HARRY HUGHES, Governor

1849

(C)  SAME -- SEWERAGE SYSTEM.

(1)  AN AUTHORITY MAY BASE RATES, FEES, AND CHARGES
FOR THE SERVICES AND FACILITIES OF ITS SEWERAGE SYSTEM ON:

(I)  THE QUANTITY OF WATER USED;

(II)  THE AMOUNT OF THE WATER BILL;

(III)  THE NUMBER AND SIZE OF SEWER CONNECTIONS;

(IV)  THE NUMBER AND KIND OF PLUMBING FIXTURES
IN USE IN THE PREMISES THAT ARE CONNECTED WITH THE SEWERAGE
SYSTEM;

(V)  THE NUMBER OR AVERAGE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS
WHO RESIDE IN, WORK IN, OR ARE OTHERWISE CONNECTED WITH THE
PREMISES THAT ARE CONNECTED WITH THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM;

(VI)  THE TYPE OR CHARACTER OF THE PREMISES THAT
ARE CONNECTED WITH THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM;

(VII)  ANY OTHER FACTOR THAT AFFECTS THE USE OF
THE FACILITIES FURNISHED; OR

(VIII)  ANY COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS.

(2)  IF ANY PREMISES OBTAIN ALL OR PART OF THEIR WATER
FROM A SOURCE OTHER THAN A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, AN AUTHORITY MAY
CHARGE THE PREMISES FOR SEWERAGE SERVICES:

(I)  BY GAUGING OR METERING; OR

(II)  IN ANY OTHER MANNER THAT THE AUTHORITY
APPROVES.

(D)  SAME -- RATES, FEES, OR OTHER CHARGES FOR SERVICES.

AN AUTHORITY MAY BASE RATES, FEES, AND CHARGES FOR ANY OF
ITS OTHER SERVICES AND FACILITIES ON ANY FACTOR THAT THE
AUTHORITY DETERMINES TO BE REASONABLE AND PROPER.

(E)  AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE REASONABLE AND UNIFORM CHARGES.
THE RATES, FEES, AND CHARGES OF AN AUTHORITY SHALL BE:

(1)  REASONABLE;

(2)  UNIFORM BY CLASS; AND

(3)  DETERMINED SOLELY BY THE AUTHORITY.

(F)  CHALLENGING CERTAIN CHARGES; AUTHORITY OF CIRCUIT
COURT; APPEALS.