488                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch. 4

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new   language

to avoid unnecessary repetition of   the full

name of the Maryland Environmental     Service
as used in this subtitle.

(K) SERVICE DISTRICT.—"SERVICE DISTRICT" MEANS
A GEOGRAPHIC AREA ESTABLISHED BY THE SERVICE, AFTER
CONSULTATION WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES AFFECTED, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PROVIDING WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS, WASTE
WATER PURIFICATION PROJECTS OR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
PROJECTS. SERVICE DISTRICTS MAY ENCOMPASS AREAS
CONTAINING PROJECTS OF THE SERVICE AS WELL AS
NONDUPLICATING, NONCOMPETITIVE PROJECTS OWNED AND
OPERATED BY MUNICIPALITIES OR PERSONS. SERVICE
DISTRICTS SHALL BE BASED UPON APPROVED STATE-COUNTY
MASTER WATER AND SEWERAGE PLANS OR SOLID WASTE
DISPOSAL PLANS, IF ANY, ADOPTED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 43
OF THE CODE, BUT THEY MAY ALSO TAKE ACCOUNT OF OTHER
PLANS AND STUDIES.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language
derived from Article 33B, section 3(f) of
the Code, as amended by Chapter 523, Acts
of 1972-

(L) SERVICE REGION.—"SERVICE REGION" MEANS A
GEOGRAPHIC AREA WHICH THE MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICE DESIGNATES AND WITHIN WHICH THE DIRECTOR,
AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES AFFECTED,
CAUSES SURVEYS, PLANS, STUDIES, AND ESTIMATES TO BE
MADE FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE MOST
DEPENDABLE, EFFECTIVE, AND EFFICIENT MEANS OF
PROVIDING SERVICES THROUGH WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS,
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL PROJECTS, OR WASTE WATER
PURIFICATION PROJECTS. SERVICE REGIONS SHALL BE BASED
UPON NEEDS SET FORTH IN APPROVED STATE-COUNTY MASTER
WATER AND SEWERAGE PLANS, OR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
PLANS, IF ANY, ADOPTED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 43 OF THE
CODE, BUT THEY MAY ALSO TAKE ACCOUNT OF OTHER PLANS
AND STUDIES.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language
derived from Article 33B, section 3(e) of
the Code, as amended by Chapter 523, Acts
of 1972.

(M) SOLID HASTE DISPOSAL PROJECT.—"SOLID WASTE
DISPOSAL PROJECT" MEANS THE SERVICES, FACILITIES, OR
PROPERTIES USED OR USEFUL OR HAVING PRESENT CAPACITY
FOR FUTURE USE IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSPORTING,
COMPACTING, BURYING, INCINERATING, COMPOSTING, OR