Marvin Mandel, Governor                         529

OF ACQUISITION, OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION BY THE
SERVICE AND/OR AFFECTED MUNICIPALITIES AND PER-
SONS, TOGETHER WITH anticipated expenditures, sources of
revenue, charges for projects to be levied against municipalities
and persons, and related matters the Service finds necessary and
convenient.

(e)   The five-year plan may be adopted by the Service only after
at least one public hearing in each of the municipalities COUNTIES
(OR BALTIMORE CITY) affected. At least sixty days in advance
of a hearing, the proposed five-year plan shall be submitted to each
municipality COUNTY (OR BALTIMORE CITY) and person
against whom charges will be levied if the plan is adopted, and to
the Secretaries of Natural Resources, State Planning, and Health
and Mental Hygiene for review and comment. A FIVE-YEAR PLAN
SHALL BE ADOPTED BY THE SERVICE ONLY AFTER IT IS
SUBMITTED TO AND APPROVED BY RESOLUTION OF THE
GOVERNING BODY OF EACH COUNTY (OR BALTIMORE
CITY) AFFECTED BY THE PLAN, OR IN THE EVENT THE
PLAN IS NOT APPROVED BY EACH OF THE APPROPRIATE
GOVERNING BODIES WITHIN 120 DAYS FOLLOWING SUB-
MISSION OF THE PLAN FOR APPROVAL OF SUCH GOVERN-
ING BODIES, THEN ONLY AFTER THE PLAN IS APPROVED
BY JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. IF
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AP-
PROVING A FIVE-YEAR PLAN CONTAINS ANY AMEND-
MENTS OR MODIFICATIONS OF SUCH PLAN, THOSE
AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS SHALL REPEAL SUCH
PLAN TO THE EXTENT OF ANY INCONSISTENCY, AND
NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO
AUTHORIZE THE SERVICE TO TAKE ANY ACTION THERE-
AFTER WHICH WOULD BE INCONSISTENT WITH SUCH
AMENDMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS WITHOUT THE AP-
PROVAL OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF EACH COUNTY (OR
BALTIMORE CITY) INCLUDED WITHIN THE PLAN.

(f)    Upon adoption of a five-year plan by the Service, service
districts shall be established in the manner and following the schedule
set forth in the plan. Immediately thereafter, the Service shall
proceed with the acquisition, extension, and construction of facilities
set forth in the plan and shall assume jurisdiction over and provide
for the maintenance and operation of wastewater purification and
solid waste disposal projects included in the plan. , FOR THOSE
PROJECTS WITHIN THE SERVICE REGION AND DISTRICTS
PLACED UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE SERVICE BY
THE PLAN.

(g)    The Service shall enter into contracts with municipalities
and persons within a service district and stipulate the projects to be
provided, THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION FOR ACQUIR-
ING EXISTING PROJECTS, the costs to be assessed against munic-
ipalities and persons, the manner of repaying the Service for these
costs, and the effective date or dates that the service will initiate
the provision of projects.

(h) Existing facilities PROJECTS providing wastewater purifi-
cation and solid waste disposal services, including all rights, ease-
ments, laboratory facilities, vehicles, records, and all other property,
equipment, and furnishings necessary and normally associated with