HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                 717

CHAPTER 162

(House Bill 599)

AN ACT concerning

Washington County Sanitary Commission -
Appeals to Public Service Commission

FOR the purpose of providing procedures for hearings when
the Washington County Sanitary Commission alters
existing rates, charges, levies, or assessments;

providing for an appeal to the Public Service

Commission following Sanitary Commission hearing; and
clarifying language.

BY adding to

Article 25 -- County Commissioners

Section 236A

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1973 Replacement Volume and 1978 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF

MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 25 -- County Commissioners

236A.

BY adding to

The Public Local Laws of Washington County
Section 28-23A

Article 22 - Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1970 Edition and 1975 Supplement, 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of Maryland be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as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 22 - Washington County

28-23A.

(A) WHENEVER THE WASHINGTON COUNTY SANITARY COMMISSION
DETERMINES THAT A MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING RATE, CHARGE,
LEVY, OR ASSESSMENT PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSION
IS NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE, THE COMMISSION SHALL:

(1) GIVE NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED MODIFICATION IN
AT LEAST ONE NEWSPAPER CIRCULATED IN WASHINGTON COUNTY; AND