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2359
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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor
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require whatever modifications as may be necessary to
eliminate [such] THE pollution and to take [such] other
legal steps as may be necessary to enforce its orders
eliminating the nuisance of water pollution.
23-15.
(a) For the purpose of paying the interest and
principal of the bonds issued by the county as provided
in this subtitle for the water supply, sewerage or
drainage systems to be constructed, purchased or
established under this subtitle the county is hereby
empowered to fix an annual assessment on all properties,
improved or unimproved, abutting upon a street, road,
lane, alley or right—of—way in which a water main, sewer
or drain has been built. The annual assessment shall be
made upon the front foot basis, and the first payment
shall be collected during the year in which the
construction is completed on the water main, sewerage or
drainage systems, or in which the systems are purchased
or acquired. At least [sixty] 60 days before the
beginning of each fiscal year, the county shall certify
to the County Treasurer, in such manner as shall be
prescribed by him, the annual benefit assessments to be
collected for that year. The County Treasurer shall
include [such] THE assessments so certified in the county
tax bills for the properties affected and shall remit to
the county at regular intervals the proceeds from the
collection of the assessments. If construction of a
water supply, sewerage, or drainage system, or any part
thereof, is completed after the beginning of any fiscal
year, the properties benefited shall be assessed for the
remainder of [such] THE year a portion of the annual
assessments fixed by the county for [such] THE
properties, [such] THE portion determined by multiplying
the annual assessment for [such] THE property by a
fraction, the numerator being the number of months in
[such] THE year in which service is available and the
denominator being [twelve] 12. The partial assessments
may be certified to the County Treasurer not more often
than once each quarter and, if so certified shall be
billed by the County Treasurer at the same time or times
as county taxes for less than a full year are billed. If
not so certified, the partial assessments shall be added
to the assessments certified by the county for collection
in the ensuing fiscal year. All sums collected by the
county for benefits levied against the property for
water, sewerage, or drainage construction shall be set
aside as a separate fund to be known and designated as
the "front foot benefit assessment fund." IF THE
DIRECTOR DETERMINES THAT THE ESTIMATED VOLUME OR
CHARACTERISTICS, OR BOTH, OF THE WATER OR WASTEWATER FLOW
WOULD PROVIDE A MORE EQUITABLE BASIS FOR DETERMINING
BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING
THE INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL OF THE BONDS ISSUED, HE MAY
AUTHORIZE THE USE OF SUCH A BASIS IN FULL OR IN PART. IF
THE DIRECTOR DETERMINES THAT THE USE OF A SURCHARGE RATE
METHOD IS DESIRABLE TO ACCOUNT FOR UNUSUAL SITUATIONS
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