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:
(1) The utility is a privately owned water system or sewerage system; and
(2) The sanitary commission finds that the utility is unfit for incorporation into the district’s system.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities
Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions
Part IV - Powers and Duties of Districts
Section 9-632 - Miscellaneous Powers
Section 9-633 - Eminent Domain
Section 9-634 - Combining Projects
Section 9-635 - Contracts to Buy and Sell Services
Section 9-636 - Construction Contracts
Section 9-638 - Acceptance of Grants and Gifts
Section 9-639 - Territory Lost to Annexation
Section 9-640 - Short Term Borrowing
Section 9-641 - Borrowing From Other Sources
Section 9-642 - Required Record Keeping