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Title 24 - Regional Councils of Governments
Section 24-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...
Section 24-102 - Authorization - (a) (1) By resolution, the governing body of any county...
Section 24-103 - Membership - (a) The council shall consist of at least one representative...
Section 24-104 - Powers and Duties - (a) A council may: (1) study governmental problems common to...
Section 24-105 - Funds - (a) Each member: (1) may appropriate funds to meet the...
Section 24-106 - Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the State...
Title 25 - Public Watershed Associations
Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions
Section 25-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...
Section 25-102 - Construction of Title - This title does not authorize: (1) the interference with legal...
Section 25-103 - Power to Establish - (a) On a petition filed under § 25–201 of this...
Section 25-104 - Statement of Public Benefit - Watershed protection, flood prevention, recreation, soil conservation, drainage, and the...
Subtitle 2 - Petition to Establish Watershed Association
Section 25-201 - Filing - A petition to establish a watershed association shall be filed...
Section 25-202 - Petition - (a) The petition shall: (1) clearly describe the area’s location,...
Section 25-203 - Report Required - (a) (1) The petition shall be accompanied by a report...
Section 25-204 - Examinations of Petition and Report; Hearing; Notice - (a) (1) The county commissioners, county council, or Mayor and...
Section 25-205 - Multiple Counties -- Jurisdiction and Venue - If the land described in the petition is located in...
Section 25-206 - Hearing and Action on Petition and Report - (a) At the hearing on the petition and report, the...
Subtitle 3 - Establishment and Organization
Section 25-301 - Establishment of Watershed Association - (a) On approval of the petition and report filed under...
Section 25-302 - Board of Directors -- Initial Election - (a) Within 30 days after the approval of the petition...
Section 25-303 - Board of Directors -- Annual Election or Appointment - (a) Each year, the landowners shall meet to elect a...
Section 25-304 - Board of Directors -- Tenure; Vacancies - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this...
Section 25-305 - Officers; Surety Bonds - (a) The board of directors shall elect a chair, a...
Section 25-306 - Immunity From Liability - An officer or a director of a watershed association shall...
Section 25-307 - Distribution and Retention of Petition and Report - The county commissioners, county council, or Mayor and City Council...
Section 25-308 - Watershed File - (a) The designated officer with whom a petition for the...
Section 25-309 - Annual Meeting of Landowners - (a) In January of each year, the board of directors...
Section 25-310 - Special Meetings - (a) The board of directors may call a special meeting...
Subtitle 4 - Watershed Work Plan
Section 25-401 - Development - (a) (1) The board of directors of the watershed association...
Section 25-402 - Contents - The watershed work plan developed under § 25–401 of this...
Section 25-403 - Adoption of Plan - (a) On completion of the watershed work plan, or on...
Section 25-404 - Filing With County - (a) (1) If the board of directors decides to submit...
Section 25-405 - Supplemental Work Plan - (a) (1) If, after the review and approval of the...
Subtitle 5 - Board of Viewers
Section 25-501 - Appointment - (a) (1) On approval of a watershed work plan submitted...
Section 25-502 - Duties - (a) On receipt of a copy of a watershed work...
Section 25-503 - Costs - (a) A board of viewers: (1) shall determine the amount...
Section 25-504 - Existing Watershed Projects - (a) A board of viewers may adopt an existing watershed...
Section 25-505 - Report to County - (a) At the earliest practicable date, the board of viewers...
Section 25-506 - Examination of Report; Hearing; Notice; Report Open to Inspection - (a) (1) The county commissioners, county council, or Mayor and...
Section 25-507 - Hearing Procedure - (a) At a hearing under § 25–506 of this subtitle:...
Section 25-508 - Payment of Expenses if Report Disapproved - (a) If a report is disapproved, the county commissioners, county...
Section 25-509 - Protection of Interests of Minor - If the property or interest of a minor who does...
Section 25-510 - Amendment of Petition or Related Proceedings - (a) The county commissioners, county council, or Mayor and City...
Section 25-511 - Application for Order of Review - (a) A person who may be adversely affected by any...
Section 25-512 - Judicial Review - (a) A person who is aggrieved by a determination of...
