PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 86

(i)     Receive all money payable to the District;

(ii)    Pay all proper expenses of the District; and

(iii)   Account to the Commission for all receipts and disbursements.]

[6-204.] 6-201.

(a) [In addition to the powers granted elsewhere in this title, the Commission and
the District have all powers necessary and convenient for carrying out the District's
general purposes] THE COUNTY HAS ALL THE POWERS AND AUTHORITY THAT THE
WASHINGTON COUNTY SANITARY COMMISSION AND THE WASHINGTON COUNTY
SANITARY DISTRICT HAD BEFORE THEY WERE ABOLISHED, including all the powers
conferred by the public general laws of Maryland, in connection with the construction,
maintenance, and operation of water systems, sewerage systems, and drainage systems
AND ANY OTHER POWERS GRANTED UNDER THIS TITLE.

(B) THE COUNTY SHALL ASSUME ALL RIGHTS, DUTIES, AND LIABILITIES OF
THE COMMISSION AND DISTRICT.

[(b)](C) Whenever this subtitle and Title 9, Subtitle 6 of the Environment Article
conflict, this subtitle applies.

[(c) Without limiting the generality of this grant, the District has the following
specific powers:

(1)     To maintain an office at whatever place or places it designates;

(2)     To adopt, use, and alter an official seal;

(3)     Except as otherwise provided in § 6-203(a) and (b) of this subtitle, to
appoint employees, consultants, and attorneys, to prescribe their duties, and to fix their
compensation;

(4)     To perform any maintenance and construction using its own employees;

(5)     To sue and be sued;

(6)     To acquire, purchase, hold, sell, transfer, or lease any property;

(7)     To borrow money from any legal source, including the United States and
the State, and to deposit and invest funds with any depository institution;

(8)     In a subdistrict, to acquire property by the right of eminent domain, in
the manner prescribed by the Annotated Code of Maryland and the Maryland Rules of
Civil Procedure;

(9)     To contract with the United States, the State, any municipal
corporation, any private corporation, any partnership, any limited partnership, any joint
venture, any association, or any individual;

(10)   To require permits and issue permits for connection to water and
sewerage systems;

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