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2360
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Ch. 509
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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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RESULTING IN INCREASED DEMANDS UPON THE WATER SUPPLY,
SEWERAGE, OR DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, HE MAY AUTHORIZE THE USE
OF THE SURCHARGE RATE METHOD. IN ADDITION, ANY OTHER
ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF BENEFIT ASSESSMENT CONSIDERED
APPROPRIATE BY THE DIRECTOR FOR EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF
CHARGES MAY BE AUTHORIZED. THE SUMS COLLECTED BY THE
COUNTY FOR BENEFITS LEVIED AGAINST THE PROPERTY SHALL BE
SET ASIDE AS A SEPARATE FUND AND APPROPRIATELY
DESIGNATED. IF THE COUNTY SO CHOOSES, THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS MAY COLLECT BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS DIRECTLY
RATHER THAN CERTIFYING THEM TO THE COUNTY TREASURER AS
PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION. BILLS FOR BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS
MAY BE SENT MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, SEMIANNUALLY, OR ANNUALLY
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.
23-18.
For the purpose of providing funds for maintaining,
repairing, and operating its water supply, sewerage,
solid waste or drainage systems, and for its operation
and other expenses, including property depreciation
allowances, and for interest on and the retirements of
bonds as specified in this subtitle, the county may make
the following charges:
(1) The rates for water, solid waste and
sewer service shall consist of a minimum or
ready-to-serve charge. These rates shall be uniform
throughout each [such] system operated by the county for
each class of property but the county may make whatever
classifications as it deems advisable within [any such]
EACH system. Bills for water, sewer and solid waste
charges shall be sent MONTHLY, quarterly, [semi-annually]
SEMIANNUALLY or annually, as the county may determine, to
each property served and shall be payable at the office
of the County Treasurer or whatever other place as the
county may designate. If any bill remains unpaid after
[thirty (30)] 30 days from the date of sending, the
county, after written notice left upon the premises or
mailed to the last known address of the owner, shall
cease to serve the property.
(2) The charge for the construction and
upkeep of the drainage system and the water and sewer
system, it any, shall be made upon whatever reasonable
basis as the county may determine and shall be collected
[annually in the same manner as are front foot benefit
assessments against all property benefitted by that
drainage system or having a connection within a water
main or sewer under the operation or ownership of the
county] IN WHATEVER REASONABLE MANNER AS THE COUNTY MAY
DETERMINE and shall be a lien against that property.
These charges snail be based upon whatever
classifications as the county, from time to time, may
establish and shall be uniform throughout each sanitary
system within each [such] classification.
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