HARRY HUGHES, Governor                              2367

"abuts" is substituted for "binding", for
consistency.

9-723. RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE, SEWER UPKEEP,
AND SEWER SERVICE.

(A)  PURPOSE OF RATES AND CHARGES.

SUBJECT TO ANY CHARTER PROVISIONS OF A CHARTERED COUNTY
OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION MAY
ESTABLISH REASONABLE RATES FOR WATER SERVICE, AND REASONABLE
CHARGES FOR SEWER UPKEEP AND SEWER SERVICE TO PROVIDE FUNDS
FOR:

(1) MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND OPERATION OF ANY
WATER OR SEWERAGE SYSTEM; AND

(2) PAYMENT OF ALL OR PART OF THE PRINCIPAL AND
INTEREST ON ANY INDEBTEDNESS THAT IS INCURRED TO FINANCE ANY
WATER OR SEWERAGE SYSTEM.

(B)  PROPERTY SUBJECT TO RATES AND CHARGES.

THE RATES AND CHARGES ARE CHARGEABLE AGAINST ALL
PROPERTY THAT IS CONNECTED TO ANY WATER OR SEWER PIPE THAT
THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OWNS OR SUPERVISES.

(C)  UNIFORMITY OF RATES AND CHARGES.

SUBJECT TO ANY NECESSARY MODIFICATION AND TO THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, THE RATES AND CHARGES SHALL BE
UNIFORM THROUGHOUT EACH WATER OR SEWERAGE DISTRICT.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
43, § 427A(c).

9-724. WATER SERVICE.

(A) RATES.

THE RATES FOR WATER SERVICE SHALL:

(1) BE BASED ON ESTIMATES OF THE AMOUNT OF WATER
USED BY THE TYPES OF USERS SPECIFIED IN THE RATES; AND

(2) CONSIST OF:

(I) A MINIMUM CHARGE BASED ON THE SIZE OF
THE METER ON THE WATER CONNECTION LEADING TO THE PROPERTY;
AND

(II) A CHARGE FOR WATER USED, BASED ON THE
AMOUNT OF WATER PASSING THROUGH THE METER DURING THE PERIOD

BETWEEN THE LAST 2 READINGS.