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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 911

causes, to build such system, such county or persons may
build and operate said system at its or their own
expense, but it shall be constructed under plans and
specifications prepared by the Commission and under its
supervision, and its maintenance and operation shall be
under the general control of the Commission; however all
costs to the County Commissioners for such services,
i.e., to draw up the plans and specifications and to
supervise, maintain or control and such construction
project, shall be paid for in advance by the county or by
the property owners or individuals concerned, or said
payment shall be properly assured to the Board before it
shall be required to proceed; and no such system or part
thereof, or no water main, sewer, water purification or
sewage treatment plant, or no connection with any of
them, shall be constructed or installed except as in this
section provided, and any violation of this provision
shall be a misdemeanor punishable under Section 176 of
this sub—title. All construction and operating records,
including cost records, shall be filed with the
Commission, which shall be empowered at any time to take
over said system or part thereof, or said water main,
sever, storm water drain, water or sewerage treatment
plant, or connect on with any of them in the same manner
as provided under Section 171 for systems existing on
June 1, 19 57. The Commission shall be empowered to
extend its water supply, sewerage or drainage systems
into any area outside of any sanitary district contiguous
thereto and not included in any other district or in the
vicinity thereof, when the property owners of said area
shall agree to the charges, assessments and conditions
that may be imposed by the Commission as hereinbefore
outlined. ]

AFTER JUNE 1, 1957, WHENEVER THE PROPERTY OWNERS OR
RESIDENTS OF ANY LOCALITY IN A DISTRICT DESIRE A WATER
SUPPLY OR SEWERAGE SYSTEM, OR PART OF THEM, TO BE
CONSTRUCTED IN THAT LOCALITY AND THE COMMISSION DECIDES
THAT IT IS INEXPEDIENT OR IMPRACTICABLE AT THAT TIME,
OWING TO THE REMOTENESS OF THE LOCALITY FROM ONE OF ITS
SYSTEMS OR OTHER CAUSES, TO BUILD SUCH SYSTEM, THE OWNERS
OR RESIDENTS MAY BUILD THE SYSTEM AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE.
HOWEVER, IT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED UNDER PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION AND UNDER ITS
SUPERVISION, AND ITS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION SHALL BE
UNDER THE GENERAL CONTROL OF THE COMMISSION. ALL COST
INCURRED BY THE COMMISSION FOR THE SERVICES, I.E., TO
SUPERVISE, MAINTAIN OR CONTROL THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT,
SHALL BE PAID FOR IN ADVANCE BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS OR
INDIVIDUALS CONCERNED. THE SYSTEM, OR PART OF IT, THE
WATER MAIN, SEWER, WATER PURIFICATION OR SEWERAGE
TREATMENT PLANT, AND A CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THEM, MAY
NOT BE CONSTRUCTED OR INSTALLED EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN
THIS SECTION. ANY VIOLATION OF THIS PROVISION IS A
MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 176 OF THIS
SUBTITLE. ALL CONSTRUCTION RECORDS, INCLUDING COST
RECORDS, SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSION.