Ch. 196

1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(m) To enter into contracts with the federal of any state government, or any unit,
instrumentality, or subdivision thereof, or with any municipality or person within or
without the State, providing for or relating to the furnishing of services to or the facilities
of any project of the Service, or in connection with the services of facilities provided by
any water supply project; solid waste project, of wastewater purification project owned of
controlled by the other contracting party; including contracts for the construction and
operation of any project in the State of in any other state. These contracts may make
provision for:

(1) The payment by the other contracting party to the Service of a fixed
amount for the collection, processing; treatment, storage, transporting, of disposal of a
stated amount of solid waste (whether or not the stated amount of solid waste is collected,
processed; treated; stored, transported, or disposed of), or of all of any portion of the
operating expenses of one of more projects;

(2) The utilization by the other contracting party of one of more projects for
the processing, treatment, storage, transporting; of disposal of all of any portion of solid
waste over which such party has coritrol;

(3) The collection by the other contracting party or its agents or by agents of
the Service of fees, rates; or charges for the services and facilities rendered to a
municipality of its inhabitants, and for the enforcement of delinquent charges for such
services and facilities; or

(4) The abandonment, restriction, or prohibition of the construction or
operation of competing facilities. The provisions of any contract with a municipality shall
be deemed to be for the benefit of bondholders or noteholders as designated by the
Service and may be made irrevocable so long as any bonds or notes of the Service secured
by such contract are outstanding:

(n) [To make any contract of agreement the Service determines to be necessary
of incidental to the performance of its duties and to the execution of the purpose of and
the powers granted by this subtitle, including contracts with the federal or any state
government, or any unit, instrumentality, or municipality thereof, or with any person on
terms and conditions the Service approves, relating to (1) the use by the other contracting
party or the inhabitants of any municipality of any project acquired, constructed,
reconstructed, rehabilitated, improved, or extended by the Service under this subtitle or
the services therefrom or the facilities thereof; (2) the use by the Service of the services
or facilities of any water supply system, solid wastes system, or liquid waste system not
owned of operated by the Service; (3) the sale of any fuel, steam, electricity, energy, or
other material or resource derived from the operation of any project; (4) the acceptance,
processing, treatment and disposal of solid wastes by one or more projects; or (5) the
employment or retention of consulting and other engineers, superintendents, financial
advisors, attorneys, accountants, and other employees, advisors, or agents as in the
judgment of the Service are necessary or desirable. The contract may provide for the
collecting of fees, rates, or charges for the projects provided by the Service and for the
enforcement of delinquent charges for the projects; and the provisions of the contract and
of any ordinance or resolution of the governing body of a municipality enacted pursuant
thereto shall be deemed to be for the benefit of bondholders or noteholders.]

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