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MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-516 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 5 - County Water and Sewerage Plans|Section 9-516 - Special Provisions for County Plan in Montgomery County and Prince George's County -- Information and Assistance From Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission and Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

    (a)    This section applies only in Montgomery County and Prince George’s County.    (b)    The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission shall provide any information and assistance requested by the county council or the county executive for preparing, reviewing, adopting, revising, or amending a county plan.    (c)    The county council and county executive of each county, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission shall adopt procedures for:        (1)    Requesting information or assistance under this section;        (2)    Responding to the request; and        (3)    Setting a reasonable timetable for response to a request.    (d)    The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission shall provide any requested information about the comprehensive plan for water supply systems and sewerage systems in each county as to:        (1)    Engineering;        (2)    Design;        (3)    Present and future capacities;        (4)    Available service projections;        (5)    Fiscal elements; and        (6)    Annual revisions of this information.    (e)    The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission shall provide any requested information to each county as to:        (1)    Population;        (2)    Growth projections;        (3)    Planning factors; and        (4)    Other developmental standards.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-517 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 5 - County Water and Sewerage Plans|Section 9-517 - Special Provisions for County Plan in Montgomery County and Prince George's County -- Individual Sewerage Systems

    In Montgomery County or Prince George’s County, the comprehensive plan for water supply systems and sewerage systems may allow the installation and use of an individual sewerage system for an interim period until the necessary sewerage transmission and treatment capacity in the area is available to provide adequate community sewerage service if:         (1)    A community sewerage system otherwise is required in the area; but        (2)    Access to a community sewerage system is prohibited by an order of:            (i)    The Department;            (ii)    Montgomery County;            (iii)    Prince George’s County; or            (iv)    The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-521 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 5 - County Water and Sewerage Plans|Section 9-521 - Penalties

    (a)    A State or local authority that violates any provisions of § 9-512(b) or (d) of this subtitle is liable for a civil penalty not exceeding $100 to be collected in a civil action brought by the Department in the circuit court for any county. Each day a violation continues is a separate violation under this section.    (b)    A civil penalty imposed under this section does not bar any other applicable relief or penalty.    (c)    (1)    An applicant who violates § 9-510(b)(9) of this subtitle, or who violates any regulation adopted under § 9-510(b)(9) of this subtitle, is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $500 per violation to be collected in a civil action filed by the Department in the circuit court for any county.        (2)    Each day a violation continues under this subsection constitutes a separate violation of this subsection.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 8 - Sewerage Facilities Bond Act|Section 9-801 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle, the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Development” means:        (1)    Planning;        (2)    Acquisition by gift, purchase, lease, or eminent domain;        (3)    Construction;        (4)    Reconstruction;        (5)    Improvement; or        (6)    Extension.    (c)    “Governing body” includes any body or board that is in charge of the finances of a municipality.    (d)    “Municipality” means any municipal corporation of this State.    (e)    “Resolution” means any resolution or ordinance adopted by any governing body.    (f)    “Revenue” includes, unless the context requires otherwise:        (1)    The revenue currently derived from any existing sewerage facility that is being developed; and        (2)    The revenue to be derived from any subsequent developments to the sewerage facility.    (g)    “Sewerage facility” means all or any part of any plant, property, works, system, or facility that is used or useful in connection with the collection, treatment, or disposal of sewage, waste, garbage, or stormwater.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-802 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 8 - Sewerage Facilities Bond Act|Section 9-802 - Construction of Subtitle

