Section 29-107 – Criminal Penalties
(a) A person who violates any of the following provisions is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both: (1) § 17–403 of this article (Commission regulations, except for those specified in subsection (c) of this section and §§ 29–101(b) and 29–102(a) […]
Section 27-105 – Reimbursement — Relocation or Removal of Commission Facilities
(a) (1) If a county requires the relocation or removal of a Commission facility, the county shall give notice to the Commission of the requirement within a reasonable time. (2) On receiving notice, the Commission shall provide the county with an estimate of the cost of removing or relocating the facility. (3) On completion of the removal or relocation […]
Section 27-106 – Contractors — Notice Required
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Construction contractor” means a person that performs or is hired to perform road construction work. (3) “Road construction work” means the construction, repair, paving, repaving, or grading of a public roadway. (b) Before beginning road construction work on a public roadway in the sanitary district in which […]
Section 27-107 – Removal of Obstructions
(a) (1) Before a person begins underground construction in a public roadway in the sanitary district, the person shall file with the Commission a construction plan that shows the location and depth of the proposed main, conduit, or pipe in the public roadway. (2) Construction may not begin before the Commission approves the plan. (3) Unless the Commission approves […]
Section 27-108 – Other Public Utilities Construction
(a) A person may not erect a pole or other structure in the sanitary district for the purpose of carrying wires overhead without first obtaining a permit from the Commission. (b) The Commission may: (1) require that plans for the location or construction of the pole or structure be filed with the Commission; and (2) charge a reasonable fee […]
Section 28-101 – Exemption From Roadside Tree Planting or Care Fees
The Commission is exempt from the payment of any fee or charge under § 5–403(b) and (c) of the Natural Resources Article.
Section 28-201 – Commission Police Force
(a) There is a Commission police force. (b) (1) A Commission police officer may exercise the powers of a law enforcement officer in the State on property that is owned, leased, or operated by or under the control of the Commission. (2) A Commission police officer may not exercise law enforcement powers on any other property unless the officer […]
Section 28-301 – Drinking Water Testing
(a) The Commission shall conduct quarterly testing of drinking water in the Commission system for unregulated contaminants included in the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s latest cycle of unregulated contaminant monitoring regulations established in accordance with Title XIV, § 1445(a)(B)(i) of the federal Public Health Service Act. (b) Within 30 days after receiving the results of each […]
Section 29-101 – Commission Infractions — Generally
(a) In this section, “enforcement official” means an employee of the Commission authorized by the Commission to issue a citation for a Commission infraction under this section. (b) This section applies to the violations of the following: (1) regulations governing sewer cleaning adopted under § 24–201 of this article; (2) regulations governing plumbing adopted under § 17–403, Title 24, […]
Section 29-102 – Commission Infractions — Watershed Regulations
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person who violates a watershed regulation adopted under § 17–403 of this article has committed a Commission infraction. (2) A Commission infraction does not include a violation of a watershed regulation declared by law to be a criminal offense. (3) The Commission may: (i) establish a schedule of […]