2292                                   LAWS OF MARYLAND                                 Ch. 240

EACH SANITARY COMMISSION MAY ADOPT A RESOLUTION THAT
PROPOSES TO CREATE A SERVICE AREA OR TO CHANGE THE
BOUNDARIES OF AN EXISTING SERVICE AREA. THE RESOLUTION
SHALL REFER TO A PLAT OF THE MEMBER COUNTIES THAT CLEARLY
SHOWS THE BOUNDARY LINES OF THE PROPOSED SERVICE AREA.

(B)  SUBMISSION TO MEMBER COUNTIES; HEARING AND NOTICE.

(1) THE GOVERNING BODY OF EACH MEMBER COUNTY
SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED SERVICE
AREA OR BOUNDARY CHANGE.

(2) AT LEAST 10 DAYS BEFORE THE HEARING REQUIRED
UNDER THIS SUBSECTION, NOTICE OF THE HEARING SHALL BE
PUBLISHED IN EACH MEMBER COUNTY IN AT LEAST 1 NEWSPAPER OF
GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE MEMBER COUNTY.

(C)  RECORDING PLAT AND RESOLUTION.

IF THE GOVERNING BODY OF EACH MEMBER COUNTY APPROVES
THE PROPOSED CREATION OF A SERVICE AREA OR THE PROPOSED
BOUNDARY CHANGE, A COPY OF THE PLAT AND THE RESOLUTION
REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE
RECORDED AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF EACH MEMBER COUNTY.

(D)  NAMING OF SERVICE AREA.

THE SANITARY COMMISSION SHALL GIVE EACH SERVICE AREA TO
BE CREATED UNDER THIS SECTION A DISTINCTIVE NAME.

(E)  CREATION OF SERVICE AREA.

A SERVICE AREA IS CREATED WHEN THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
SECTION HAVE BEEN MET.

(E) TAXING DISTRICT.

EACH SERVICE AREA CREATED UNDER THIS SECTION IS A
SEPARATE TAXING DISTRICT.

(G) BONDS UNAFFECTED.

A CHANGE IN THE BOUNDARIES OF AN EXISTING SERVICE AREA
DOES NOT AFFECT ANY OUTSTANDING BOND ISSUED WITH RESPECT TO
THE EXISTING SERVICE AREA.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from the first and the
third through sixth sentences of former Article
43, § 652(d).

9-649. CREATION OF SERVICE AREAS BY PETITION.

(A) SCOPE OF SECTION.