THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                  1079

CHAPTER 648
(House Bill 373)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 1578 of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince George's County (1953
Edition), being Article 17 of the Code of Public Local La,ws of
Maryland, title "Prince George's County", sub-title "Washington
Suburban Sanitary District", said section being also Section 130-35
of the Montgomery County Code (1950 Edition), being Article 16
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Montgomery
County", sub-title "Washington Suburban Sanitary District", re-
lating generally to charges for water service in the Sanitary Dis-
trict.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 1578 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince George's
County (1953 Edition), being Article 17 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland, title "Prince George's County", sub-title "Wash-
ington Suburban Sanitary District", said section being also Section
130-35 of the Montgomery County Code (1950 Edition), being Article
16 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Montgomery
County", sub-title "Washington Suburban Sanitary District", be and
it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows :

1578 (130-35) (a) for the purpose of providing funds for main-
taining, repairing and operating its water supply, sewers and drain-
age systems, including the over-head expense and proper depreciation
allowance, together with funds for making such payments as may be
made to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia as hereinafter
specified, said Commission shall be empowered and directed to make
such service rates as it may deem necessary, chargeable against all
properties for a connection with any pipe under its ownership; said
rates shall be uniform throughout the Sanitary District, but shall be
changed from time to time, as necessary, except (a) that the charge
for water service used in Gaithersburg and Washington Grove until
such time as they are birought within the general system shall be based
upon actual cost of supplying water to said communities; and (b)
whenever the Commission shall furnish water to Federal, State or
other agencies which are exempt from front foot benefit charges
and /or ad valorem taxes imposed under the provisions of Chapter 122
of the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland of 1918, and amend-
ments thereto, the Commission shall make such charge, with full
authority to change the same from time to time, for water service as
it shall deem necessary and reasonable, which charge shall take into
consideration the general tax, and front foot benefit charge levied
within the Sanitary District in addition to the regular rate for service
as provided in paragraph (b) hereof; and provided further, that
wherever the Commission, because of public necessity, has extended
its water mains beyond the boundaries of the Washington Suburban
Sanitary District, it may make such further extensions out of the

EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.