MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 1135

OF THE AUTHORITY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Article 96A, section 95 of the Code. The
only changes made are in style.

8-508. CHARGES TO PAY FOR INITIAL COST OF PROJECT.

(A) REPRESENTED COUNTIES.--___THE AUTHORITY SHALL

ASSESS AND COLLECT CHARGES FOR PAYMENT OF THE STATE'S
SHARE OF THE INITIAL COST OF THE PROJECT. EACH
REPRESENTED COUNTY IS ASSESSED AT A RATE CALCULATED
FROM A COST-SHAPING FORMULA BASED ON A PROJECTED
TEN-YEAR AVERAGE DAILY WITHDRAWAL WITHIN THE COUNTY
DURING THE MONTH OF MAXIMUM WITHDRAWAL DIVIDED BY THE
TOTAL PROJECTED TEN-YEAR AVERAGE DAILY WITHDRAWAL
DURING THE MONTH OF MAXIMUM WITHDRAWAL OF EVERY
REPRESENTED COUNTY.

REVISOR'S NOTE; This subsection presently appears
as Article 96A, section 96(a) of the Code.
The only changes made are in style.

(B) NON-MARYLAND USERS UNDER THIS TITLE. —THE
AUTHORITY SHALL ASSESS NON-MARYLAND USERS SUBJECT TO
APPROPRIATION REQUIREMENTS IN §8-802 OF THIS TITLE
BASED ON A RATE CALCULATED BY THE SAME MEANS USED FOR
ASSESSMENT OF REPRESENTED COUNTIES. THE AUTHORITY
SHALL COLLECT ASSESSED CHARGES FROM NON-MARYLAND USERS
IN A MANNER THE AUTHORITY PRESCRIBES.

REVISOR'S NOTE; This subsection presently appears
as Article 96A, section 96(b) of the Code.
The only changes made are in style.

(C) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. - THE AUTHORITY MAY
ENTER INTO ANY CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT WITH THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR THE
DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA TO PAY THE AUTHORITY ITS
EQUITABLE SHARE OF INITIAL COST OF THE PROJECT. THE
CONTRACT SHALL CONTAIN PROVISIONS THE AUTHORITY AND
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AGREE TO,
AND MAY INCLUDE PROVISIONS TO ASCERTAIN THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA'S EQUITABLE SHARE OF COSTS, PERIODIC
REVISION OF THE AMOUNT OF THAT SHARE, AND OTHER COST
PAYMENTS BY THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. ANY EXECUTED
CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT HAS FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS A
CONTRACT BETWEEN THE DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA AND THIS
STATE.