1288                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 619

inhabitants of any municipality of any project acquired [or con-
structed] , constructed, reconstructed, rehabilitated, improved or
extended by the Service under this Article or the services therefrom
or the facilities thereof, or (2) the use by the Service of the services
or facilities of any solid wastes system, or liquid waste system owned
or operated other than by the Service; the contract may provide for
the collecting of fees, rates, or charges for the projects provided by
the Service and for the enforcement of delinquent charges for the
projects; and the provisions of the contract and of any ordinance or
resolution of the governing body of a municipality enacted pursuant
thereto shall be deemed to be for the benefit of bondholders or note-
holders;

5.

(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 acquiring existing proj-
ects, the [costs] charges to be [assessed against] apportioned to
the municipalities and persons, the manner of repaying the Service
for these [costs] charges, and the effective date or dates that the
Service will initiate the provision of projects.

(h) Existing projects providing wastewater purification and
solid waste disposal services, including all rights, easements, lab-
oratory facilities, vehicles, records, and all other property, equip-
ment, and furnishings necessary and normally associated with the
operation of the facility, shall be transferred to the sole ownership
of the Service at the time designated in the five-year plan. Compen-
sation for existing projects may be based on the original cost of the
project minus an allowance for depreciation, or on other terms and
conditions satisfactory to the municipality or person transferring the
project. All costs and obligations assumed by the Service incidental
to the transfer of ownership of an existing project shall be included
in the charges [levied against] apportioned to the service district.

6.

(b)    As soon as possible after the receipt of a duly authorized
request from a municipality or person, the Service shall draft a pro-
posed contract with the municipality or person in accordance with
the provisions of this Article specifying the type of project to be
provided, the boundaries of [a] the related service district, the effec-
tive date the service district will come into existence, and the terms
[,] and conditions [, and costs] under which the project would be
provided and the estimated cost thereof. Upon execution of the con-
tract, the Service shall as soon as possible establish a service district
and provide, maintain, and operate the necessary project or projects.

(c)    The [cost levied against] charges apportioned to a service
district shall be reduced by the full amount of federal and State
grants which the Service receives and is entitled to retain to defray
the cost of any project within the service district.

(d)    Existing facilities providing service of the type requested,
including all rights, easements, laboratory facilities, vehicles, rec-
ords, and all other property, equipment, and furnishings necessary
and normally associated with the operation of the facility, shall be