2650                                         LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [Ch. 781

The Public Local Laws of Queen Anne's County
Sections 419(a), 421, 428(b), 431 (a), 432, 433(b),

435, 445, and 446

Article 18 — Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1930 Edition, as
amended by Chapter 356 of the Acts of 1973)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Sections 419(a), 421, 428(b), 431 (a) , 432,
433(b), 435, 445, and 446 of the Public Local Laws of
Queen Anne's County being Article 18 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition, as amended
by Chapter 356 of the Acts of 1973) be and they are
hereby repealed and re—enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

Article 18

419.

(a) That the county shall exercise no authority over
the operation or construction of the sewerage, water,
drainage, [and] solid waste facilities OR THE
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF RULES AND REGULATIONS
RELATING TO BUILDING AND PLUMBING CODES of any
incorporated municipality, except over such facilities
within the corporate limits of any municipality over
which the county or county agency may have exercised
jurisdiction prior to June 1, 1972. The county may, upon
petition by the governing body of a municipality, enter
the incorporated municipality in cooperation with the
municipality for the operation, construction and
maintenance of water, sewerage, drainage, [and] solid
waste facilities AND THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
OF RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO BUILDING AND
PLUMBING CODES within that municipality. The county may,
either jointly with an incorporated municipality or
independently, acquire by purchase or condemnation any
land, structure, building or franchise of a privately
owned water, sewerage, or solid waste system within any
municipality.

421.

The Director of Public Works of Queen Anne's County
(hereafter called "The Director"), appointed pursuant to
the provisions of Chapter 851 of this code, shall be the
chief administrative officer of the Queen Anne's County
Sanitary District [, ] AND ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE RULES
AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO BUILDING AND PLUMBING CODES.
The Director shall execute the policies of the county
within the provisions of this subtitle. The Director