HARRY HUGHES, Governor

1855

9-951. SHUTTING OFF WATER FOR FAILURE TO PAY FOR SEWERAGE
SERVICES.

(A)  RIGHT OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TO CONTRACT.

A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THAT OWNS OR OPERATES A WATER SYSTEM
MAY CONTRACT WITH AN AUTHORITY AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF
THIS SECTION TO SHUT OFF THE SUPPLY OF WATER TO ANY PREMISES
THAT ARE CONNECTED WITH ANY SEWERAGE SYSTEM OF THE AUTHORITY.

(B)  SHUTTING OFF WATER FOR FAILURE TO PAY FOR SEWERAGE
SERVICES.

IF THE OWNER, TENANT, OR OCCUPANT OF ANY PREMISES DESCRIBED
IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION FAILS, WITHIN THE TIME STATED
IN THE CONTRACT, TO PAY ANY RATE, FEE, OR CHARGE FOR THE USE OR
SERVICES OF THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM OF AN AUTHORITY, THE AUTHORITY
MAY SHUT OFF THE SUPPLY OF WATER TO THE PREMISES.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former HE §
9-919(b)(2).

9-952. TRANSFER OF RIGHTS OR INTEREST IN PROPERTY BY POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION; STATE LAND BELOW HIGH-WATER MARK AND IN STATE
HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY.

(A) TRANSFER OF RIGHTS OR INTEREST IN PROPERTY BY POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION.

(1)  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, THE GOVERNING BODY
OF A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION MAY TRANSFER JURISDICTION OVER, LEASE,
LEND, GIVE, SELL, OR CONVEY TO AN AUTHORITY, ON THE REQUEST OF
THE AUTHORITY, WITH OR WITHOUT CONSIDERATION, ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING:

(I)  ANY FACILITY;

(II)  ANY RIGHT OR INTEREST IN A FACILITY;

(III)  ANY PROPERTY THAT APPERTAINS TO A
FACILITY;

(IV)  ANY REAL PROPERTY; OR

(V)  ANY RIGHT OR INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY.

(2)  THE AUTHORITY SHALL USE PROPERTY TRANSFERRED OR
CONVEYED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CONSTRUCTION, EXTENSION, REPAIR, IMPROVEMENT, MAINTENANCE, OR
OPERATION OF 1 OR MORE PROJECTS OF THE AUTHORITY.

(3)  THE TRANSFER OR CONVEYANCE SHALL BE ON TERMS AND
CONDITIONS THAT THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
DETERMINES TO BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION.