1592                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 922

and Montgomery County," subtitle "Washington Suburban Sani-
tary District," as said section was last repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, by Chapter 492 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland of 1963, relating to the authority of the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission with respect to the
supervision of plumbing within Montgomery and Prince George's
County areas not within the Sanitary District or a Rural Water

Area.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 83-76 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince
George's County (1963 Edition), being Section 73-60 of the Mont-
gomery County Code (1960 Edition), and being Articles 17 and 16,
respectively, of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, titles
"Prince George's County" and "Montgomery County," subtitle
"Washington Suburban Sanitary District," as said section was last
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, by Chapter 492 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland of 1963, be and it is
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

83-76. (73-60.) Permits for construction; regulations.

Before any plumbing, water works or sewer construction is done
in any building, or upon any private property, within the Sanitary
District or elsewhere in Prince George's and Montgomery Counties
COUNTY, the person, firm or corporation doing the same shall first
obtain a permit from said Commission and pay therefor such reason-
able sum as the Commission may prescribe. Such work shall be done
under and pursuant to such rules, regulations and requirements as the
Commission may from time to time formulate, and subject to such
inspection as may be deemed necessary. No connection of any kind
shall be made with any water main or sewer, constructed or main-
tained by said Commission, without a permit and under such con-
ditions as said Commission may authorize. In order to prevent
waste of water, said Commission shall have the right of entry at
reasonable hours to all buildings or premises having any connection
with the water supply or sewerage systems under its jurisdiction,
and may order and require such changes in all plumbing, water
works or water or sewer connections as it may deem necessary to
eliminate leakage, loss of water or unnecessary use of sewers. No
private or semi-public water supply or sewerage installation intended
for the use of two or more buildings or premises shall be constructed
in said Sanitary District or elsewhere in Prince George's and Mont-
gomery Counties COUNTY without the person, firm or corporation
doing the work having first obtained a permit from said Commission
and paid a reasonable charge therefor, and such plant shall then be in-
stalled, maintained and operated under such rules and regulations as
said Commission may require or devise. The Commission is author-
ized to fix and collect from the owner or operators of such systems a
reasonable fee for its supervision and inspection. Whenever an
owner or operator of such system fails or refuses to make any cor-
rection or fails or refuses to maintain and operate the system in
compliance with the Commission's requirements, the Commission
may make the correction or, if necessary, take over for so long a
period as may be necessary for the operation of the system, and
collect the costs therefor from the owners or operators. With
respect to those portions of Montgomery PRINCE GEORGE'S