Ch. 612.

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) THE SECRETARY SHALL ACT WITHIN 30 WORKING DAYS
AFTER RECEIVING AN APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT UNDER THIS SECTION
FOR A WATER DISTRIBUTION LINE OR A SEWAGE COLLECTION LINE.

(3) IF THE SECRETARY DOES NOT ACT WITHIN THE TIME SET
BY PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE SECRETARY:

(I) IS DEEMED TO HAVE APPROVED THE APPLICATION
THE APPLICATION IS APPROVED AUTOMATICALLY; AND

WORK.

(II) THE SECRETARY SHALL ISSUE A PERMIT FOR THE

(G) SAME -- PROHIBITED WITHOUT PERMIT.
A PERSON MAY NOT:

(1)  INSTALL, MATERIALLY ALTER, OR MATERIALLY EXTEND A
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM, SEWERAGE SYSTEM, OR REFUSE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
IN THIS STATE EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PERMIT ISSUED TO THE
PERSON BY THE SECRETARY UNDER THIS SECTION; OR

(2) EMBODY ANY MATERIAL CHANGE IN CONSTRUCTION UNTIL
THE SECRETARY HAS ISSUED A REVISED PERMIT BASED ON THE SUBMISSION
TO THE SECRETARY UNDER SUBSECTION (E)(2) OF THIS SECTION.

(H) SUBMITTING CERTIFIED COPY OF PLANS TO SECRETARY.

AFTER A PERSON INSTALLS, MATERIALLY ALTERS, OR MATERIALLY
EXTENDS A WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM, SEWERAGE SYSTEM, OR REFUSE
DISPOSAL SYSTEM COMPLETES WORK UNDER A PERMIT, THE PERSON SHALL
SUBMIT TO THE SECRETARY FOR PERMANENT RECORD A CERTIFIED COPY OF
THE PLANS THAT SHOWS THE WORK AS BUILT.                                       

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsections (a), (b), (c), (e), (f)(1)
through (3)(i), (g), and (h) of this section are new
language derived without substantive change from
former HE § 9-210(a) and (b).

Subsection (d) of this section is standard language-
added to state expressly that a person is required to
have a permit before the person installs, materially
alters, or materially extends a water supply system,
sewerage system, or refuse disposal system.

Subsection (f)(3)(ii) of this section is new language
added to accommodate the requirement in subsection (g)
of this section that the person act in accordance with
the permit.                                                                                           

In subsection (d) of this section, the former terms
"State", "county", and "municipality" are deleted as

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