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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 767

5-3 of this article] IN § 5-109 OF THIS TITLE [, including
the provisions relative to property taken by a public
authority by eminent domain proceedings].

(D)  A benefit charge established and levied under this
[subsection] SECTION shall be collected [and be collectible,
including the provision for treatment as county taxes, as is
specified for the collection of other benefit charges in
section 5-2] AS PROVIDED IN § 5-108 of this [article] TITLE.

[For the purpose of implementing this subsection with
respect to obtaining funds for the construction of the
connections to be paid on a deferred or installment basis,
the commission is authorized and empowered to include such
purpose, and to utilize the funds obtained, in the issuance
and sale of the bonds for general water and sewer
construction authorized under other provisions of this
article or of any other law.]

(E)  TO IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION, THE WSSC MAY INCLUDE IN
THE SALE OF BONDS THE COST OF MAKING CONNECTIONS THAT ARE
PAID ON A DEFERRED OR INSTALLMENT BASIS AND USE ANY FUNDS
OBTAINED.

5-107. Replacements or augmented lines.

[(1)] (A) [Where] WHEN a water main or sanitary sewer
is replaced or augmented by the [commission] WSSC [in order]
to provide increased water or sewer service capability to
abutting or connected [properties] PROPERTY, and the
necessity for the enlarged replacement or augmentation
arises from ANY [changes, whether individually or
cumulatively,] CHANGE in THE use or zoning category of the
property to be abutting or connected, [those properties
shall derive] THE PROPERTY DERIVES a benefit from the
enlarged or augmented facility[, and benefit].

(B)  BENEFIT charges for the construction [thereof, as
part] of the water or sewer system service[, as applicable,]
shall be assessed, collected, and redeemed[, where
applicable,] as provided [under sections 5-l(a)(d)(e) and
(f) of this article] IN §§ 5-101, 5-102, AND 5-103 OF THIS
TITLE for the initial construction[,] of the enlarged or
augmented facility.

(C)   [Thereafter any] ANY unpaid portion of the initial
benefit charge remaining shall be merged with the new
benefit charge resulting from the enlarged or augmented
facility[, to become one benefit charge rather than two
separate charges], with the unpaid portion of the initial
charge included as an increment of the single resulting
charge only, during the remaining years of the initial
charge.