HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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inspection as may be deemed necessary. No connection of any
kind shall be made with any water main or sewer, constructed
or maintained by [said] THE commission, without a permit and
under such conditions as [said] THE commission may
authorize. In order to prevent waste of water, [said] THE
commission shall have the right of entry at reasonable hours
to all buildings or premises having any connection with the
water supply or sewerage systems under its jurisdiction, and
may order and require such changes in all plumbing, water
works or water or sewer connections as it may deem necessary
to eliminate leakage, loss of water or unnecessary use of
sewers. No private or semi-public water supply or sewerage
installation intended for the use of two or more buildings
or premises shall be constructed in [said] THE sanitary
district or elsewhere in Prince George's County without the
person, firm or corporation doing the work having first
obtained a permit from [said] THE commission and paid a
reasonable charge therefor, and such plant shall then be
installed, maintained and operated under such rules and
regulations as [said] THE commission may require or devise.
The commission is authorized to fix and collect from the
owner or operators of such systems a reasonable fee for its
supervision and inspection. Whenever an owner or operator
of such system fails or refuses to make any correction or
fails or refuses to maintain and operate the system in
compliance with the commission's requirements, the
commission may make the correction or, if necessary, take
over for so long a period as may be necessary for the
operation of the system and collect the costs therefor from
the owners or operators. With respect to those portions of
Prince George's County which are not within the sanitary
district, the commission's Plumbing Rules and Regulations
shall apply to the installation of any plumbing commenced on
or after June 1, 1965, but those rules and regulations shall
not apply to plumbing installations in existence on that
date and the owner of the property wherein the existing
plumbing is located shall not be required to change the
existing plumbing until either water or sewer service is
obtained from a commission system and upon the happening of
any of those events the provisions of this section and of
the commission's rules and regulations shall apply to such
property and such plumbing the same as if the property was
within the sanitary district. Further, the commission is
authorized to enter into an agreement with Prince George's
County under which the county will issue the necessary
permit and perform the necessary inspection for and in the
name of the commission in those areas which are not within
the sanitary district, so long as such agreement provides
that the commission's Plumbing Rules and Regulations will be
applied. Neither the immediately aforegoing provision, nor
any agreement entered into thereunder, shall derogate from
the commission's power and authority to make and enforce
such rules and regulations as to the installation of
plumbing in the county as it may deem necessary for the
public health, nor shall it affect the commission's
authority and power with respect to public and semi-public
water supply and sanitary sewerage systems specified in