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<section article="gpu" article_name="Public Utilities" number="23-314" title_number="23" title_name="Water, Sewers, and Drainage" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Capital Improvements Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Unless the county councils of Montgomery County and Prince George’s County have approved the extension, the Commission:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>may not extend or approve construction of a sewer of any size or capacity to serve property in either county beyond the area that has been approved for service in a Program and the 10–year water and sewer plan required under § 9–503 of the Environment Article; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>subject to subsection (b) of this section, may not extend a water line of any size or capacity beyond the approved terminal point of a major project.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If the county councils of Montgomery County and Prince George’s County have approved the extension, the Commission may extend a water line beyond the terminal point if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the extension of the water line would provide water service to a development that is within an approved sewer project area; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the affected county, through an appropriate county unit, has approved the installation of individual sewage disposal facilities.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Commission may construct an extension that requires approval under this section if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the proposed extension has been submitted for approval; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>within 30 days after receipt of the proposed extension, the affected county has not notified the Commission that the extension should not be made.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
