HARRY HUGHES, Governor                              2281

IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER POWERS TO MAKE ADVANCES SET
FORTH IN THIS SUBTITLE, THE GOVERNING BODY OF A MEMBER
COUNTY MAY MAKE ADVANCES TO A DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THIS SECTION.

(B) PURPOSE OF ADVANCES.

THE ADVANCES SHALL BE FOR THE PURPOSE OF MEETING THE
NECESSARY OPERATING AND OVERHEAD EXPENSES OF THE DISTRICT
FROM THE TIME THE DISTRICT IS CREATED UNTIL IT CAN RECEIVE
FUNDS THAT MAY BE USED TO PAY THESE EXPENSES.

(C)  SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF ADVANCES.
THE ADVANCES SHALL BE:

(1) PAID FROM THE GENERAL FUNDS OF THE MEMBER
COUNTY; AND

(2) IN THE AMOUNT THAT THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE
MEMBER COUNTY CONSIDERS NECESSARY.

(D)  REPAYMENT OF ADVANCES.

(1) THE DISTRICT SHALL REPAY THE ADVANCES TO THE
MEMBER COUNTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS IMPOSED BY THE
GOVERNING BODY OF THE MEMBER COUNTY MAKING THE ADVANCES.

(2) THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE MEMBER COUNTY MAY
NOT REQUIRE THE DISTRICT TO REPAY THE ADVANCES BEFORE THE
TIME THE DISTRICT IS ALLOWED TO IMPOSE MINIMUM CHARGES AND
USAGE CHARGES UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.

(3) THE DISTRICT MAY REPAY THE ADVANCES TO THE
MEMBER COUNTY BEFORE THE TIME REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1)
OF THIS SUBSECTION.

(E)  SOURCE OF REPAYMENT.

THE DISTRICT MAY REPAY THE ADVANCES TO THE MEMBER
COUNTY OUT OF ANY FUNDS WHOSE USE IS NOT RESTRICTED BUT THAT
ARE AVAILABLE TO THE DISTRICT.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
43, § 649(e).

In subsection (b) of this section, the former
reference to expenses of "the commission of such
district" is deleted as included in "expenses of
the district".

9-629. RESERVED