80 Vol . 39, p. 1043. Washington Subur- ban ' San it ary Co m- mission . Delivery of water to, for distribution in Maryland . Vol . 46, p. 838 . Legislative authority for agree ment requ ired . Provisions of agree. me nt . Meters. Rates. Payments . Amount of water to be furnished . investigation of Maryland distribution system . 72d CONGRESS . SESS. I. CH. 100. APR IL 14, 1932. Suburban Sanitary Commission by the Commissioners of the District of Columbi a, is he reby rep ealed an d reenac ted so as to read as fol- lows " For the protection of the health of the residents of the District of Columbia and the employees of the United States Government residing in Maryland near the District of Columbia boundary, the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, upon the request of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, a body corporate, established by chapter 313 of the acts of 1916 of the State of Mary- land, or upon the request of its legally appointed successor, are hereby authorized to deliver water from the water-supply system of the Distri ct of Colu mbia t o sai d Wash ingto n Sub urban Sanit ary C om- mission or its s uccessor for dis tributio n to terr itory in Marylan d within the Washington Suburban Sanitary District as designated in the aforesaid Act, or any amendment thereto, and to connect Di s- trict of Columbia water mains with water mains in the State of Maryland at such points at or near the District of Columbia li ne as may be agreed upon from time to time by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia and the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, under the conditions hereinafter named, namely " Th at befor e such c onnectio ns shall be made the sai d Washin gton Suburban Sanitary Commission or its legally appointed successor shall secure authority from the Legislature of the State of Mary- land to enter into an agreement with the said Commissioners of the District of Columbia outlining the conditions under which the service is to be rendered . " The agreement be tw een the Commissioners of the District of Columbia and the said Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission or its legally appointed successor shall provide, among other thin gs- j " First . That t he me ters on each of said connec tions shal l be located within t he Distr ict of C olumbia and shall remain under th e uri sdiction of the Commissi oners of the Dis trict of Columbi a . " Second . The rates at which water will be furnished, said rates to be based on the actual cost to the United States and the District of Columbia of delivering water to the points designated above, including an interest charge at 4 per centum per annum and a suit- able al lowa nce for dep rec iati on . " Third . That payments for water so furnished shall be made through the coll ector of taxes o f the Di strict of Columbi a at suc h times as the Com missione rs of th e Distri ct of Col umbia ma y direct , said pay ments to be depo sited in the Tre asury of the Unit ed State s as other water rents now collected in the District of Columbia are deposited . " Fourth. That at no time shall the amount of water furnished the sa id Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission or its successor exceed the amount th at can be spared without jeopardizing the interests of the United States or of the District of Columbia . "Fifth . That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall have at all time s the right to i nvestigate the d istribution syste m in Maryland, and if, in their opinion, there is a wastage of water they shall have the right to curtail the supply to said sanitary district to the amount of such wastage ." Approved, April 14, 1932 .
