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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="9-911" title_number="9" title_name="Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Water and Sewer Authorities">
  <level label="a">
    <text>An authority may terminate its existence after the authority:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Pays or provides for payment of the principal of and interest on each bond that the authority issued;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Settles any other claim against the authority; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Has the approval by law of the governing body of each member political subdivision.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>To terminate its existence, an authority shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Comply with the provisions of this section; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>File articles of dissolution for record with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The articles of dissolution shall include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A statement that requests the termination of the existence of the authority;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A statement that the authority has:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Paid or provided for payment of the principal of and interest on each bond that the authority issued; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Settled each other claim against the authority; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The signatures of the authorized officers of the authority.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If the articles of dissolution comply with this subtitle, the State Department of Assessments and Taxation shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Note the termination of existence of the authority on the records of the Department; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Issue a certificate of approval to the board of directors of the authority.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>On approval of the articles of dissolution by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, the existence of the authority ends.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
