HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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cumulatively, in use or zoning category of the property to
be abutting or connected, those properties shall derive a
benefit from the enlarged or augmented facility, and benefit
charges for the construction thereof, as part of the water
or sewer system service, as applicable, shall be assessed,
collected and redeemed, where applicable, as provided under
sections 5-l(a) (d) (e) and (f) of this [Code] ARTICLE for
the initial construction, of the enlarged or augmented
facility. Thereafter any unpaid portion of the initial
benefit charge remaining shall be merged with the new
benefit charge resulting from the enlarged or augmented
facility, to become one benefit charge rather than two
separate charges, with the unpaid portion of the initial
charge included as an increment of the single resulting
charge only, during the remaining years of the initial
charge. A property in the single family residential class
which abuts the enlarged or augmented facility and which is
already subject to, or was previously subjected to and paid,
a benefit charge for water or sewer line construction, as
applicable, shall not have imposed against it hereunder the
additional charge until the classification of such property
is changed by reason of change in use or on account of
zoning class change requested by the owner.

5-2. Collection.

(a)  The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission shall
cause to be stamped upon the treasurer's books of the
respective counties, annually, opposite the properties or
owners listed therein which are subject to a front foot
benefit charge heretofore or hereafter to be levied, the
annual front foot benefit charge levied against [said] THE
properties, noting in [said] THE book the total front foot
benefit charge. For the purpose of making such entries the
[said] commission shall have free access to the [said] books
for thirty days, or so much thereof as may be necessary,
prior to the time when the actual collection of taxes begins
in the respective counties. All protests, objections or
complaints concerning [said] THE front foot benefit charge
shall by the respective treasurer be referred to [said] THE
commission, and it shall not be within the power of [said]
THE treasurer to remit, change or amend [said] THE charges.
Any properties against which the commission has levied a
front foot benefit charge not assessed for state or county
taxes shall be added to the treasurer's books by [said] THE
commission, and [said] THE treasurer shall collect the same
as herein directed.

(b)  The treasurers respectively of Prince George's and
Montgomery counties or other tax collecting authorities
shall cause to be printed upon their tax bills the
following:

"To Sanitary Commission front foot benefit charge

$....." and provide a space for the interest or penalty, and

shall make the proper and necessary entries on all bills
sent out, and shall collect the amounts noted thereon with