3070                      LAWS OF MARYLAND                                 Ch. 805

county executive of each county shall transmit them to the
county council of that county, together with his
recommendations. Each county council may hold public
hearings on the proposed supplements. Each county council
may add to, delete from, increase or decrease the proposed
supplements. Failure of both county councils to jointly
approve additions to, deletions from, increases or decreases
in the proposed supplements within 60 days of the date of
transmittal of the proposed supplements to both county
executives by the commission shall constitute disapproval of
the supplements by the county councils of Montgomery and
Prince George's counties as submitted by the commission.

(f) Through joint action the county councils may
recommend to the commission the rates for water consumption
and sewer usage charges and ad valorem tax levies they deem
necessary. These joint recommendations shall be made by the
councils upon transmission of the approved budget of the
commission and not later than June 1 of each year. Upon
receipt of the budgets and recommendations from the county
councils, the commission shall approve the rate schedule and
shall take into consideration the proposed rate changes
recommended by the joint action of the councils. The rates
for sewer and water usage charges shall be uniform
throughout the sanitary district. However, they shall be
subject to the provisions of section 6-3 [(83-62 and
86-6-3)] of this [Code] ARTICLE.

1-5. General office and record building — Authority to
erect.

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission is hereby
authorized to erect on land which it now owns or which it
may hereafter acquire a general office and record building
at a cost not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000.00).

1-5.1. Same — Approval of county governing bodies required
for new administration building or addition to
administration building.

Approval by the governing bodies of Prince George's and
Montgomery Counties shall be required prior to the
construction of any new administration building of the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission or any substantial
addition to an existing administration building.

1-6. Same — Bonds for cost.

The cost of [said] THE building, including all
necessary equipment and fixtures shall be included in any
one of the general bond issues issued and sold by the
commission for general construction purposes under the
provisions of section [83-63] 4-1, and shall be of like
tenor and effect as the bonds authorized therein and shall
be treated as general bonds of the commission issued for
construction purposes as provided for in [said] section