Ch. 815

LAWS OF MARYLAND

charge subject, however, to reasonable regulation established by
the governing body of any municipality having jurisdiction in the
particular respect. If any municipal street, road, alley, or
highway is to be disturbed, the governing body shall be notified
within a reasonable period of time, and the street, road, alley,
or highway shall be repaired and left by the Service in the same
condition as, or in a condition not inferior to, that existing
before the street, road, alley, or highway was torn up. The
Service shall bear every incidental cost.

(p) To enter upon lands, waters, or premises as is
necessary or desirable for the purposes of making surveys,
soundings, borings, and examinations to accomplish any purpose
authorized by this subtitle. The Service is liable for actual
damage done.

(q) To make application for, receive, and accept from any
state or federal government, or any unit, instrumentality, or
subdivision thereof, grants for or in aid of the planning,
financing, construction, acquisition, maintenance, or operation
of any project, and to receive and accept aid or contributions
from any source of money, property, labor, or other things of
value, to be held, used, and applied only for the purpose for
which the grants and contributions are made in the furtherance of
the purposes of this subtitle. In those cases involving federal
and State grants, including, but not limited to, grants
administered by the Department of the Environment for the
collection and treatment of sewage and industrial wastes under
the Sanitary Facilities Fund, in Title 9 of the Environment
Article, the Service shall be eligible the same as a
municipality.

(r) To make directly, or through the hiring of consultants,
any plans, surveys, investigations, and studies relating to water
supply, liquid and solid wastes transportation, purification,
disposal techniques, and management methods or the effects of
these techniques and methods, in order to improve or evaluate the
effectiveness or economy of its services and operations. The
Service may charge in whole or in part the costs of the
investigations and studies against one or more PROJECTS OR
service districts, or it may include them in whole or in part in
its general operating expenses depending on the expected
applicability of the studies and investigations. The Service may
supplement grants or other aids received from the federal
government or from other sources to assist in carrying out the
purposes of this subtitle. CONSULTANTS HIRED UNDER THIS
SUBSECTION MAY NOT BE DEEMED TO BE PROVIDING ARCHITECTURAL OR
ENGINEERING SERVICES AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED IN § 11-101 OF
THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE.

(s) To conduct hearings and investigations for the
furtherance of the purposes of this subtitle.

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