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§ 9-707. Takeover of privately owned system

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironment

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Environment
Title 9. Water, Ice, & Sanitary Facilities (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 7. Regulation by Municipalities and Political Subdivisions
Part II. Regulation by Municipalities
MD Code, Environment, § 9-707
§ 9-707. Takeover of privately owned system
Currentness
In general
(a) In addition to the requirements of § 9-706 of this subtitle, whenever a municipal authority acquires a privately owned system under this subtitle, the provisions of this section apply.
Powers and duties of municipal authority after takeover
(b) If a municipal authority takes possession of a privately owned system, the municipal authority:
(1) May extend, alter, maintain, or operate the acquired system together with the municipal system;
(2) Shall subject the property served by the acquired system to the same benefit assessment as property served by the municipal system;
(3) May compensate any owner of property served by the acquired system for any payment by the property owner toward the construction of the acquired system; and
(4) Shall subject an owner or the agent of the owner of property served by the acquired system to the same rules, regulations, and penalties as any owner or the agent of the owner of property served by the municipal system.
Extension of municipal system
(c) If a municipal authority considers any part of the privately owned system unfit for incorporation into the municipal system, the municipal authority may disregard the unfit part of the privately owned system and extend the municipal system to serve the property served by the unfit part of the privately owned system.
Provisions regarding construction of systems apply
(d) The provisions of Part II of this subtitle that apply to a system constructed by the municipal authority apply to the system acquired or extended by the municipal authority under this section.

Credits

Added by Acts 1982, c. 240, § 2.
Formerly Art. 43, § 418.
MD Code, Environment, § 9-707, MD ENVIR § 9-707
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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