Md. Code, Local Government § 21–625

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the City of Takoma Park

may impose an ad valorem tax on all property assessed for tax purposes in the city at

a rate required to produce the amount needed to pay for:

(1) maintenance of stormwater management systems in the city that

were maintained by the Commission before July 1, 1990, and systems established by

the city on or after July 1, 1990;

(2) the principal and interest that becomes due and owing to:

(i) the bondholders during the following year and the

proportionate part of the principal of all outstanding sinking fund bonds, as

determined by the table of redemption of bonds for bonds issued by or on behalf of the

city on or after July 1, 1990, for stormwater management under this subtitle; and

(ii) Prince George’s County with respect to the repayment of

any loan made by the county to the City of Takoma Park under § 21–612(b) of this

subtitle; and

(3) the cost of stormwater management activities and practices in the

city, as approved in the city’s annual stormwater management budget and

appropriations resolution for the following fiscal year.

(b) In lieu of the ad valorem taxes authorized by subsection (a) of this

section, the City of Takoma Park may adopt a stormwater management utility fee

system or user charges to pay the costs of stormwater management activities and

projects based on factors such as land use, amount of runoff, conservation, and

environmental and other considerations.

(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the taxes

authorized by this section shall be imposed and collected in the same manner, have

the same priority, bear the same interest, and be treated in all respects as other taxes

imposed by the City of Takoma Park.

(2) (i) Notwithstanding any provision of the charter, laws, or

ordinances of the City of Takoma Park, the taxes may not be subject to a limitation

on the tax rate or tax revenues of the city.

(ii) The tax revenues, user charges, and utility fees shall be

deposited and maintained in a separate stormwater management fund established

under § 21–628 of this subtitle.