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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 681

(1978 Edition, as amended)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as
follows:

Article 19 - St- Mary's County

109-2.

C. (1) The County Commissioners may construct and
improve roads and drainage incident to construction or
improvement on or along private roads after the approval of
a petition of the majority of the property owners whose
property [abuts on the road to be constructed or improved,]
WILL BENEFIT FROM THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OR IMPROVEMENT
requesting that the roads be taken into the county road
system. In the exercise of the powers granted by this
subsection, the County Commissioners, by proper ordinance
passed in accordance with the provisions of § 3 of Article
25 of the Annotated Code of this state, may adopt all
necessary rules and conditions for the acceptance,
construction and maintenance of roads or other authorized
improvements by the county. The ordinance shall provide for
the method of determination of the annual benefit
assessments levied against the [abutting properties]
PROPERTIES BENEFITTING FROM THE IMPROVEMENTS for the purpose
of reimbursing the county for the cost of the improvements
and the time and manner of payment, but not to exceed [ten
{10) ] 15 years. Annual benefit assessments are a first lien
upon the property against which they are assessed, until
paid, subject only to prior state and county taxes, and if
any property is sold for state and county taxes and there
remains a surplus, then the County Commissioners may
petition the Circuit Court to secure payment of their lien.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1978.

Approved May 16, 1978.

CHAPTER 682

(House Bill 1325)

AN ACT concerning

Carroll County — Planning Commission

FOR the purpose of providing that the Carroll County
Planning Commission shall require certification of
adequacy of public facilities from certain agencies