Md. Code, Public Utilities § 27-101
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§27–101.
Official statutory text
(a) The Commission may:
(1) enter on a public roadway to install, maintain, and operate the Commission system; and
(2) construct a water main, sewer, or an appurtenance of a water main or sewer in a public roadway in Montgomery County and Prince George’s County, subject to the regulation and permit provisions of §§ 27–102 and 27–108 of this title.
(b) When the Commission disturbs a public roadway, the Commission shall:
(1) notify the State, county, or municipality that has authority over the public roadway of the Commission’s plans;
(2) repair and leave the public roadway in the same or a superior condition to that existing before the public roadway was disturbed; and
(3) pay all costs for returning the public roadway to the same or superior condition.
(c) In addition to the authority over the construction and location of underground construction in the sanitary district, the Commission may regulate the construction of an overhead line, pole, or other public utility along a public roadway in the sanitary district.
(1) enter on a public roadway to install, maintain, and operate the Commission system; and
(2) construct a water main, sewer, or an appurtenance of a water main or sewer in a public roadway in Montgomery County and Prince George’s County, subject to the regulation and permit provisions of §§ 27–102 and 27–108 of this title.
(b) When the Commission disturbs a public roadway, the Commission shall:
(1) notify the State, county, or municipality that has authority over the public roadway of the Commission’s plans;
(2) repair and leave the public roadway in the same or a superior condition to that existing before the public roadway was disturbed; and
(3) pay all costs for returning the public roadway to the same or superior condition.
(c) In addition to the authority over the construction and location of underground construction in the sanitary district, the Commission may regulate the construction of an overhead line, pole, or other public utility along a public roadway in the sanitary district.
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