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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 739

APPURTENANCES, AND ALL PROPERTIES, RIGHTS, EASEMENTS, AND
FRANCHISES RELATING THERETO AND DEEMED NECESSARY OR
CONVENIENT BY THE BOARD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF; A
SEWERAGE SYSTEM MAY INCLUDE RELATED DRAINAGE FACILITIES.

(K) "DRAINAGE SYSTEM" MEANS ALL PLANTS, SYSTEMS,
FACILITIES, OR PROPERTIES, AND ALL PROPERTIES, RIGHTS,
EASEMENTS, AND FRANCHISES RELATING THERETO AND DEEMED
NECESSARY OR CONVENIENT BY THE BOARD FOR THE OPERATION
THEREOF, USED OR USEFUL OR HAVING THE PRESENT CAPACITY FOR
FUTURE USE IN CONNECTION WITH (1) THE COLLECTION, CONTROL,
DISTRIBUTION, CARRYING AWAY, OR DISPOSAL OF SURFACE WATERS,
AND ANY INTEGRAL PART THEREOF, INCLUDING (WITHOUT
LIMITATION) STORM WATER DRAINAGE; (2) THE PREVENTION AND
CONTROL OF EROSION, AND ANY INTEGRAL PART THEREOF; AND (3)
THE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF SEDIMENTATION, AND ANY
INTEGRAL PART THEREOF; "DRAINAGE SYSTEM" DOES NOT INCLUDE
DRAINAGE FACILITIES WHICH ARE PART OF A WATER SYSTEM OR
SEWERAGE SYSTEM AND WHICH ARE NOT PART OF A SYSTEM HAVING
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF TRAINING SURFACE WATERS.

(L) "WATER SYSTEM" MEANS ALL PLANTS, SYSTEMS,
FACILITIES, OR PROPERTIES USED OR USEFUL OR HAVING THE
PRESENT CAPACITY FOR FUTURE USE IN CONNECTION WITH THE
SUPPLY OR DISTRIBUTION OF WATER AND ANY INTEGRAL PART
THEREOF, INCLUDING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, WATER DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEMS, RESERVOIRS, DAMS, WELLS, INTAKES, MAINS, LATERALS,
PUMPING STATIONS, STANDPIPES, FILTRATION PLANTS,
PURIFICATION PLANTS, HYDRANTS, METERS, VALVES AND EQUIPMENT,
APPURTENANCES, AND ALL PROPERTIES, RIGHTS, EASEMENTS, AND
FRANCHISES RELATING THERETO AND DEEMED NECESSARY OR
CONVENIENT BY THE BOARD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF; A WATER
SYSTEM MAY INCLUDE RELATED DRAINAGE FACILITIES.

15-1A.

(A)    THE CARROLL COUNTY SANITARY COMMISSION WAS
CREATED BY CHAPTER 754 OF THE ACTS OF 1967, EFFECTIVE JUNE
1, 1967, AND, AT THE TIME OF ITS CREATION, THE COMMISSION
REPLACED AND SUCCEEDED THE DISTRICT (A BODY POLITIC AND
CORPORATE) CREATED IN CARROLL COUNTY PURSUANT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 645 TO 673, INCLUSIVE, OF ARTICLE 43
OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND (1957 EDITION, AS AMENDED
AND SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME). UPON THE CREATION OF
THE COMMISSION, SUCH DISTRICT CEASED TO EXIST AS A BODY
POLITIC AND CORPORATE OF JUNE 1, 1967.

(B)    CHAPTER 622 OF THE ACTS OF 1976, CREATED SECTION
3-67 OF THIS ARTICLE, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1977, AND PROVIDED,
AMONG OTHER MATTERS, THAT THE BOARD COULD ABOLISH THE
COMMISSION BY A CERTAIN PROCEDURE AND CREATE A DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS. THE BOARD DETERMINED THAT, IN THE INTEREST OF
THE EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMY OF COUNTY OPERATIONS, THE COUNTY
SHOULD UNDERTAKE THE POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION
ON JULY 1, 1979. APPROPRIATE AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN
THIS SUBTITLE, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1979, TO IMPLEMENT THIS
DETERMINATION WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF ANY FURTHER ACTION BY
THE BOARD, WHETHER BY ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION OR OTHERWISE.