Maryland Code, PUBLIC UTILITIES 22-103
Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC UTILITIES 22-103
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(1) the sum of:
(i) 3.8% of the total assessable base of all real property assessed for county tax purposes within the sanitary district; and
(ii) 7% of the total assessable personal property and operating real property described under § 8-109(c) of the Tax – Property Article assessed for county tax purposes within the sanitary district; or
(2) the sum of:
(i) 3.8% of the total assessable base of all real property assessed for county tax purposes within the sanitary district as of July 1, 1997; and
(ii) 7% of the total assessable personal property and operating real property described under § 8-109(c) of the Tax – Property Article assessed for county tax purposes within the sanitary district as of July 1, 1997.
(b) (1) In this subsection, “government obligation” means:
(i) a direct obligation of the United States; or
(ii) an obligation unconditionally guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States.
(2) To calculate the maximum debt authorized under this section, the aggregate amount of bonds outstanding is reduced by:
(i) the amount held in the joint sinking fund account for the payment of principal of the bonds; and
(ii) the amount of any bond for which there is irrevocably deposited:
1. cash; or
2. government obligations maturing as to principal and interest at times and in amounts sufficient to provide adequate and complete payment of the principal or redemption price and interest as required on the bond.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by an act of the General Assembly of Maryland, the maximum debt level authorized under this section applies to any bond issued under an act of the General Assembly of Maryland enacted on or after July 1, 1997.