Ch. 193                             MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                  275

CHAPTER 193
(House Bill 1619)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 6-3 of the Washington
Suburban Sanitary District Code (1969 Edition, as amended), being Section
83-62 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince George's County (1963
Edition), and Section 71-10 of the Montgomery County Code (1965 Edition),
being Articles 17 and 16, respectively, of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland, title "Prince George's County" and "Montgomery County," subtitle
"Washington Suburban Sanitary District," to authorize the Commission, where
it deems necessary, to provide for higher rates or more restrictive rules and
regulations affecting properties abutting the Commission's system which are
engaged in industrial activities and uses which may cause additional expense to
the Commission in the treatment of the wastes generated therefrom.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 6-3 of the Washington Suburban Sanitary District
Code (1969 Edition, as amended), being Section 83-62 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Prince George's County (1963 Edition) and Section 71-10 of the
Montgomery County Code (1965 Edition), being Articles 17 and 16, respectively,
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Prince George's County"
and "Montgomery County," subtitle "Washington Suburban Sanitary District," be
and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

6-3. (83-62; 71-10)NON-UNIFORM CONDITIONS FOR SERVICE.

(A)  If the Commission finds and determines that in any area or subdistrict of
the Sanitary District the conditions for service from any of its systems, including
the financial aspect of instituting and maintaining such service, are substantially
different from those obtaining generally in the Sanitary District, the Commission
may define such area or subdistrict and provide for a different rule, regulation,
rate or charge to apply therein, notwithstanding any other provisions of this section
otherwise requiring said rule, regulation, rate or charge to be uniform throughout
the Sanitary District.

(B)    NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION, IF THE COMMISSION FINDS AND DETERMINES THAT
CONDITIONS TO PROVIDE SERVICE FROM ANY OF ITS SYSTEMS,
INCLUDING THE FINANCIAL ASPECT OF MAINTAINING AND
OPERATING THE SYSTEMS, TO PROPERTIES ENGAGED IN
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES AND USE, ARE SUBSTANTIALLY
DIFFERENT FROM CONDITIONS OBTAINING GENERALLY IN THE
SANITARY DISTRICT THE COMMISSION MAY ESTABLISH
DIFFERENT RULES, REGULATIONS, RATES OR CHARGES WHICH
PROVIDE FOR HIGHER RATES OR MORE RESTRICTIVE USAGE
RULES AND REGULATIONS, TO APPLY TO SUCH INDUSTRIAL
USERS. THE TERMS "INDUSTRIAL USE" AND "INDUSTRIAL USER"
ARE HEREIN DEFINED AS THOSE INDUSTRIES IDENTIFIED IN THE
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION MANUAL, EXECUTIVE
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, BUREAU OF THE BUDGET, 1967, AS
AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, UNDER THE CATEGORY
"DIVISION D - MANUFACTURING" AND OTHER CLASSES OF
SIGNIFICANT WASTE PRODUCERS AS THE COMMISSION MAY
ESTABLISH IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS ADOPTED
PURSUANT TO ITS RULES AND REGULATIONS.