Ch. 6 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Authority at the pleasure of the governing body. Each member is a voting member
except the member of the governing body of Garrett County, who is a nonvoting
member until that county is assessed for payments to the Authority under the provisions
of § 8-508 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(4) The Governor shall appoint [one] 1 voting member to serve at [his]
THE GOVERNOR'S pleasure and be chairman of the Authority.

(B) A member serves without compensation but shall be reimbursed for
necessary travel expenses and disbursements incurred performing [his] THE
MEMBER'S official duties.

8-508.

(c) The Authority may enter into any contract or agreement with the
government of the District of Columbia for the District of Columbia to pay the
Authority its equitable share of initial cost of the project. The contract shall contain
provisions TO WHICH the Authority and the government of the District of Columbia
agree [to, ] and may include provisions to ascertain the District of Columbia's equitable
share of costs, periodic revision of the amount of that share, and other cost payments by
the District of Columbia. Any executed contract or agreement has full force and effect
as a contract between the District of Columbia and [this] THE State.

(d) An assessment of charges shall be:

(1) [determined] DETERMINED when the first payment is due, based on
the preceding calendar year's daily withdrawal information; and

(2) [shall be updated] UPDATED annually.
8-513.

The Authority may receive from the State, its political subdivisions, the federal
government, or any other source[,] funds to apply to its obligations and duties under
this subtitle. [It] THE AUTHORITY may borrow from the State and any represented
county, and [they] THE STATE AND ANY REPRESENTED COUNTY may lend to
the Authority[,] funds the Authority requires to meet obligations under its contract
with the federal government.

8-515.

The Authority shall prepare a budget to support its continued operation. [One
half] ONE-HALF of the Authority's budget shall be requested by the Department from
the General Assembly and the represented counties shall provide the other half. The
Authority shall adopt a formula to determine each county's share of the budget.

8-602.

The Department of Natural Resources may adopt any [rule or] regulation to
further its general powers of supervision over natural resources of the State, and for
proper conservation for public use, allocation, and development of underground waters
of the State.

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