Subtitle 6 - Rights-of-Way, Easements, and Condemnation
Section 25-601 - Rights-of-Way and Easements Generally - (a) A watershed association may acquire any right–of–way, easement, or...
Section 25-602 - Rights-of-Way and Easements for Channel Improvements and Disposition of Excavated Material Generally - For a watershed project that consists of stream channel improvement...
Section 25-603 - Rights-of-Way and Easements for Drainage Improvements and Disposition of Excavated Material in Charles County - For a watershed project that consists of stream channel improvement...
Section 25-604 - Condemnation Proceedings - (a) If a landowner refuses to accept the damages awarded...
Subtitle 7 - Implementation of Plan
Section 25-701 - Powers and Duties of Directors - (a) The board of directors shall implement the watershed project....
Section 25-702 - Maintenance and Operation of Watershed Projects - (a) The board of directors shall control and supervise each...
Subtitle 8 - Financing
Section 25-801 - Imposition of Special Assessments on Benefited Lands - (a) A special assessment imposed under this title shall be...
Section 25-802 - Payments by Units of Government - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a unit of State...
Section 25-803 - Implementation of Plan - (a) The board of directors shall determine the amount to...
Section 25-804 - Issuance of Bonds or Notes - (a) As an alternative to raising funds as provided in...
Section 25-805 - Annual and Special Assessment for Maintenance and Operation - (a) (1) The board of directors shall impose an annual...
Section 25-806 - Duties of County Tax Collector - (a) The special assessments imposed under this subtitle shall remain...
Section 25-807 - Collection of Special Assessments if Land in Multiple Counties - (a) If the land affected by the watershed association that...
Section 25-808 - Order of Payments to Be Made by Board of Directors - (a) From the money that first becomes available under this...
Section 25-809 - Appropriations by Governmental Entities - (a) This section applies to the following governmental entities: (1)...
Subtitle 9 - Dissolution
Section 25-901 - Dissolution Procedure Generally - (a) (1) A majority of the landowners or the owners...
Section 25-902 - Inactive Association in Washington County - (a) Notwithstanding § 25–901 of this subtitle, on a written...
Subtitle 10 - Miscellaneous
Section 25-1001 - Right to Open Cross Ditches or Drains - (a) A person who is assessed for a ditch or...
Section 25-1002 - Requirements When Improvement Crosses Public Highway - (a) If a watershed project established under this title crosses...
Section 25-1003 - Requirements When Channel Crosses Railroad Right-of-Way - (a) If a channel established under this title crosses a...
Subtitle 11 - Prohibited Acts
Section 25-1101 - Preventing Entry on Watershed Land - (a) A person may not prevent a member of the...
Section 25-1102 - Obstruction of Watershed Project - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...
Title 26 - Public Drainage Associations
Section 26-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...
Section 26-102 - Scope of Title - This title does not apply to Baltimore City.
Section 26-103 - Construction of Title - This title does not: (1) restrict a charter county or...
Section 26-104 - Power to Establish - (a) The county commissioners or county council of a county...
Section 26-105 - Statement of Public Benefit - A drainage project established and maintained by a drainage association...
Section 26-106 - Notice to Units of State Government - The county commissioners or county council shall notify the Secretary...
Section 26-107 - Notice to Affected Nonresident - If any owner of property affected by any proceedings under...
Subtitle 2 - Petition to Establish Drainage Association
Section 26-201 - Filing - A petition to establish a drainage association shall be filed...
Section 26-202 - Petition - (a) The petition shall: (1) clearly describe the area’s location,...
Section 26-203 - Report Required - (a) (1) The petition shall be accompanied by a report...
Section 26-204 - Examination of Petition and Report; Hearing; Notice - (a) (1) The county commissioners or county council shall examine...
Section 26-205 - Multiple Counties -- Jurisdiction and Venue - If the land described in the petition is located in...
Section 26-206 - Hearing and Action on Petition and Report - (a) At the hearing on the petition and report, the...
Section 26-301 - Establishment of Drainage Association - (a) On approval of the petition and report filed under...
Section 26-302 - Board of Managers -- Initial Election - (a) Within 30 days after the approval of the petition...
