WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 523

and the subtitle "Subtitle 9. Additional Systems"; and 6-1001 through 6-1006, inclusive,
and the subtitle "Subtitle 10. Miscellaneous Provisions" of Article 22 - Washington
County of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland be repealed.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

Article 22 - Washington County

SUBTITLE 1. DEFINITIONS
6-101.

(A)     IN THIS TITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.

(B)      "ALLOCATION FEE" MEANS THE CHARGE FOR BEING CONNECTED TO A
WATER OR SEWERAGE SYSTEM, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AN INITIAL
CONNECTION CHARGE.

(C)      "CLERK" MEANS THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WASHINGTON
COUNTY, MARYLAND.

(D)     "COMMISSION" MEANS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE DISTRICT, THE
WASHINGTON COUNTY SANITARY COMMISSION.

(E)      "COUNTY" MEANS THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE KNOWN
AS THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, AND WHERE
APPROPRIATE TO THE CONTEXT, ITS ELECTED BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

(F)      "DISTRICT" MEANS THE BODY POLITIC AND CORPORATE CREATED
UNDER THIS TITLE, THE WASHINGTON COUNTY SANITARY DISTRICT.

(G)     "DRAINAGE SYSTEM" MEANS THE INLET, OUTFALL LINES, EQUIPMENT,
AND PROPERTY FOR THE CARRYING OFF AND DISPOSAL OF SURFACE WATERS.

(H) "PROJECT" MEANS A WATER SYSTEM, SEWERAGE SYSTEM, OR DRAINAGE
SYSTEM OR ANY PART OF THESE SYSTEMS THAT THE DISTRICT OWNS, CONSTRUCTS,
OR OPERATES.

(I) "PROPERTY" MEANS ANY INTEREST IN REAL ESTATE.

(J) "REGULATION" MEANS THE POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN FORMALLY
ADOPTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSION.

(K) (1) "REPRESENTATION AREA" MEANS AN AREA COMPRISED OF ONE OR
MORE SUBDISTRICTS, NOT NECESSARILY CONTIGUOUS, BUT LOCATED IN THE SAME
GENERAL GEOGRAPHIC AREA.

(2) THE REPRESENTATION AREAS AS OF THE DATE OF THE PASSAGE OF
THIS TITLE ARE:

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