HARRY HUGHES, Governor

2039

(A)    IN THIS CHAPTER 10A, THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.

(B)    "BOARD" MEANS THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF FREDERICK COUNTY, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COUNTY.

(C)    "BONDS" MEANS NOTES, BONDS, AND OTHER EVIDENCES
OF INDEBTEDNESS OR OBLIGATIONS.

(D)    "COMMISSION" MEANS THE FREDERICK COUNTY
METROPOLITAN COMMISSION CREATED BY CHAPTER 609 OF THE ACTS
OF 1968, THE POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF WHICH HAVE BEEN
TRANSFERRED TO THE COUNTY BY AN ACTION OF THE BOARD PURSUANT
TO CHAPTER 629 OF THE ACTS OF 1974.

(F) "COUNTY" MEANS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
FREDERICK COUNTY, A BODY POLITIC AND CORPORATE OF THE STATE

OF MARYLAND.

(F)    "FREDERICK COUNTY" MEANS THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF FREDERICK COUNTY.

(G)    "PROJECT" MEANS ANY WATER SYSTEM, SEWERAGE
SYSTEM, DRAINAGE SYSTEM, AND ANY COMBINATION OR PART OR
PARTS THEREOF OWNED, CONSTRUCTED, OR OPERATED BY THE COUNTY
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER.

(H) "SERVICE AREA" MEANS THE AREA WITHIN FREDERICK
COUNTY IN WHICH THE BOARD MAY EXERCISE POWER AND AUTHORITY
UNDER THIS CHAPTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 10A-6 OF THIS CHAPTER.

(I) "SEWAGE" MEANS THE WATER-CARRIED WASTES CREATED
IN AND CARRIED, OR TO BE CARRIED, AWAY FROM RESIDENCES,
HOTELS, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS,
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS, OR ANY OTHER PRIVATE OR PUBLIC
BUILDING OR LOCATION, TOGETHER WITH SUCH WASTES AS MAY BE
PRESENT.

(J) "SEWERAGE SYSTEM" MEANS ALL PLANTS, SYSTEMS,
FACILITIES, OR PROPERTIES USED OR USEFUL OR HAVING THE
PRESENT CAPACITY FOR FUTURE USE IN CONNECTION WITH THE
COLLECTION, CARRYING AWAY, TREATING, NEUTRALIZING,
STABILIZING, OR DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE, INDUSTRIAL WASTES, OR
OTHER WASTES, AND ANY INTEGRAL PART THEREOF, INCLUDING
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS, DISPOSAL FIELDS, LAGOONS, PUMPING
STATIONS, DRAINAGE DITCHES, INTERCEPTING DITCHES, OUTFALL
SEWERS, TRUNK SEWERS, INTERCEPTING SEWERS, LATERAL SEWERS,
FORCE MAINS, PIPES, PIPE LINES, CONDUITS, EQUIPMENT,
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