WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 523

(C) THE FAILURE OF AN OWNER OF A PARCEL OF PROPERTY TO CONNECT TO
THE SYSTEM UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE A MISDEMEANOR.
EACH CALENDAR DAY ON WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS SHALL BE A SEPARATE AND
INDIVIDUAL OFFENSE. EACH OFFENSE SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE NOT TO
EXCEED $100 $1,000 AND/OR ONE DAY OF INCARCERATION IN THE WASHINGTON
COUNTY DETENTION CENTER.

6-303.

(A)     IF A STRUCTURE IS COMPLETED AFTER THE WATER OR SEWER MAINS
SPECIFIED IN § 6-302 OF THIS SUBTITLE ARE COMPLETED AND HAS OPERATING
SPIGOTS, TOILETS, AND DRAINS THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE DISTANCE
PRESCRIBED FOR MANDATORY CONNECTION BY THE REGULATIONS OF THE
DISTRICT, THE OWNER OF THE STRUCTURE SHALL CONNECT TO THE SYSTEM.

(B)      AN OWNER WHO FAILS TO CONNECT IS SUBJECT TO THE PUNISHMENT SET
FORTH IN § 6-302(C) OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(C)      AN ALLOCATION FEE SHALL BE IMPOSED BY THE COMMISSION FOR EACH
CONNECTION.

(D)     THE COMMISSION MAY IMPOSE ADDITIONAL ALLOCATION FEES FOR
INCREASES IN THE USAGE BY A CUSTOMER OF THE WATER AND SEWERAGE
SYSTEMS FOLLOWING INITIAL CONNECTIONS AND SUBSEQUENT CONNECTIONS.

6-304.

WITHIN A SUBDISTRICT, ALLOCATION FEES MAY DIFFER FOR:

(1)      CONNECTIONS MADE UNDER §§ 6-302 AND 6-303 OF THIS SUBTITLE;
AND

(2)      DIFFERENT CLASSES OF USERS.
6-305.

(A)     THE COMMISSION MAY IMPOSE ASSESSMENTS TO PAY UNUSUAL COSTS OF
CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, OR OPERATION OF WATER AND SEWERAGE
SYSTEMS.

(B)      ASSESSMENTS MAY BE IMPOSED ON CATEGORIES OF USERS, INCLUDING
CATEGORIES BASED ON GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OR CLASS OF USE.

6-306.

A PROPERTY OWNER MAY PAY ALLOCATION FEES AND ASSESSMENTS AS
FOLLOWS:

(1)      AT THE TIME OF IMPOSITION OF AN ALLOCATION FEE OR
ASSESSMENT; OR

(2)      IN EQUAL PERIODIC INSTALLMENTS COINCIDING WITH THE BILLING
FOR NORMAL USE CHARGES, OVER A PERIOD OF 5 YEARS. THESE PAYMENTS SHALL
INCLUDE INTEREST AT SUCH RATE AS THE COMMISSION ESTABLISHES AT THE TIME

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