PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                               Ch. 86

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] COUNTY 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)     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]

(B)     (1) PAYMENTS UNDER SUBSECTION (A) (2) OF THIS SECTION shall include
interest at such rate as the [Commission] COUNTY establishes at the time of the
imposition of the allocation fee or assessment. Each of the owners of a parcel of property
shall sign a document prepared by the [Commission] COUNTY to evidence this
obligation.

(2)     The document shall be evidence of a lien on the property to the extent of
the unpaid balance and may be recorded among the Land Records for Washington
County.

(3)     The property owners shall be responsible for delivering the signed
document to the office of the District.

(4)     The entire unpaid balance, including accumulated interest, shall become
immediately due and payable on the transfer of the property or any interest therein from
the property owner signing the document.

6-307.

(a)     All charges for the use of services shall be uniform within a subdistrict for
each class of user. The [Commission] COUNTY shall establish classes of users by
regulation.

(b)     The [Commission] COUNTY may bill charges monthly, bimonthly, quarterly,
or semi-annually in each subdistrict as determined by the [Commission] COUNTY.

(c)     (1) All charges are the responsibility of the owner of the property served.

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