Maryland Code, PUBLIC UTILITIES 23-103
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- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(a) The Commission may purchase a municipally or privately owned water supply or sewer system if the Commission:
(1) extends its general water supply or sewer system to the municipally or privately owned water supply or sewer system and is ready to connect with the system; or
(2) considers the purchase to be expedient, advisable, and proper for the adequate operation of the system under the Commission’s jurisdiction.
(b) If the Commission and the owner of a municipally or privately owned water supply or sewer system fail to agree to the purchase price or conditions of purchase of the water or sewer system, the Commission may acquire the system by condemnation, as provided in this division.