MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                            2507

public of such action of the Commission. After the
exercise of the powers granted by this subsection, no new
sanitary districts shall be created under the provisions
of Section 159(b) of this subtitle within any area that
has been divided by resolution into sanitary districts.]

159A. SANITARY DISTRICT BOUNDARY LINES; CHANGE.

THE SANITARY DISTRICT BOUNDARY LINES OF ANY SANITARY
DISTRICT MAY BE CHANGED BY THE ADOPTION BY THE COMMISSION
OF A RESOLUTION WHICH SHALL REFER TO A PLAT OF ST. MARY'S
COUNTY UPON WHICH THE REVISED SANITARY DISTRICT LINES ARE
SHOWN CLEARLY AND WHICH SETS FORTH FINDINGS THAT THE
CHANGE IN THE BOUNDARY LINES OF ANY SANITARY DISTRICT IS
NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND
WELFARE OF THE RESIDENTS WITHIN THE REVISED SANITARY
DISTRICTS, AND THE REVISED SANITARY DISTRICTS ARE
FEASIBLE FROM AN ENGINEERING AND FINANCIAL STANDPOINT.
HOWEVER, OUTSTANDING BONDS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS MAY NOT
IN ANY MANNER BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY ANY CHANGE OF
SANITARY DISTRICT LINES. THE RESOLUTION IS NOT LEGALLY
EFFECTIVE UNTIL IT IS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF ST. MARY'S COUNTY AFTER PUBLIC HEARING
HELD FOLLOWING NOT LESS THAN TEN DAYS' NOTICE IN ONE OR
MORE NEWSPAPERS HAVING A GENERAL CIRCULATION IN ST.
MARY'S COUNTY AND UNTIL A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION AND PLAT
IS RECORDED AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF ST. MARY'S COUNTY.
UPON APPROVAL BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. MARY'S
COUNTY AND FILING OF THE PLAT AND RESOLUTION AS PROVIDED
IN THIS SUBSECTION, THE REVISED SANITARY DISTRICTS ARE
DESIGNATED AND CONSTITUTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS
SUBTITLE TO BE SEPARATE SANITARY DISTRICTS, ARE SUBJECT
TO ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE, AND ARE SEPARATE
TAXING DISTRICTS. THE FILING OF THE PLAT AND RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTES LEGAL NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF THE ACTION OF
THE COMMISSION AND THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

160. [Surveys,] NEW FACILITIES; STUDIES, plans [;
Mattapany District].

(a) [Surveys] STUDIES; plans; hearings. The
Commission shall cause [surveys] STUDIES, plans and
estimates to be made for water supply[, ] AND sewerage
[and drainage] systems in those portions of St. Mary's
County in which the Commission [exercises authority]
DETERMINES THAT THE FACILITIES ARE NECESSARY, and [shall]
MAY divide each sanitary district into water[, ] AND
sewerage [and drainage] districts in such A way as shall,
in its judgment, best serve the needs of the various
communities, and shall promote convenience and economy of
installation and operation. Whenever, and as, [such] THE
STUDIES AND plans are completed, the Commission shall
give notice by publication in one newspaper published
within the bounty, for three weeks, and by handbills
posted and circulated in the localities where [said]
improvements ire contemplated.[, and] [[THEY]] THE
COMMISSION shall state in [said] THE notice the probable
cost of the contemplated improvements, and shall further