MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                      1647

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1969.

Approved May 14, 1969.

CHAPTER 753
(House Bill 1262)

AN ACT relating to the Washington Suburban Sanitary District,
to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 83-80A of the
Public Local Laws of Prince George's County (1963 Edition), and
Section 71-28A of the Montgomery County Code (1965 Edition),
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 sections were enacted by Chapter 323 of the Acts
of 1968, relating to procedures and charges for water and sanitary
sewer connections made by the Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission, and authorizing the Commission to install the con-
nections as part of the lateral lines constructed, and front foot
benefit charges assessed against properties not previously assessed
a benefit charge.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 83-80A of the Public Local Laws of Prince George's
County (1963 Edition), and Section 71-28A of the Montgomery
County Code (1965 Edition), being Article 17 and 16, respectively,
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Prince George's
County" and "Montgomery County," subtitle "Washington Sub-
urban Sanitary District," be and they are hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

83-80A. (71-28A).

If and when the Commission ascertains that it is feasible, reason-
able and economical to do so, it may provide that a water or sanitary
sewer connection made to a water or sewer line installed in a street,
road, alley or right of way which has not been paved or otherwise
improved, so as not to require the replacing of pavement or street
improvement upon installation of the connection, may be placed in a
separate class of connection, and with respect to such connections
specify a charge based on the actual cost thereof, including Commis-
sion inspection charge, or it may make provision for the installation
of such connections, including taps into the main or line, by the
applicant or at the applicant's cost, but under Commission super-
vision and inspection. The Commission may further provide that
any class of connection from its water line or sanitary sewer pipe
may be constructed beyond the property line of the property to be
served, if the connecting pipe may be constructed at one time from
the main to the structure on the property to be served, but with re-
spect to the portion of the connecting pipe from the property line in
or on the property the expense of construction and of subsequent
maintenance thereof shall be at the sole expense of the property
owner. If the Commission provides for an unimproved area class of