    (a)    The powers granted by this subtitle are:        (1)    Supplemental to the powers granted by any general, special, or local law; and        (2)    Not restricted by any debt or tax rate limitation in any general law, local law, or municipal charter.    (b)    Any municipality may engage in the development of any sewerage facility under this subtitle regardless of any general, special, or local law that:        (1)    Provides for the development of similar facilities;        (2)    Requires approval by the voters of any municipality for the development of the sewerage facility; or        (3)    Contains any other requirements, restrictions, limitations, or provisions regarding the development of the sewerage facility.    (c)    Any municipality may issue bonds under this subtitle to finance the development of any sewerage facility regardless of:        (1)    Any general, special, or local law that provides for the issuance of bonds for similar purposes;        (2)    Any general, special, or local law that requires approval by the voters of the municipality for the issuance of bonds;        (3)    An unfavorable vote by the voters of the municipality if the Department or a court of competent jurisdiction has ordered the development of the sanitary facility; or        (4)    Any other requirements, restrictions, limitations, or other provisions contained in any general, special, or local law.    (d)    If any provision of this subtitle is inconsistent with any general, special, or local law, the provision of this subtitle controls.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-803 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 8 - Sewerage Facilities Bond Act|Section 9-803 - Legislative Policy

    It is the policy of this State that each municipality that engages in the development of any sewerage facility under this subtitle shall manage the sewerage facility as economically and efficiently as possible:         (1)    To promote the health and welfare of the inhabitants of the municipality and of this State by preventing, reducing, or eliminating the pollution of the waters of this State; and        (2)    To provide the services of the sewerage facility to consumers at the lowest possible cost.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-805 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 8 - Sewerage Facilities Bond Act|Section 9-805 - Authority to Issue Bonds; Adoption of Resolution

    (a)    By resolution, the governing body of any municipality may authorize the issuance of bonds under this subtitle to finance, wholly or partly, the cost of the development of any sewerage facility. In the determination of the cost, the governing body may include:        (1)    Actual and estimated costs of issuing the bonds;        (2)    Engineering expenses;        (3)    Inspection expenses;        (4)    Fiscal expenses;        (5)    Legal expenses; and        (6)    Interest estimated to accrue, during construction and for 6 months after construction, on money borrowed or expected to be borrowed under this subtitle.    (b)    The resolution:        (1)    May be adopted at the meeting at which the resolution is introduced;        (2)    May be adopted by a majority of all members of the governing body who are in office when the resolution is introduced; and        (3)    Is effective immediately on adoption.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-806 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 8 - Sewerage Facilities Bond Act|Section 9-806 - Bond Provisions in Resolution

    (a)    The authorizing resolution may provide that the bonds shall contain a recital that they are issued under this subtitle.    (b)    The authorizing resolution shall state that the interest on bonds issued under this subtitle shall be payable twice a year.    (c)    The authorizing resolution or any subsequent resolution may provide that the bonds issued under this subtitle:        (1)    Be in 1 or more series;        (2)    Bear a certain date or dates;        (3)    Be executed in a certain manner;        (4)    Contain certain terms, covenants, and conditions;        (5)    Be in coupon or registered form, or both;        (6)    May mature at a certain time or times, but not later than 40 years from their respective dates of issuance;        (7)    Be payable in a certain medium of payment;        (8)    Be payable at a certain place or places;        (9)    Carry certain registration privileges; and        (10)    Be subject to certain terms of redemption.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-807 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 8 - Sewerage Facilities Bond Act|Section 9-807 - Contract With Bondholder; Covenants; Judicial Remedies

    (a)    The provisions of this subtitle and any resolution that authorizes the issuance of bonds under this subtitle are a contract between the municipality and the bondholder.    (b)    The authorizing resolution may contain covenants as to:        (1)    The disposition of the proceeds of sale of the bonds;        (2)    The disposition of the revenue of the sewerage facility for which the bonds are issued, including:            (i)    The pledging to the punctual payment of the bonds issued under this subtitle and of the interest on those bonds as they become due an amount sufficient to pay the bonds and interest on an equal or priority basis from all or part of the revenue of all or part of the existing or planned sewerage facility; and            (ii)    The creation and maintenance of reasonable reserves, from all or part of the revenue, for the payment of the bonds issued under this subtitle and of the interest on those bonds;        (3)    The issuance of additional bonds payable from the revenue of the sewerage facility;        (4)    The transfer from the general funds of the municipality to the account of the sewerage facility of an amount equal to the cost of providing the municipality or any of its departments, boards, or agencies with the services, facilities, and commodities of the sewerage facility;        (5)    The insurance to be carried on the sewerage facility and the disposition of insurance money;        (6)    The operation and maintenance of the sewerage facility;        (7)    The books of account of the sewerage facility and the inspection and audit of the books; and        (8)    The terms and conditions on which the bondholders or any trustee for the bondholders may petition the circuit court for the appointment of a receiver for the sewerage facility.    (c)    (1)    On petition of the bondholders or a trustee for the bondholders, the circuit court may appoint for a sewerage facility a receiver who may:            (i)    Enter and take possession of the sewerage facility;            (ii)    Operate and maintain the sewerage facility;            (iii)    Set sewerage facility rates, fees, or charges; and            (iv)    Collect, receive, and apply all revenue of the sewerage facility.        (2)    By mandamus or other appropriate suit, action, or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction, any bondholder may enforce:            (i)    The duties under this subtitle of the municipality and its governing body and officers; and            (ii)    The resolutions adopted under this subtitle.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-808 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 8 - Sewerage Facilities Bond Act|Section 9-808 - Sale of Bonds; Interim Receipts or Certificates; Negotiability; Exemption From Taxation

