758                              Laws of Maryland                       Ch. 355

with and as part of the construction of a water or sewer lateral line,
as the case may be, where the property to which the connection is
made has not been assessed a front foot benefit charge under Section
83-71 (71-19) of this subtitle, and in such event the [cost of] the
deferred portion of the charge for the connections shall be [a part
of] collected by the benefit charge assessment and procedure made
under [said] Section 83-71(k) (71-19(k)). Further, where the
water or sewer lateral line has previously been constructed or the
property for which an application for connection is made has been
assessed a benefit charge under Section 83-71 (71-19) AND IS IN
AN AGRICULTURAL, SMALL ACREAGE OR RESIDENTIAL
CLASS, the Commission may provide for a deferred or installment
basis of payment for all or a portion of the water and sewer connec-
tion charges for such classes of property as the Commission may
determine that a deferred or installment basis payment is appropriate
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS, WITH INDIVIDUAL
WATER OR SEWER HOUSE CONNECTIONS, and where such pro-
cedures are established and availed of by an applicant for connection
requesting the deferred payment method, the installation of the con-
nection shall be an additional benefit to the property so connected
for which it shall be liable for payment until the deferred charge has
been amortized, pursuant to such schedule as the Commission may
find to be required. The connection charge benefit assessment shall
be payable as provided for by Section 83-71 (k) (71-19(k)). In
adopting, or amending from time to time any rules or regulations
under this Section, and in establishing or modifying the water or
sewer connection charges the Commission shall fulfill the require-
ments of Section 83-59 (71-8). Agreements which the Commission
may have entered into with the owner of any property for the in-
stallation of a water or sewer house connection on a deferred basis
which provide for the liability of the property for the deferred por-
tion of such connection charge, entered into under the provisions of
this Section as enacted by Chapter 753 of the Acts of 1969 and
prior to the effective date of this 1970 amendment to Section 83-80A
(71-28A) are confirmed in validity and the Commission is author-
ized to implement the collection of the deferred portion by establish-
ing a benefit charge against the property therefor, and collect the
same, as is specified in Section 83-71 (k) (71-19k).

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,, That if any word, phrase, clause,
sentence or any part or parts of this Act shall be held unconstitu-
tional by any court of competent jurisdiction such unconstitution-
ality shall not affect the validity of the remaining parts of this Act
or of any other section thereof.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby de-
clared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public health and safety and having been passed
by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the members
elected to each of the two houses of the General Assembly, the same
shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 22, 1970