3118                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND                                      Ch. 814

water system or sewerage system] CONSTRUCT OR PERMIT THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A CONNECTOR to any parcel:

(1) (I) Whose owner requests the connection;

(2) (II) That does not abut a way in which a water
pipe or sewer pipe is laid; and

(3) (III) That is not the subject of a benefit
assessment levied under §§ 9-657 or 9-658 of this subtitle.

(2) HOWEVER, THE SANITARY COMMISSION OF WORCESTER
COUNTY MAY ALSO CONSTRUCT OR PERMIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
CONNECTOR TO ANY PARCEL DESCRIBED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) AT A TIME
AND IN A MANNER THAT IT DETERMINES TO BE APPROPRIATE.

9-661.

(a)  (1) During construction of a water line or a sewer
line, the sanitary commission, at its own expense, shall
construct a connector to the property line of each parcel that
abuts the way in which the [water line or sewer] line is
laid.

(2) HOWEVER, THE SANITARY COMMISSION OF WORCESTER
COUNTY MAY DETERMINE NOT TO CONSTRUCT A CONNECTOR TO ANY PARCEL
THAT LACKS A PLUMBING SYSTEM AT THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE
LINE. AT A TIME AND IN A MANNER THAT IT DETERMINES TO BE
APPROPRIATE, THE SANITARY COMMISSION OF WORCESTER COUNTY SHALL
CONSTRUCT OR PERMIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CONNECTOR TO ANY
PARCEL:

(I)  WHOSE OWNER REQUESTS THE CONNECTION
SUBSEQUENT TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WATER LINE OR SEWER LINE;
AND

(II)  THAT ABUTS THE WAY IN WHICH THE LINE IS
LAID.

(b)  When construction on the water line or sewer line is
complete, the sanitary commission shall notify each abutting
property owner of the completion.

(c)  On receipt of the notice of completion, and by a time
set by the sanitary commission, each owner of abutting property
shall:

(1)  Pay the connection charge determined under this
section; and

(2)  Make appropriate connections of the plumbing
system on the property to the connector constructed by the
sanitary commission.