)    The Dorchester County Commissioners:            (i)    Shall determine whether the proposed shared facility meets the applicable standards of this section; and            (ii)    May affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of the Sanitary Commission.    (d)    When a petition is approved by the Sanitary Commission or the Dorchester County Commissioners, the Sanitary Commission shall:        (1)    Adopt a resolution that:            (i)    Provides for construction of the shared facility; and            (ii)    Designates the boundaries of the shared facility area; and        (2)    File the resolution among the Dorchester County land records.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-677 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VII - Shared Facilities in Dorchester County|Section 9-677 - Adoption of Rules and Regulations

    (a)    The Sanitary Commission shall propose and, with the approval of the Dorchester County Commissioners given after a public hearing, adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle that relate to shared facilities.    (b)    These rules and regulations shall include provisions for:        (1)    Classification of properties in the shared facilities area; and        (2)    Levy of benefit assessments in accordance with this subtitle.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-678 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VII - Shared Facilities in Dorchester County|Section 9-678 - Advances by Dorchester County; Repayment

    (a)    The Dorchester County Commissioners may advance funds to the Dorchester County Sanitary District, Inc., to meet the organizational and preliminary costs of establishing and constructing the shared facility.    (b)    From the first revenues received from benefit assessments made for the shared facility, the Sanitary Commission shall repay advances made under this section.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-682 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VIII - Bonds|Section 9-682 - Power of Sanitary Commission and Member Counties to Issue

    (a)    Subject to the limitations and requirements of this subtitle, the sanitary commission and the member counties of the district may pledge the full faith and credit of the district and its members and issue bonds in the name of the district to pay the cost of a project in the amount estimated when the resolution authorizing the bond issue was adopted.    (b)    The issuance of bonds under this subtitle is not subject to any condition or limitation of law that is not in this subtitle.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-683 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VIII - Bonds|Section 9-683 - Limitation on Total of Outstanding Bonds

    A district may not issue for a service area any bonds that, when added to the outstanding and unpaid bonds already issued for that service area, would result in a total bond issuance that exceeds 25 percent of the total value of property in the service area, as assessed for county taxation.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-684 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VIII - Bonds|Section 9-684 - Prerequisites for Issuance -- Resolution by Sanitary Commission

    (a)    Before a district issues any bonds, the sanitary commission shall:        (1)    Adopt a resolution that proposes the issuance of the bonds; and        (2)    Submit the resolution to the governing body of each member county of the district.    (b)    If the governing body of each member county approves the resolution, the district may issue the bonds in accordance with this subtitle.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-685 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VIII - Bonds|Section 9-685 - Prerequisites for Issuance -- Determinations by Sanitary Commission

    (a)    Before a district issues any bonds:        (1)    The sanitary commission shall make the determinations required by this section; and        (2)    After the sanitary commission makes the determinations, the district shall issue the bonds in accordance with the determinations.    (b)    The sanitary commission:        (1)    Shall determine the form of the bonds;        (2)    Shall determine the manner of execution of the bonds;        (3)    Shall determine the denominations of the bonds;        (4)    Shall determine the place, which may be any bank or trust company, where the principal and interest of the bonds will be paid;        (5)    Shall determine whether interest coupons will be attached to the bonds and, if so, the form of the coupons;        (6)    May determine whether the bonds will be issued in:            (i)    Coupon form;            (ii)    Registered form; or            (iii)    Coupon form and registered form;        (7)    May determine whether coupon form bonds will be registered as to:            (i)    Principal; or            (ii)    Principal and interest;        (8)    May determine a method for reconverting into coupon form bonds any bonds that are registered as to principal and interest;        (9)    May determine whether the district will redeem bonds before maturity, and if so, shall specify:            (i)    The terms and conditions the sanitary commission will impose as to redemption before maturity; and            (ii)    The method the sanitary commission will use in determining the prices the district will pay to redeem bonds before maturity;        (10)    Shall determine any other condition, term, or provision as to the bonds that the sanitary commission is required to make under this subtitle; and        (11)    May determine any other condition, term, or provision as to the bonds that the sanitary commission is allowed to make under this subtitle.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-686 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VIII - Bonds|Section 9-686 - Required Contents of Bonds

    Bonds issued under this subtitle shall:         (1)    Be dated;        (2)    Bear interest at the rate or rates that the sanitary commission determines;        (3)    Bear the seal of the district;        (4)    Be signed for the district;        (5)    Bear maturity dates that:            (i)    Are determined by the sanitary commission; and            (ii)    Are not more than 40 years from the date of issue; and        (6)    Subject to the limitation on liability of each member county of a multiple county district under § 9-696 of this subtitle, be endorsed by each member county as follows: “The payment of interest when due and the principal at maturity is guaranteed by .......... (name of member county), Maryland”.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-687 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VIII - Bonds|Section 9-687 - Signing of Bonds

    (a)    An officer of the district shall sign the bonds for the district.    (b)    Within 10 days after the sanitary commission submits the bonds to a member county for endorsement, the endorsement of the member county guaranteeing the bond shall be signed by:        (1)    The clerk or secretary of the governing body of the member county; and        (2)    (i)    The chief executive officer of the member county; or            (ii)    Another officer of the member county authorized by a resolution of the governing body of the member county to sign the endorsement.    (c)    The validity of a signature or facsimile of a signature made under this section is not affected by the fact that the individual whose signature is on the bond no longer holds the office that authorized the individual to sign the bond, even if the bond is delivered after that individual leaves the office.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-688 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VIII - Bonds|Section 9-688 - Sale of Bonds

    (a)    In the manner that the sanitary commission determines to be in the best interest of the district and the member counties, a district may sell bonds issued under this subtitle:        (1)    At public or private sale; and        (2)    At a price that meets the requirements of this section.    (b)    The district may not sell bonds at a price so low that the effective rate of interest is greater than the rate of interest that the sanitary commission has determined for the bonds.    (c)    The effective interest rate of the bonds shall be computed:        (1)    Without regard to any premium that might be paid to redeem the bonds before maturity; and        (2)    Otherwise in accordance with standard tables of bond values.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-689 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VIII - Bonds|Section 9-689 - Status of Bonds

    Bonds issued under this subtitle are:         (1)    Fully negotiable within the meaning of and for all the purposes of Title 8 of the Commercial Law Article; and        (2)    Exempt from all State, county, and city taxation.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-690 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VIII - Bonds|Section 9-690 - Temporary Bonds and Receipts

    (a)    Before the definitive bonds are available for delivery to bond holders, the district may issue:        (1)    Interim receipts for payment for the bonds; or        (2)    Temporary bonds with or without coupons.    (b)    The interim receipts or temporary bonds may be exchanged for definitive bonds when the definitive bonds are available.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-691 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions|Part VIII - Bonds|Section 9-691 - Replacement of Bonds

    A sanitary commission may provide for the replacement of bonds that are mutilated, destroyed, or lost.