778                                     LAWS OF MARYLAND                              Ch. 356

430.

WHENEVER THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR WATER
SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, SOLID WASTE, OR DRAINAGE SYSTEMS OR
EXTENSIONS THEREOF SHALL HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND THE
COUNTY HAS DECIDED TO PROCEED WITH CONSTRUCTION, IT
SHALL, WHEN REQUIRED BY THIS SUBTITLE, BY NOTICE IN ONE
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE COUNTY AND WHATEVER
NEWSPAPERS AND TECHNICAL PRESS AS IT MAY DEEM PROPER,
ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SYSTEM
OR SYSTEMS, IN PART OR AS A WHOLE AS IN ITS JUDGMENT MAY
APPEAR ADVISABLE. THE CONTRACT SHALL BE LET TO THE
LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, OR THE COUNTY MAY REJECT ANY
OR ALL BIDS. IF IN ITS DISCRETION THE PRICES QUOTED ARE
UNREASONABLE OR UNBALANCED, IT MAY READVERTISE THE
WORK OR ANY PART OF IT OR MAY DO ANY PART OR ALL OF THE
WORK BY DAY LABOR. AT ANY TIME THE COUNTY IN ITS
DISCRETION MAY EXPEND BY DAY LABOR FOR CONSTRUCTION
AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00)
WITHOUT ADVERTISING AND RECEIVING BIDS. ALL SUCH
CONTRACTS SHALL BE PROTECTED BY WHATEVER BONDS,
PENALTIES, AND CONDITIONS AS THE COUNTY MAY REQUIRE,
ALL OF WHICH SHALL BE ENFORCED IN ANY COURT HAVING
JURISDICTION. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PRECLUDE THE
COUNTY FROM PERFORMING ANY WORK WITH ITS OWN
EMPLOYEES OR EQUIPMENT.

431.

(A)   TO PROVIDE FOR THE GENERAL HEALTH AND WELFARE OF
THE RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY, THE COUNTY MAY ACQUIRE,
CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN WHATEVER WATER,
SEWER, SOLID WASTE, AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AS IT DEEMS TO
BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. THE COUNTY MAY CAUSE SURVEYS,
PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND ESTIMATES TO BE MADE FOR THESE
SYSTEMS. UNLESS ALL OWNERS OF LAND WHICH WILL BE SERVED
BY ANY SUCH PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS CONSENT IN WRITING
TO SUCH IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE, THE COUNTY SHALL
CONSTRUCT ANY SUCH SYSTEM OR EXTENSION THEREOF ONLY
AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING HELD BY THE COUNTY, AFTER GIVING
NOTICE THEREOF IN ONE NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION
PUBLISHED IN QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS
PRIOR TO THE HEARING. AT THE HEARING, PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS SHALL BE
PRESENTED TOGETHER WITH THE ESTIMATED COSTS THEREOF
AND ESTIMATED REVENUES TO BE DERIVED THEREFROM. THE
COUNTY MAY DIVIDE THE SANITARY DISTRICT INTO WATER,
SEWERAGE, SOLID WASTE, AND DRAINAGE SUBDISTRICTS IN
SUCH WAY AS IN ITS JUDGMENT WILL BEST SERVE THE NEEDS OF
THE SANITARY DISTRICT, PROMOTE CONVENIENCE AND
ECONOMY OF INSTALLATION AND OPERATION AND PERMIT THE
RAISING OF REVENUES AND APPORTIONMENT OF COSTS TO
THOSE SERVED ON AN EQUITABLE BASIS, AND IT IS EMPOWERED
TO KEEP ITS BOOKS OF ACCOUNT ACCORDINGLY.

(B)   IF THE RESIDENTS OF ANY UNINCORPORATED LOCALITY IN
THE SANITARY DISTRICT MAKE APPLICATION FOR A WATER
SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, SOLID WASTE, OR DRAINAGE SYSTEM, OR