§ 20-1-116. WATER SERVICE TO BE FURNISHED TO DISTRICT AT COST; DETERMINATION OF WATER SERVICE COST.

The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore shall furnish water to the metropolitan district of the county at cost and entirely without profit or loss. The county and the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore shall, from time to time, determine by agreement, if possible, the cost to Baltimore City of furnishing water to consumers in the metropolitan district of the county. If no agreement is reached, then cost shall be determined by arbitration in the manner provided in § 20-1-108 of this title. Cost, however determined, shall be subject to revision from time to time by agreement of the respective authorities or by arbitration on the demand of either of them. The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore shall maintain proper records and books of account to adequately and correctly reflect the amount of all income received from furnishing water service to consumers in the county and annually shall render a statement to the county showing the total revenues received from the county water consumers during the period covered by the statement and the actual cost of furnishing such water, determined as hereinbefore provided. The excess of the income over actual cost shall be transmitted by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore with the statement to the county, to be expended by them in furtherance of the uses and purposes authorized by the Metropolitan District Act. If in any year the revenues mentioned above should be less than the cost, the deficit shall be deductible from future payments accruing to the county and shall be taken into consideration in any revision of consumer rates. The account books and accounts relating to consumers of water in the county shall be subject to audit by agents of the county upon request of the county.

(1988 Code, § 35-141) (Bill No. 30-03, § 1, 7-1-2004)