Section 26-303 - Board of Managers -- Tenure; Vacancies - (a) (1) The term of each manager is 3 years....
Section 26-304 - Officers - The board of managers shall elect a chair and a...
Section 26-305 - Immunity From Liability - An officer or director of a drainage association shall have...
Section 26-306 - Distribution and Retention of Petition and Report - The county commissioners or county council shall: (1) retain the...
Section 26-307 - Drainage File - (a) The designated officer shall maintain a drainage file. (b)...
Section 26-308 - Annual Meetings of Landowners - (a) In January of each year, the board of managers...
Section 26-309 - Special Meetings - (a) The board of managers may call a special meeting...
Subtitle 4 - Plan
Section 26-401 - Development - (a) The board of managers shall develop a plan for...
Section 26-402 - Contents - The plan developed under § 26–401 of this subtitle shall...
Section 26-403 - Adoption of Plan - (a) On completion of the plan, or on the acceptance...
Section 26-404 - Filing With County - (a) (1) If the board of managers decides to submit...
Section 26-501 - Appointment - (a) (1) On approval of a plan submitted in accordance...
Section 26-502 - Notice of Action by Board of Viewers - At least 10 days before proceeding with its duties, the...
Section 26-503 - Duties - (a) On receipt of a copy of the plan from...
Section 26-504 - Costs - (a) A board of viewers: (1) shall determine the amount...
Section 26-505 - Existing Drainage Projects - (a) A board of viewers may adopt an existing drainage...
Section 26-506 - Subsequent Board of Viewers - (a) At the request of the board of managers, the...
Section 26-507 - Report to State and County - (a) At the earliest feasible date, the board of viewers...
Section 26-508 - Examination of Report; Hearing; Notice; Report Available for Inspection - (a) (1) The county commissioners or county council shall examine...
Section 26-509 - Hearing Procedure on Report - (a) At a hearing under § 26–508 of this subtitle:...
Section 26-510 - Payment of Expenses if Report Disapproved - (a) If a report is disapproved, the county commissioners or...
Section 26-511 - Amendment of Petition or Related Proceedings - (a) The county commissioners or county council or circuit court...
Section 26-512 - Application for Order of Review - (a) A person who may be adversely affected by the...
Section 26-513 - Judicial Review - (a) A person who is aggrieved by a determination of...
Section 26-601 - Rights-of-Way and Easements Generally - (a) The board of managers may acquire any right–of–way and...
Section 26-602 - Condemnation Proceedings - If a landowner refuses to accept the damages awarded to...
Section 26-701 - Powers and Duties of Managers - (a) The board of managers shall implement the drainage project....
Section 26-702 - Maintenance and Operation of Drainage Projects - (a) The board of managers shall control and supervise each...
Section 26-801 - Imposition of Special Assessments on Benefited Lands - (a) A special assessment imposed under this title shall be...
Section 26-802 - Implementation of Plan - (a) The board of managers shall determine the amount of...
Section 26-803 - Issuance of Bonds or Notes - (a) As an alternative to raising funds as provided in...
Section 26-804 - Annual Special Assessment for Maintenance and Operation - (a) (1) The board of managers may impose a special...
Section 26-805 - Duties of County Tax Collector - (a) The special assessments imposed under this subtitle shall remain...
Section 26-806 - Collection of Special Assessments if Land in Multiple Counties - (a) If the lands of the drainage association that are...
Section 26-807 - Order of Payments to Be Made by Board of Managers - (a) From the money that first becomes available under this...
Section 26-901 - Dissolution Procedure Generally - (a) (1) A majority of the landowners or the owners...
Section 26-902 - Dissolution of Inactive Association - (a) For the purpose of this section, a drainage association...
Section 26-1001 - Right to Open Cross Ditches or Drains - (a) A person who is assessed for a ditch or...
Section 26-1002 - Requirements When Drainage Project Crosses Public Highway - (a) If a drainage project established under this title crosses...
Section 26-1003 - Requirements When Drainage Project Crosses Railroad Right-of-Way - (a) If a drainage project established under this title crosses...
Section 26-1101 - Preventing Entry on Drainage Land - (a) A person may not prevent a member, an employee,...
Section 26-1102 - Obstruction of Drainage Project - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...
