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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 966

States Government, the State of Maryland, or any agency of
the foregoing todies, and any other person, firm or
corporation, as may be necessary for the proper
administration of the provisions of this section.

(j) The powers and authority conferred by this
section shall be additional and supplemental to those
conferred by any other law, and this section shall be
liberally construed to effectuate the purposes thereof.

(k) Any individual, firm or corporation failing to
comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
subject to a fine not exceeding [$500.00 or thirty (30)]
$500 OR 30 days in the county jail, or both, in the
discretion of the court. No conviction hereunder shall in
any manner relieve any individual, firm or corporation of
the necessity of securing and paying for a permit and
complying with all other applicable provisions of this
section.

3-12. (86-3-12 and 3-12)

(a) Any Act of the General Assembly of Maryland or
any ordinance or regulation of any incorporated town,
special taxing district, or taxing area, inconsistent with
the provisions of sections [83-85 - 83-92] 3-7 THROUGH 3-12
are hereby repealed or modified to the extent of such
inconsistency.

(b) No drainage plan, system or design, INCLUDING ANY
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR STORM WATER MANAGEMENT,
shall be adopted, or any drainage system constructed, except
for the protection of an individual's home, by any person,
firm, corporation or municipality, unless such plan or
design has been approved by the Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission; provided that [on and after June 30, 1968,] IN
THE CITY OF BOWIE OR in Montgomery County, except for that
portion of the City of Takoma Park now situated in
Montgomery County, such approval shall be RESPECTIVELY BY
THE CITY OF BOWIE OR by Montgomery County and not the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission; provided, however,
that whenever the [county] CITY OF BOWIE OR MONTGOMERY
COUNTY prepares a plan, system or design, or whenever a
plan, system or design has been submitted to the [county]
CITY OF BOWIE OR MONTGOMERY COUNTY, [the county shall cause]
a copy of the same [to] SHALL be submitted to the commission
which shall have a specified reasonable time to review and
comment thereon to THE CITY OF BOWIE OR Montgomery County to
indicate any and all conflicts in said plan, system or
design with the commission's existing or planned water
supply or sanitary sewer systems and the approval by
Montgomery County OR THE CITY OF BOWIE shall avoid any of

the conflicts identified by the commission. WHEN__THE

COMMISSION RECEIVES A COPY OF A PLAN SUBMITTED TO OR BY THE

CITY OF BOWIE, IT SHALL PROMPTLY PROVIDE A COPY TO THE

GOVERNING BODY OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY FOR REVIEW AND

COMMENT.