PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 476

and privies located on properties connected to sewers provided by the Commission shall
be abandoned, closed and left in a sanitary condition so that no odor or nuisance shall
arise from them.

(4) Any violation of the provisions of this section is a misdemeanor
punishable under § 113-21 of this chapter.

[(b)]B. Notwithstanding subsection [(a)] A of this section, when the Commission
declares abutting properties ready-to-serve on or after July 1, 1993, connection shall be
at the property owner's option if the property is located outside the designated service
area for which the water main or sewer was intended unless, or until, the private water or
sewage disposal system serving the property fails to comply with applicable State
regulations. If the private water or sewage disposal system fails to comply with State
regulations, connection to the water main or sewer is immediately required. Compliance
with § 113-9 of this chapter is not affected by the option under this subsection.

113-12.

[(a)] A. For every water and sewer connection made under this chapter, the
Commission shall make a reasonable charge, that is not less than the actual cost of
connection. The charge shall be uniform throughout a [ sanitary district] DESIGNATED
SERVICE AREA for connections of those sizes and classes for which average costs
reasonably may be ascertainable, and, for all other connections, NOT LESS THAN the
actual cost of the connection. The Commission may revise these charges annually.
Connection charges collected by the Commission shall be applied to paying the actual
cost of the connections. The Commission may apply any revenue from this source, above
actual cost, for repairs, replacements or any extraordinary expense in the maintenance
and operation of the water supply and sewerage systems under its control and for paying
the principal of and interest on the bonds issued by the Commission for the water supply
or sewerage systems to be constructed, purchased, UPGRADED, IMPROVED, or
established under this chapter. Connection charges shall be due and payable to the
Commission at the time the property owner makes an application to connect to a water
main or sewer. If the property owner fails to make the connection by the time required by
the Commission as set forth in § 113-10 of this chapter, the charge shall become due and
payable on the connection deadline date, shall be assessed immediately, and shall be
subject to the same rules of collection as prescribed by § 113-9 L of this chapter.

[(b)]B. For property owners who elect to defer connection under [§ 110(b)] §
113-10 B of this chapter, the connection charge shall include an additional cost reflecting
the delay in connection. The connection cost is due when the property owner applies to
connect to a water main or sewer.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1997.

Approved May 8, 1997.

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