HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(e) "Hospital" has the meaning stated in [Article 43,
§ 556 of the Code] § 19-301 OF THE HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE.

(j) "Related institution" has the meaning stated in
[Article 43, § 556 of the Code] § 19-301 OF THE HEALTH -
GENERAL ARTICLE.

Article - Natural Resources

3-101.

(k) "Service district" means a geographic area
established by the service, after consultation with the
municipalities affected, for the purpose of providing water
supply projects, wastewater purification projects or solid
waste disposal projects. Service districts may encompass
areas containing projects of the service as well as
nonduplicating, noncompetitive projects owned and operated
by municipalities or persons. Service districts shall be
based upon approved state-county master water and sewerage
plans or solid waste disposal plans, if any, adopted
pursuant to [Article 43 of the Code] THE HEALTH -
ENVIRONMENTAL ARTICLE, but they may also take account of
other plans and studies.

(1) "Service region" means a geographic area which the
Maryland Environmental Service designates and within which
the director, after consultation with the municipalities
affected, causes surveys, plans, studies, and estimates to
be made for the purpose of determining the most dependable,
effective, and efficient means of providing services through
water supply projects, solid waste disposal projects, or
wastewater purification projects. Service regions shall be
based upon needs set forth in approved state-county master
water and sewerage plans, or solid waste disposal plans, if
any, adopted pursuant to [Article 43 of the Code] THE HEALTH
- ENVIRONMENTAL ARTICLE, but they may also take account of
other plans and studies.

3-104.

(a) The Service has all powers necessary for carrying
out the purposes of this subtitle, including the following
rights and powers set forth in this section.

(g) To make application for, receive, and accept from
any state or federal government, or any unit,
instrumentality, or subdivision thereof, grants for or in
aid of the planning, financing, construction, acquisition,
maintenance, or operation of any project, and to receive and
accept aid or contributions from any source of money,
property, labor, or other things of value, to be held, used,
and applied only for the purpose for which the grants and
contributions are made in the furtherance of the purposes of
this subtitle. In those cases involving federal and State