Title 27 - Drainage Districts
Section 27-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...
Section 27-102 - Scope of Title - This title does not apply to Baltimore City.
Section 27-103 - Construction of Title - This title shall be liberally construed to promote the ditching,...
Section 27-104 - Power to Establish - In response to a petition filed under § 27–201 of...
Section 27-105 - Declaration of Public Benefit - The drainage of swamps, the drainage of the surface water...
Subtitle 2 - Petition to Establish Drainage District
Section 27-201 - Petition -- Filing - A petition to establish a drainage district shall be filed...
Section 27-202 - Petition -- Contents and Signatures - (a) A petition shall: (1) state that a specific area...
Section 27-203 - Bond - (a) A bond shall be filed with a petition. (b)...
Section 27-204 - Respondents; Summonses - (a) Each landowner who has not signed the petition is...
Section 27-205 - Multiple Counties -- Jurisdiction and Venue - If the land described in the petition is located in...
Subtitle 3 - Board of Viewers
Section 27-301 - Appointment - (a) The county commissioners or county council shall appoint a...
Section 27-302 - Duties - (a) The board of viewers: (1) shall make a careful...
Section 27-303 - Consideration of Report - (a) (1) The county commissioners or county council shall review...
Section 27-304 - Powers and Duties of Board of Viewers - (a) The board of viewers may employ assistants to make...
Section 27-305 - Assessment of Damages - (a) The board of viewers shall assess the damages claimed...
Section 27-306 - Assessment of Benefits - (a) (1) The board of viewers shall examine the land...
Section 27-307 - Report to County Commissioners or County Council - The board of viewers shall report to the county commissioners...
Section 27-308 - Report to County - (a) When the final report is complete: (1) the board...
Section 27-309 - Summons of Defendant Landowners; Notice - (a) The designated officer shall summon or cause to be...
Section 27-310 - Procedure at Hearing on Report - (a) Any landowner may appear at the hearing in person...
Subtitle 4 - Board of Drainage Commissioners
Section 27-401 - Appointment - (a) After the county commissioners or county council establish a...
Section 27-402 - Incorporation - (a) The board of drainage commissioners shall organize as a...
Section 27-403 - Officers - (a) The board of drainage commissioners shall elect a chair...
Section 27-404 - Superintendent of Construction - (a) The board of drainage commissioners shall appoint a competent...
Section 27-405 - Drainage Record; Easement Record - (a) (1) The designated officer shall maintain a drainage record...
Subtitle 5 - Rights-of-Way and Condemnation
Section 27-501 - Rights-of-Way Across Land Not Affected - A drainage district may acquire a right–of–way across land that...
Section 27-502 - Condemnation for Right-of-Way - (a) The board of drainage commissioners has the power of...
Subtitle 6 - Implementation of Plan
Section 27-601 - Competitive Bidding - (a) The board of drainage commissioners: (1) shall advertise for...
Section 27-602 - Maintenance and Operation of Drainage Projects - The board of drainage commissioners shall control, supervise, and maintain...
Section 27-603 - Compensation and Expenses - (a) (1) The engineers who are appointed to the board...
Subtitle 7 - Financing
Section 27-701 - Ascertainment of Costs - (a) The board of drainage commissioners shall ascertain the total...
Section 27-702 - Exemption of Land Not Benefited - (a) A drainage district may include land that may not...
Section 27-703 - Assessments - (a) When the board of drainage commissioners has estimated the...
Section 27-704 - Assessment of Public Property or Railroad - If the board of viewers, when making the examination and...
Section 27-705 - Issuance of Bonds - (a) (1) The board of drainage commissioners shall give notice...
Section 27-706 - Assessments to Maintain and Repair Improvements - (a) (1) The board of drainage commissioners may impose an...
Section 27-707 - Assistance From Federal Government - (a) A drainage district may use any loan or other...
Section 27-708 - Drainage District Fund - (a) In this section, “Fund” means the Drainage District Fund....
Section 27-709 - Duty of County Tax Collector - The county tax collector, without an order from the board...
Section 27-710 - Security Bonds for County Tax Collectors - The official bond of the county tax collector: (1) shall...
