{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-727","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Environment § 9–727","heading":"","body":"Before setting or modifying a rate, charge, or assessment under this section, for any water or sewerage system it constructs or acquires, the political subdivision shall:\n(1) Give prompt notice of the proposed rate, charge, or assessment in at least 1 newspaper of general circulation in the area of the water or sewerage system; and\n(2) Conduct a public hearing on the necessity or advisability of the proposed rates, charges, or assessments.","path":["Article - Environment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gen\u0026section=9-727","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:58Z","sha256":"d3756f37b3a6b73b7e8349c312ea64b64deb846ffe666bda0b2c25b3ec547be3","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-726.1","next":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-728"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}