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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 805

cost, derived from such charges shall be retained by the
commission on a contingent fund for repairs, replacements,
or any extraordinary expense in the maintenance and
operation of the water supply, sewerage and drainage systems
under its control. The remaining half shall be applied by
the commission to the payment of the bonded debt as
hereinafter provided.

6-2. Special provisions applicable to unimproved areas,
etc.

If and when the commission ascertains that it is
feasible, reasonable and economical to do so, it may provide
that a water or sanitary sewer connection made to a water or
sewer line installed in a street, road, alley or right of
way which has not been paved or otherwise improved, so as
not to require the replacing of pavement or street
improvement upon installation of the connection, may be
placed in a separate class of connection, and with respect
to such connections specify a charge based on the actual
cost thereof, including commission inspection charge, or it
may make provision for the installation of such connections,
including taps into the main or line, by the applicant or at
the applicant's cost, but under commission supervision and
inspection. The commission may further provide that any
class of connection from its water line or sanitary sewer
pipe may be constructed beyond the property line of the
property to be served, if the connecting pipe may be
constructed at one time from the main to the structure on
the property to be served, but with respect to the portion
of the connecting pipe from the property line in or on the
property the expense of construction and of subsequent
maintenance thereof shall be at the sole expense of the
property owner. If the commission provides for an
unimproved area class of connections, the charges for water
and sanitary sewer connections to similar properties in
already developed areas may be based upon the commission's
calculation, utilizing its experience, of an average cost
for such connections in both unimproved and already
developed areas, and that figure may be specified as the
uniform charge provided for in section [83-80 (71-28)] 6-1
for connections installed by the commission in already
developed areas, and any difference between the actual cost
of such connections and the uniform charge so established
shall be a part of the cost of providing water and sewer
service, as applicable, for which other provisions of this
[subtitle] ARTICLE provide a water service charge or a sewer
usage charge. The commission may provide for the
installation of the water or sewer connection with and as
part of the construction of a water or sewer lateral line,
as the case may be, where the property to which the
connection is made has not been assessed a front foot
benefit charge under section [83-71 (86-5-1)] 5-1 of this
[subtitle] ARTICLE, and in such event the deferred portion
of the charge for the connections shall be collected by the
benefit charge assessment and procedure made under section
[83-71(k) (86-5-l(k))] 5-l(K). Further, where the water or