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members; secretary; meetings; records, etc.," 22-3, titled "Same—
Powers and duties generally; rules and regulations; penalty for viola-
tion of regulations," 22-4, titled "Same—Specific powers enumerated,"
22-5, titled "Same—Maps, surveys and plans for sewerage and
drainage districts to be prepared; information to be shown," 22-6,
titled "Construction of facilities—Issuance of bonds, referendum
thereon," 22-7, titled "Same—Payment by front foot assessment,"
"22-8, titled "Same—Payment by owners of property," 22-9, titled
Purchase of private systems generally," 22-10, titled "Issuance of
bonds generally—Procedure, etc.," 22-11, titled "Same—Deposit,
handling and disposition of proceeds," 22-12, titled "Same—To be
paid by drainage tax; tax levy, collection, records, etc.," 22-14, titled
"Same—Payment of expenses of election, etc.," 22-15, titled "Power
to require connections with any system; penalties for failure to make
connections; appeals," 22-16, titled "Owners to submit information
as to private systems; permit for construction, etc.," 22-17, titled
"Authority to levy maintenance tax; accounting procedure, etc.,"
22-18, titled "Article not to affect other laws," 22-19, titled "Power
to construct sewers and water mains; levy of taxes, etc.," 22-20, titled
"Bond issue for sewerage and drainage construction—Generally,"
22-21, titled "Same—Sale of bonds; interest rates; compliance with
other law, etc.," 22-22, titled "Same—Levy of tax for payment,"
22-23, titled "Same—Power to do other things necessary for issuance,
etc.," and 22-24, titled "Same—Petition from taxpayers required,"
of Chapter 22, titled "Sewers, Sewage Disposal and Drainage," of
the Montgomery County Code 1965, are hereby repealed in their
entirety.

Sec. 2. Section 22-37, Chapter 22, titled "Sewers, Sewage Dis-
posal and Drainage," of the Montgomery County Code 1965, is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as fol-
lows:

22-37. Authority of Council to create districts by law; administra-
tion.

The County Council is hereby authorized, by law from time to
time or any time, to create a storm drainage district or districts, or
subdistricts within Montgomery County whenever, in its opinion, the
public health, welfare or convenience of the County so requires, and
to provide in such law the taxes to be levied or benefit assessments to
be made, and all other matters relating to the financing, construction
and maintenance of storm drainage projects within such district or
sub-district. All such districts so proposed by the Council shall be
administered by the County Executive who shall have the authority
to promulgate, pursuant to the procedure prescribed by law, reason-
able regulations for the implementation and administration of such
districts.