Md. Code Ann., Pub. Util. § 25-501
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Current — January 1, 2020
As of January 1, 2019
(a) The Commission shall set a service rate that the Commission considers necessary to provide funds for:
(1) maintaining, repairing, and operating its water supply and sewer systems, including the overhead expense and depreciation allowance; and
(2) making any payments to the District of Columbia, as specified in this title.
(a) The Commission shall set a service rate that the Commission considers necessary to provide funds for:
(1) maintaining, repairing, and operating its water supply and sewer systems, including the overhead expense and depreciation allowance; and
(2) making any payments to the District of Columbia, as specified in this title.
(b) The service rate:
(1) shall be chargeable against all properties for a connection with any line owned by the Commission;
(2) shall be uniform throughout the sanitary district; and
(3) may be changed as necessary.
(b) The service rate:
(1) shall be chargeable against all properties for a connection with any line owned by the Commission;
(2) shall be uniform throughout the sanitary district; and
(3) may be changed as necessary.
(c) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, on or before July 1, 2015, the Commission shall establish a Customer Assistance Program to provide financial assistance with water and sewer bills to eligible ratepayers.
(2) (i) The Commission shall establish income eligibility standards for a ratepayer to receive financial assistance under this subsection.
(ii) The income eligibility standards established under this paragraph shall be applied uniformly throughout the sanitary district.
(3) The Customer Assistance Program shall be funded from Commission revenues.
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.