Ch. 815

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(a)  The Service is responsible for carrying out the
following general activities subject to the limitations stated in
this section.

(b)  Planning, integrating, and establishing geographic
service regions and districts, in cooperation with affected
municipalities and based upon approved State-county master plans
for water and sewerage, and solid waste disposal as provided in
the Environment Article, as well as other plans and studies
permitted by this subtitle.

(c)  Research and developmental studies and investigations
into improved methods and techniques of water supply, liquid
wastes, and solid wastes acquisition, transportation, processing,
purification, disposal and management, and technical consultation
and assistance to design, management, and operation personnel of
the Service and, pursuant to an order or request, to appropriate
municipalities or persons possessing similar responsibilities.

(d)  To the extent appropriate in each instance,
acquisition, design, construction, reconstruction,
rehabilitation, improvement, operation, maintenance, and repair
of a water supply project, wastewater purification project, and
solid waste disposal project, pursuant to an order of the
Secretary of the Environment as further provided in [§§ 3-110 and
3-111] §§ 3-109 AND 3-110 of this subtitle; or pursuant to a
mandatory agreement to provide requested services, as provided in
[§ 3-108] § 3-107 of this subtitle; or pursuant to an approved
five-year plan, as provided in § 3-106 of this subtitle.

(e)  Except upon request of [the appropriate] A municipality
and pursuant to a contract between the Service and THE
municipality, the Service may not acquire, construct, operate, or
establish a wastewater purification project or solid waste
disposal project, as the case may be, for (1) any area or
district which, in the determination of the Secretary of the
Environment, is receiving adequate service from a project owned
by a municipality and operated in compliance with applicable laws
and regulations; or (2) any area or district which, in the
determination of that Secretary, will receive, within a
reasonable time, adequate service from a project owned by a
municipality and operated in compliance with applicable laws and
regulations.

(f)  Execute the powers and perform the duties set forth in
Subtitle 7 of this title, including the financing, acquisition,
leasing, and operation of hazardous waste disposal facilities.

3-106.

(a) The director, after consultation with the Secretary of
Natural Resources, the Secretary of State Planning, the Secretary
of the Environment, and the municipalities affected, shall

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