Subtitle 8 - Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 27-801 - Right to Open Lateral Drains - (a) A landowner that has been assessed under this title...
Subtitle 9 - Prohibited Acts
Section 27-901 - Obstruction or Damage to Improvements - (a) A person may not damage, obstruct, or build any...
Section 27-902 - Willful Failure to Pay Bonds - (a) A county tax collector may not willfully fail to...
Title 28 - Salary Study Commissions
Subtitle 1 - Allegany County Salary Study Commission
Section 28-101 - "Commission" Defined - In this subtitle, “Commission” means the Allegany County Salary Study...
Section 28-102 - Established - There is an Allegany County Salary Study Commission.
Section 28-103 - Membership - (a) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the Commission...
Section 28-104 - Chair - From among its members, the Commission shall elect a chair.
Section 28-105 - Quorum; Meetings; Compensation - (a) Five members of the Commission are a quorum. (b)...
Section 28-106 - Duties of Commission - (a) The Commission shall study the salaries of: (1) the...
Section 28-107 - Establishment of Salaries by County Commissioners - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section and Article...
Subtitle 1A - Montgomery County Board of Education Compensation Commission
Section 28-1A-01 - "Commission" Defined - In this subtitle, “Commission” means the Montgomery County Board of...
Section 28-1A-02 - Established - There is a Montgomery County Board of Education Compensation Commission.
Section 28-1A-03 - Members - (a) (1) The Commission consists of five residents of Montgomery...
Section 28-1A-04 - Chair; Meetings; Quorum and Actions; Staff - (a) The Commission shall elect a chair from among its...
Section 28-1A-05 - Duties - (a) The Commission shall study the salaries of the members...
Section 28-1A-06 - Report and Recommendations - In formulating its report and recommendations, the Commission shall consider...
Section 28-1A-07 - Legislation - After reviewing the Commission’s report and recommendations, the members of...
Subtitle 2 - Washington County Salary Study Commission
Section 28-201 - "Commission" Defined - In this subtitle, “Commission” means the Washington County Salary Study...
Section 28-202 - Established - There is a Washington County Salary Study Commission.
Section 28-203 - Membership - (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (d) of this section,...
Section 28-204 - Chair - From among its members, the Commission shall elect a chair.
Section 28-205 - Quorum; Meetings; Compensation; Staff - (a) Five members of the Commission are a quorum. (b)...
Section 28-206 - Public Hearing - (a) The Commission shall hold at least one public hearing...
Section 28-207 - Duties of Commission - (a) The Commission shall study the salaries of: (1) the...
Section 28-208 - Required Considerations by Commission - In formulating its report and recommendations, the Commission shall consider...
Section 28-209 - Establishment of Salaries by County Commissioners - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section and Article...
Title 29 - St. Mary's County Human Relations Commission
Section 29-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...
Section 29-102 - Established; Purpose - (a) By ordinance or resolution, the County Commissioners of St....
Section 29-103 - Membership - (a) The County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County shall: (1)...
Section 29-104 - Officers - (a) From among its members, the Commission shall select a...
Section 29-105 - Compensation; Administrative Support - (a) A member of the Commission may not receive compensation...
Section 29-106 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties - (a) The Commission may: (1) provide advice and assistance related...
Section 29-107 - Request for Alternative Dispute Resolution - (a) A person seeking an alternative dispute resolution under this...
Section 29-108 - Alternative Dispute Resolution - (a) This section supersedes any contrary provision of the Public...
Section 29-109 - Annual Report - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Commission...
Title 30 - Baltimore City Police Department Death Relief Fund
Section 30-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...
Section 30-102 - Established - (a) There is a Baltimore City Police Department Death Relief...
Section 30-103 - Administration - The Board shall administer the Fund.
Section 30-104 - Board of Trustees - (a) (1) The Board consists of the following members elected...
Section 30-105 - Proceedings - (a) (1) If requested, the Board shall provide an opportunity...
Section 30-106 - Assets of Fund - (a) (1) The Board may accept and shall credit to...
Section 30-107 - Payment of Death Benefits - (a) The Fund shall pay special death benefits, as provided...
Section 30-108 - Benefits and Beneficiaries - (a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection: (i)...