HARRY HUGHES, Governor
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accordance with the [plans] PLAN will cause stormwater
runoff problems in the maintenance of existing [Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission] WSSC facilities or
construction and maintenance of planned facilities, the City
of Bowie may not authorize the issuance of a permit or
authorize construction to begin until [such time as] the
matter is resolved by the parties or[, in the alternative,]
by the court.
[(d) Any violation of the provisions of sections 3-7
through 3-12 shall be a misdemeanor, punishable under
section 18-7.]
COMMITTEE NOTE: Former Article 67, § 3-12(d) now
appears in Title 18 of this article.
SUBTITLE 3. SEWER CLEANING.
[3-13.] 3-301. Sewer cleaning generally.
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION, "SEWER CLEANING" MEANS THE
CLEANING OR CLEARING OF AND THE REMOVAL OF STOPPAGES OR
OBSTRUCTIONS IN SANITARY SEWER LINES, PIPES, AND FIXTURES.
(2) "SEWER CLEANING" DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY
INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, EXTENSION, REMOVAL, OR ALTERATION
OF ANY PIPE, SANITARY FIXTURE, OR OTHER SEWER APPARATUS.
[(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed or
applied to require a sewer cleaner's license of a person who
is performing any of the work described herein on and to his
own property, or to prevent a person from performing any of
such work on or to his own property.]
(B) THIS SECTION DOES NOT:
(1) REQUIRE A PERSON TO HAVE A SEWER CLEANER'S
LICENSE TO CLEAN A SEWER ON THE PERSON'S OWN PROPERTY;
(2) PREVENT A PERSON FROM CLEANING A SEWER ON
THE PERSON'S OWN PROPERTY; OR
(3) APPLY TO OR PROHIBIT THE CLEANING BY ANY
PERSON OF A SEWER OR SANITARY FIXTURE OF ANY DWELLING,
COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT, OR PREMISES OWNED OR
OPERATED BY THE PERSON.
[(a)] (C) (1) The [Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission is hereby authorized and directed to] WSSC SHALL
adopt[, promulgate and revise, from time to time,] and
enforce rules and regulations governing [the cleaning or
clearing of, and the removal of stoppages or obstructions
in, (all hereinafter referred to as] sewer cleaning[)] IN
sanitary sewer lines, pipes, and fixtures connected to the
[commission's] WSSC'S sanitary sewerage system[, within the
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