    (a)    (1)    Except for bonds issued under this subtitle and sold to the United States or to any agency, instrumentality, or corporation of the federal government, any bond issued under this subtitle shall be sold:            (i)    At public sale;            (ii)    After advertisement; and            (iii)    At a price that is not less than par.        (2)    Any bond issued under this subtitle may be sold, at a price that is not less than par, to the United States or to any agency, instrumentality, or corporation of the federal government at private sale.    (b)    The governing body of the municipality that issues the bonds may:        (1)    Issue, to any purchaser of a bond, an interim receipt or certificate pending preparation of the definitive bond; and        (2)    Determine the form and provisions of the interim receipt or certificate.    (c)    Any bond and interim receipt or certificate issued under this subtitle is:        (1)    Fully negotiable within the meaning of and for all the purposes of Title 8 of the Commercial Law Article; and        (2)    Forever exempt from State, county, or municipal taxation.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-809 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 8 - Sewerage Facilities Bond Act|Section 9-809 - Validity of Bonds

    (a)    (1)    Any bond issued under this subtitle that bears the signatures of the officers in office on the date the bond is signed is a valid and binding obligation notwithstanding that:            (i)    At the time of delivery of or payment for the bond, any or all of the signers are no longer officers of the municipality; or            (ii)    Any proceeding that relates to the development of the sewerage facility for which the bond is issued is invalid or irregular.        (2)    A signature may be by facsimile as provided in § 2-303 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.    (b)    A recital in the bond that the bond is issued under this subtitle is conclusive evidence of:        (1)    The validity of the bond; and        (2)    The regularity of the issuance of the bond.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-810 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 8 - Sewerage Facilities Bond Act|Section 9-810 - Payment of Bonds and Interest

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the general credit and taxing powers of any municipality are pledged to the payment of any bonds issued by the municipality under this subtitle.    (b)    A holder of a bond issued under this subtitle may not compel the exercise of the taxing power of the municipality to pay the bond or the interest on the bond, if:        (1)    A covenant in the authorizing resolution so limits the liability of the municipality; and        (2)    The bond recites in substance that:            (i)    The bond and the interest on the bond are payable from the revenue pledged to the payment of the bond; and            (ii)    The bond does not constitute a debt of the municipality within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation.    (c)    In accordance with the provisions of this subtitle and the authorizing resolution, all bonds of the same issue:        (1)    Subject to the prior and superior rights of outstanding bonds, claims, or obligations, may have a prior and paramount lien on the revenue of the sewerage facility, over and ahead of:            (i)    All bonds of any subsequent issue payable from the revenue;            (ii)    Any claims of any nature subsequently arising against the revenue; and            (iii)    Any obligations of any nature subsequently incurred against the revenue;        (2)    May be equally and ratably secured by a lien on the revenue, without priority because of:            (i)    Number;            (ii)    Date of bonds;            (iii)    Date of sale;            (iv)    Date of execution; or            (v)    Date of delivery; and        (3)    In the manner and to the extent set forth in the authorizing resolution, including a provision for the subordination of fewer than all the bonds, may be subordinated and junior in standing, with respect to the payment of principal and interest and the security for the payment, to any other bonds that the authorizing resolution designates.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-811 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 8 - Sewerage Facilities Bond Act|Section 9-811 - Sewerage Facilities to Be Self-Supporting

