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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 767

[(e) Future front foot benefit charges for water
supply and sewer construction shall be uniform for each
class of property throughout the sanitary district for any
one year, unless otherwise provided by law. Whenever the
commission acquires an existing system, other than a
municipal system, the construction cost of which has been
added in whole or in part to the purchase of land or lots
abutting upon the system and which contribution the
commission has determined to be a factor in the cost to the
commission of such system, the commission may, in its
discretion, levy a front foot assessment less than the
uniform front foot assessment levied in the remainder of the
sanitary district. The amount of the charge per front foot
for each class of property for both water main and sewer
shall be determined from time to time by the commission as
costs and conditions require, but no benefit charge for any
class for any given year once levied by the commission shall
be increased.]

COMMITTEE NOTE: The first line and the last line of
former Article 67, are transferred to § 5-101(f).
The portion of the subsection relative to the
acquisition of an existing system may be found
under § 5-105.

5-103. Payment of benefit charge.

[(f)] (A) BEGINNING AT THE TIME THAT IT IS LEVIED
[The] THE benefit charge shall be paid annually[, beginning
from the time of the levy thereof,] by all properties
[located as above specified,] THAT ARE REQUIRED TO PAY THE
BENEFIT CHARGE for a period of years co-extensive [with] the
period of maturity of the bonds [out of] the proceeds of
which [such] FINANCED THE construction [was done] OF THE
WATER MAINS OR SEWERS.

(B) (1) Subject to the provisions of this [subsection]
SECTION, the benefit charge may be extinguished or redeemed,
at any time, upon the payment to the [commission] WSSC of a
sum equal to the amount of annual benefit charge, calculated
for this purpose at the base rate applicable to the class in
which the property may then be by reason of its use and
disregarding any allowance for excess[, but in no event].
HOWEVER, THIS SUM MAY NOT BE less than the base rate
applicable to subdivision residential property, multiplied
by the number of years that it has yet to run, less the
interest, at the rate of interest of the bonds [out of] the
proceeds of which FINANCED the construction OF THE WATER
MAINS OR SEWERS upon which the benefit charge is based[, was
done;].

(2) [provided, however, that where] HOWEVER, IF
the benefit charge is being paid and redeemed [at the time
and on account] BECAUSE of the acquisition of the property
by a state, county, or other governmental authority or