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revenues to the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds
of the Commission issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 534
or 535 of this sub-title with respect to the sewerage system producing
such revenues or with respect to the related surface water drainage
system or for the prior redemption of or greater security for any
such bonds, in accordance with the resolution or trust indenture of the
Commission pursuant to which such bonds were issued.

(d) All schedules of sewer service charges adopted and enforced
by the District pursuant to this Section shall not be subject to review,
regulation or control by any agency of the County or of the State,
including the Public Service Commission of Maryland.

Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That Section 546 of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Washington County (1957 Edition), being
Article 22 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title:
"Washington County", sub-title: "Sanitary Districts", as said Section
was enacted by Chapter 694 of the Laws of Maryland of 1957, be, and
it is hereby, repealed and that a new Section be, and it is hereby,
enacted in the place and stead of the Section so repealed, to be
designated 546 and to read as follows:

546.  Ready-to-Serve Charges.

In order to provide funds to pay the cost of acquisition, installation,
maintenance, operation and replacement of water meters, the District
is hereby authorized and empowered to fix and collect, and from time
to time, revise, alter or amend, schedules of ready-to-serve charges
which charges shall be imposed on, and collected from, every property
in a sub-district connected to a water system owned or operated by
the District, for which a separate water meter is installed by and at
the expense of the District. Said Schedules shall be adopted by
resolution of the Commission and shall provide for graduated rates
of charge dependent on meter sizes. Ready-to-serve charges shall
be added to, and collected as part of, the regular water bills and pay-
ment thereof may be enforced by the Commission to the same extent
and in the same manner as is provided by this sub-title for water
service charges.

Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That Sections 547, 548, 549, 550,
551 and 552 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Washington County
(1957 Edition), being Article 22 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland, title: "Washington County", sub-title: "Sanitary Dis-
tricts", as said Sections were enacted by Chapter 694 of the Laws of
Maryland of 1957, be, and the same are hereby, repealed and re-
enacted with amendments to read as follows:

547.   Purchase of Existing Systems.

[Whenever said Commission shall have extended its water supply
or sewerage system up to and is ready to connect with any mu-
nicipally owned or privately owned water supply or sewerage sys-
tem, and it deems it advisable and proper for the adequate opera-
tion of the system under the jurisdiction to take over the said water
or sewerage system, it may purchase the same upon such terms
and conditions as may be agreed upon, but shall have no right of
condemnation with respect thereto,] The District may acquire any
private water system or sewerage system deemed by it necessary
to the operation of any such system owned or operated by it in a