    (a)    To assure that each sewerage facility always remains self-supporting, the governing body of a municipality that issues bonds under this subtitle shall set, collect, and whenever necessary revise reasonable rates, fees, benefit assessments, or charges for the services, facilities, and commodities of the sewerage facility.    (b)    The rates, fees, benefit assessments, or charges shall be set so as to produce revenue and reserves that are at least sufficient:        (1)    To pay, when due, all bonds and the interest on the bonds, for the payment of which the revenue is pledged, charged, or otherwise encumbered; and        (2)    To provide for all expenses of operation and maintenance of the sewerage facility.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-812 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 8 - Sewerage Facilities Bond Act|Section 9-812 - Disposition of Revenue From Sewerage Facilities

    (a)    Any municipality that issues bonds under this subtitle for the development of any sewerage facility may appropriate or expend the revenue from the sewerage facility for:        (1)    Paying, when due, all bonds and the interest on the bonds, for the payment of which the revenue is pledged, charged, or otherwise encumbered;        (2)    Providing for all expenses of operation and maintenance of the sewerage facility;        (3)    Paying and discharging the principal and interest on any notes, bonds, or other obligations:            (i)    Not issued under this subtitle, but for payment of which the revenue of the sewerage facility is pledged, charged, or encumbered; or            (ii)    Issued to finance the development of the sewerage facility, but which do not constitute a lien, charge, or encumbrance on the revenue of the sewerage facility; and        (4)    Providing a reserve for improvements to the sewerage facility.    (b)    Any municipality may transfer the revenue of any sewerage facility to the general funds of the municipality only after the municipality has made adequate provision for the purposes set out in subsection (a) of this section.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-813 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 8 - Sewerage Facilities Bond Act|Section 9-813 - Refunding Revenue Bonds

    (a)    Any municipality may issue refunding bonds to refund, pay, or discharge the principal and interest on all or any part of the outstanding bonds:        (1)    Issued by the municipality to finance the development of all or part of the sewerage facility; and        (2)    In arrears or about to become due.    (b)    The provisions of this subtitle that concern authorization and issuance of bonds apply to authorization and issuance of refunding bonds.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-814 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 8 - Sewerage Facilities Bond Act|Section 9-814 - Short Title

    This subtitle may be cited as “The Sewerage Facilities Bond Act”.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Sanitary Provisions|Section 9-1101 - Septic Tanks in Garrett County

    (a)    In Garrett County, before constructing on private property a building that will need a septic tank disposal system, the person who proposes to construct the building shall obtain a septic tank permit from the Garrett County Health Department.    (b)    An applicant for a septic tank permit under this section shall submit to the Garrett County Health Department:        (1)    An application on the form that the Garrett County Health Department requires; and        (2)    A plan for the septic tank system.    (c)    Before issuing a septic tank permit, the Garrett County Health Department may inspect the site of the proposed septic tank.    (d)    If it approves the application, the Garrett County Health Department shall issue a septic tank permit.    (e)    A person may not build a septic tank in violation of this section.    (f)    A person who violates subsection (e) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Sanitary Provisions|Section 9-1102 - Certain Unpaid Charges in Worcester County

    (a)    This section applies to charges for sewer service or solid waste disposal service provided in Worcester County by any State, county, or municipal agency that does not also provide water services.    (b)    If a bill for sewer service or solid waste disposal service remains unpaid for 30 days after being sent, the agency providing that service:        (1)    After giving written notice, may stop the service; and        (2)    Before restoring the service, may require payment of the entire unpaid bill plus $5.    (c)    The notice required by this section shall be:        (1)    Left on the premises served; or        (2)    Mailed to the last known address of the owner of the premises served.    (d)    Unpaid sewer charges, including any penalty, shall be:        (1)    A first lien against the property; and        (2)    Collectible as taxes.