HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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Queen Anne's County - Sanitary Systems Charges

FOR the purpose of providing that certain charges that Queen
Anne's County assesses to maintain county sanitary
facilities may be collected in the same manner that Cecil
County county taxes are collected; requiring that these
charges be assessed and certified by certain procedures;
repealing the requirement that connection charges are liens
upon property altering the interest rate for certain charges
that are paid after a certain time; making stylistic
changes; and generally relating to county sanitary
facilities charges.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

The Public Local Laws of Queen Anne's County
Section 14-314

Article 18 - Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1983 Edition, as amended)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 18 - Queen Anne's County

14-314.

Front foot benefit assessment, solid waste systems
assessments, water, sewer and solid waste upkeep charges,
[ connection charges,-)— drainage charges and other charges
which the county is empowered to make pursuant to the provisions
of this [subtitle] TITLE shall be liens upon the property served
or benefited and, in addition to being enforced by actions at
law[, may be enforced by] OR a bill in equity against the
property so served or benefited, MAY BE COLLECTED IN THE SAME
MANNER THAT COUNTY TAXES ARE COLLECTED AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO
THE PROVISIONS OF § 14-311(C) OF THIS TITLE. The liens shall be
subject only to liens for state and county taxes. These charges
shall be due when made and after sixty (60) days from that date
shall bear interest at the rate of one-half per centum (1/2%) 1
1/2 PERCENT per month. Neither the due dates nor the interval
between such dates need be uniform throughout the sanitary
district.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1984.

Approved May 8, 1984.