WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 492

97-1. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND GENERAL REGULATIONS
FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COUNTY WATER AND
SEWER SYSTEMS.

A. ABOLITION OF WATER OR SEWER AUTHORITY AND/OR
DISTRICTS CREATED; EFFECT.

(1) THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CHARLES COUNTY MAY,
BY ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION, PROVIDE FOR THE ABOLITION OF ANY
WATER OR SEWER AUTHORITY CREATED BY THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 43, §§ 445
THROUGH 466, OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND AND THE
ABOLITION OF ANY DISTRICT CREATED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS
OF ARTICLE 43, §§ 545 THROUGH 673, OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF
MARYLAND; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT:

(A) ABOLITION MAY IN NO WAY IMPAIR OR AFFECT THE
VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF ANY PROCEEDING OR ACTION
TAKEN OR ANY OBLIGATIONS OR INDEBTEDNESS INCURRED BY THE
AUTHORITY OR DISTRICT OR ITS GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ABOLISHING ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.

(B) ALL EXISTING OBLIGATIONS, WHETHER BONDED
INDEBTEDNESS OR OTHERWISE, OF THE AUTHORITY OR DISTRICT
SHALL DEVOLVE UPON AND BE ASSUMED BY THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS BY OPERATION OF THIS SUBSECTION.

(C) A COPY OF THE ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL
BE FILED WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND
TAXATION, WHICH SHALL RECEIVE THEM AND ENDORSE ON THE COPY
THE DATE AND TIME OF RECEIPT.

(2) UPON RECEIPT OF THE ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION BY
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION, THE
CORPORATE EXISTENCE OF THE AUTHORITY OR DISTRICT CEASES, AND
THE AUTHORITY OR DISTRICT IS ABOLISHED, AND ALL THE PROPERTY,
POWERS, RIGHTS, DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS THEREOF SHALL DEVOLVE
UPON AND BE EXERCISED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

B. CREATION OF A DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS; POWERS
AND DUTIES GENERALLY. WHERE AN AUTHORITY OR DISTRICT HAS
BEEN ABOLISHED, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY CREATE A
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, PROVIDE FOR ITS ORGANIZATION
AND FUNCTIONS AND DELEGATE TO THE DEPARTMENT ALL OR ANY
DELEGABLE ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES OR POWERS PROVIDED IN
ARTICLE 43, § 450, OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND WHEN AN
AUTHORITY HAS BEEN ABOLISHED AND PROVIDED IN ARTICLE 43, § 650,
OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND WHEN A DISTRICT HAS BEEN
ABOLISHED. THE DELEGATION MAY IN NO EVENT INCLUDE, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, DUTIES OR POWERS PERTAINING TO THE ISSUANCE OF

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