{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-643","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Environment § 9–643","heading":"","body":"A district may not construct, improve, operate, or extend any project that would duplicate or compete with any utility that is similar to a project and serves substantially the same purposes, unless:\n(1) The utility is a privately owned water system or sewerage system; and\n(2) The sanitary commission finds that the utility is unfit for incorporation into the district’s system.","path":["Article - Environment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gen\u0026section=9-643","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:58Z","sha256":"5381cf7c36c02e38d4b35e99cd8723de1fa8a0e99efe8f7e458c8aa148dd37dc","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-642","next":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-644"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}