3106                                   LAWS OF MARYLAND                                 Ch. 805

such contribution to refund part or all of such contribution
from any front foot benefit charges levied against property
on lines subsequently constructed by the commission and
served through the lines of the applicant, within such
"remote area". The proportion to be refunded and the
maximum time of repayment, not exceeding ten (10) years, to
be determined by the commission.

(k) When, under the provisions of [83-80A (71-28A)]
SECTION 6-2 OF THIS ARTICLE, the charge or a portion of the
charge for a water or sanitary sewer connection is made
payable on a deferred or installment basis, the installation
of such connection shall be a benefit to the property, or
that part of the property determined by the commission to be
served by the connection, and the deferred portion of the
connection charge, together with interest, shall be paid by
an annual benefit charge in an amount and for a period of
years necessary to amortize the account. The water and
sewer connection benefit charges established and levied by
the commission under this subsection shall be in addition to
any benefit charge established or levied under any other
subsection hereof. The commission shall make provision for
the owner of a property subject to a benefit charge for the
deferred portion of a connection charge to extinguish the
account and lien therefor by the payment of the principal
plus interest due to the time of payment. A property
subject to a benefit assessment under this subsection shall
remain liable therefor until the annual or other payments
have amortized the charge, including the interest increment,
and the lien therefor shall continue until paid and
extinguished, and at the time any federal, state, county or
other governmental agency, commission, board or municipal
corporation acquires for public use property which is
subject to such benefit charge it shall be paid and
extinguished as provided with respect to other benefit
charges in section [83-73 (71-21)] 5-3 OF THIS ARTICLE,
including the provisions relative to property taken by a
public authority by eminent domain proceedings. A benefit
charge established and levied under this subsection shall be
collected and be collectible, including the provision for
treatment as county taxes, as is specified for the
collection of other benefit charges in section [83-72
(71-20)] 5-2 OF THIS ARTICLE. For the purpose of
implementing this subsection with respect to obtaining
funds for the construction of the connections to be paid on
a deferred or installment basis, the commission is
authorized and empowered to include such purpose, and to
utilize the funds obtained, in the issuance and sale of the
bonds for general water and sewer construction authorized
under other provisions of this [subtitle] ARTICLE or of any
other law.

(1) Where a water main or sanitary sewer is replaced
or augmented by the commission in order to provide increased
water or sewer service capability to abutting or connected
properties, and the necessity for the enlarged replacement
or augmentation arises from changes, whether individually or