[Added 1991, ch. 309, § 1]
[1972, ch. 739, § 2; 1988, ch. 227, § 2]
A.
In the event that a sanitary district or a sanitary commission (a body politic and corporate) has been created in Cecil County prior to the effective date of this chapter pursuant to any provision of public general or public local law applicable to Cecil County, such district or commission shall cease to exist as a body politic and corporate on the effective date of this chapter and it shall not thereafter be necessary for such district or commission to file any ordinances, resolutions, certificates or articles with any person or agency except as may specifically be provided in this chapter. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as impairing or affecting in any way the validity or enforceability of any proceeding or action taken, or any obligations or indebtedness incurred by such district or commission prior to the effective date of this chapter. In the event that a sanitary district shall have been created in Cecil County prior to the effective date of this chapter, any such sanitary district shall be merged into, and thereby become a part of, the area within which the County is authorized to exercise its power and authority by this chapter, subject to the provisions of § 97-1 hereof; provided, however, that such merger shall in no way affect the security for any outstanding bonds.
B.
All duties, contracts, debts, assets, real property and personal
property of the Cecil County Metropolitan Commission are hereby transferred
to the County.
[1972, ch. 739, § 2]
Every act or omission designated as a misdemeanor in this chapter,
unless otherwise provided, shall be punishable by the District Court
of Cecil County, and the offender, upon conviction, is subject to
a fine not exceeding $100 or to confinement in the County jail for
not more than 30 days, or both, in the discretion of the District
Court. If the act or omission is of a continuing nature and is persisted
in, in violation of the provisions of this chapter or of any rule
or regulation formulated thereunder, a conviction for one offense
shall not be a bar to the conviction for a continuation of such offense
subsequent to the first or any succeeding conviction.
[1972, ch. 739, § 2; 1988, ch. 227, § 2]
The County may prescribe all needed rules and regulations for
the administration and enforcement of this chapter. In addition to
its own power to adopt appropriate rules and regulations, the County
may adopt and enforce regulations of the Secretary of the Environment
and/or the Cecil County Health Officer fixing standards of construction
for sanitary facilities or installations. Prior to the adoption of
any such rules and regulations other than those of the Secretary of
the Environment or the Cecil County Health Officer, the County shall
give public notice of the rules and regulations which it proposes
to adopt by publishing the same in at least one newspaper of general
circulation published in Cecil County at least twice not less than
15 days prior to a public hearing, the date, time and place of which
shall be specified in such notice.
[1972, ch. 739, § 2]
All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of
this chapter are repealed to the extent of their inconsistency; provided,
however, nothing herein contained shall be taken as restricting any
control which the State Board of Health and the Department of Geology,
Mines and Water Resources are empowered to exercise in the sanitary
district.
A.
For the purpose of providing funds for the design, construction,
establishment, purchase, acquisition or condemnation of the water
supply, sewerage and drainage systems provided for by this chapter,
the County may participate in a state loan program or negotiate and
enter a loan agreement to borrow money for a period not exceeding
30 years with a state-chartered financial institution or a financial
institution chartered under federal law.
B.
At no time may the total debt for loans entered under this section
and the total issue of bonds issued under this chapter exceed 15%
of the total value of property assessed for County taxation purposes.
C.
Payment of the principal and interest on a loan entered under this
section shall be provided by the funds received from the levy and
collection of the benefit assessments and the imposition of connection,
service and other charges made under this chapter. If funds collected
under this chapter are insufficient to pay the principal and interest
on a loan taken under this section, the County shall set the County
property tax at a rate adequate to make the payments when due.
