J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                       1385

CHAPTER 868
(House Bill 480)

AN ACT to repeal Section 134 (c) of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Howard County (1957 Edition, being Article 14 of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Howard County," sub-
title "Metropolitan Commission," and to enact new Section 134 (c)

in lieu thereof, to stand in place of the section repealed; relating

to the Metropolitan Commission in Howard County and providing
that the Commission shall have jurisdiction over all privately
owned public water or sewerage systems constructed anywhere in
Howard County, requiring permits for installation work and sub-
jecting such systems to the continuing authority of the Commis-
sion, and including certain exceptions thereto.

AN ACT TO ADD NEW SECTION 9A (B-1) TO THE CODE OF
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS OF HOWARD COUNTY (1957 EDI-
TION, BEING ARTICLE 14 OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC LOCAL
LAWS OF MARYLAND), TITLE "HOWARD COUNTY," SUB-
TITLE "BUILDING REGULATIONS," AND TO REPEAL AND
RE-ENACT, WITH AMENDMENTS, SECTIONS 134 (A) AND
(B) OF THE SAID CODE, SUBTITLE "METROPOLITAN COM-
MISSION," AND TO REPEAL SECTION 134 (C) OF THE
CODE AND SUBTITLE AND TO ENACT A NEW SECTION
134 (C) IN LIEU THEREOF, RELATING TO THE JURISDIC-
TION OF THE METROPOLITAN COMMISSION AND OF THE
PLUMBING BOARD OF HOWARD COUNTY OVER WATER,
SEWER AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, AND OVER WATER
AND SEWER MAINS AND FACILITIES IN HOWARD
COUNTY, TO DISTINGUISH THE JURISDICTION OF EACH
BODY, TO REQUIRE PERMITS FOR INSTALLATION OF
WATER AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS, AND RELATING GEN-
ERALLY TO WATER, SEWER AND DRAINAGE IN HOWARD
COUNTY.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,

That Section 134 (c) of the Code of Public Local Laws of Howard

Laws of Maryland), title "Howard County," subtitle "Metropolitan

Commission," be and it is hereby repealed, and that new Section

134 (c) be and it is hereby enacted in lieu thereof, to stand in the

place of the section repealed, and to read as follows:

THAT NEW SECTION 9A (B-1) BE AND IT IS HEREBY ADDED
TO THE CODE OF PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS OF HOWARD
COUNTY (1957 EDITION, BEING ARTICLE 14 OF THE CODE
OF PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS OF MARYLAND), TITLE "HOWARD
COUNTY," SUBTITLE "BUILDING REGULATIONS"; THAT
SECTIONS 134 (A) AND (B) OF THE SAID CODE, SUBTITLE
"METROPOLITAN COMMISSION," BE AND THEY ARE HERE-
BY REPEALED AND RE-ENACTED, WITH AMENDMENTS;
THAT SECTION 134 (C) OF THE SAID CODE AND SUBTITLE
BE AND IT IS HEREBY REPEALED AND THAT A NEW SEC-
TION 134 (C) BE AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED IN LIEU
THEREOF, TO STAND IN THE PLACE OF THE SECTION SO
REPEALED, AND ALL TO READ AS FOLLOWS: