HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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a system of water supply, sewerage or refuse disposal, for
public use, nor materially alter or extend any such existing
system, without having received a written permit from the
Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene so to do. In
addition, permit for this purpose may not be issued until
complete plans and specifications for the installation,
alteration or extension, together with any information as
the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene may require, have
been submitted and approved by the Secretary of Health and

Mental Hygiene. All construction shall take place in

accordance with the approved plans. In case it becomes

necessary or desirable to make material changes in plans or

specifications, the changed plans or specifications,

together with a statement of the reasons for the

alterations, shall be submitted to the Secretary of Health
and Mental Hygiene, and no material changes shall be
embodied in the actual construction until they are approved
by the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene and a permit
issued for them. After completion of the work a certified
copy of the plans in full, showing the work as built, shall
be filled with the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene for

permanent record. The Secretary of Health and Mental

Hygiene may make and enforce such rules and regulations
regarding the submission of plans for approval and record as
he may deem reasonable and proper. Before plans are drawn,
or application filed, for a prospective system of water
supply, sewerage or refuse disposal, a preliminary statement
concerning the improvement may be made to the Secretary of
Health and Mental Hygiene whereupon if requested, he shall
outline the general requirements of the case conformity with
which would meet with his approval. When application is
made to the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene for a
permit under the provisions of this section, it shall be the
duty of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to
examine the application without delay, and, as soon as
possible after submission of the application, to issue the
permit, disapprove the application, or state the conditions
under which the permit will be granted.

9-210.

(a) (1) The State, a county, a municipality, a
district, or a person may not [install] PHYSICALLY
CONSTRUCT OR OPERATE a system of water supply, sewerage, or
refuse disposal for public use, nor materially alter or
extend any existing system of water supply, sewerage, or
refuse disposal for public use, without a permit to do so,
issued by the Secretary.

(2) The Secretary may not issue a permit under
this subsection until complete plans and specifications for
the installation, alteration, or extension, together with
any other information the Secretary may require, have been
submitted and approved by the Secretary. All construction
shall take place in accordance with the approved plans. If