HARRY HUGHES, Governor

3081

3-11. Special provisions applicable to Prince George's
County, except the City of Bowie, and portion of Montgomery
County in Takoma Park.

(a)  For the purpose of regulating the control and
disposition of surface waters within that part of Prince
George's County, except for the City of Bowie, which is
within the Washington Suburban Sanitary District so as to
make available, so far as possible, to the residents and
property owners of [said] THE areas an efficient, operating
regional service with adequate facilities, for the purpose
of development of the aforesaid part of Prince George's
County and of promoting the safety of life and property
through control and disposition of storm and surface waters,
and for the purpose of securing a more effective execution
of the policy, additional authority is granted with respect
to the control and disposition of storm and surface water to
the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.

(b)  Except as hereinafter specified, no storm or
surface water drainage system, or part thereof, and no
connection with an existing system or part thereof, shall be
constructed or installed by any person, firm or corporation
in the Washington Suburban Sanitary District portion of
Prince George's County, except for the City of Bowie, and
that part of Montgomery County in the City of Takoma Park
which remains under the jurisdiction of the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission with respect to storm drainage
construction and maintenance under the provisions of the
Storm Drainage Transfer Act (section 3-12), unless the plans
and specifications therefor have first been approved by the
commission. The construction, and maintenance items if any
are required by the permit, shall be in conformity with the
plans and specifications as approved. This subsection shall
not apply to any structures installed by an individual for
the protection of his home, unless such structure connects
to a drainage system or part thereof subject to the
commission's control or unless such structure is installed
in a drainage easement theretofore established by plat or
other dedication. Where under the provisions of this
section a permit and approval for construction is required
or was required at the time of the construction, and a storm
drainage system or part thereof is or was constructed
without the required permit and approval, the commission,
upon ascertainment of the illegal construction, may require
the owner or the party who constructed the drain, or the
party who is then responsible for the drain, to bring it
into conformity with the commission's requirements
hereunder, or failing conformity, may require the same to be
removed. A failure to comply with the commission's order
shall be a violation of this section and subject the
violator to the penalty provisions of subsection (k) hereof,
and compliance may be enforced by injunction as provided in
this [Code] ARTICLE.