Md. Code, Local Government § 10-320
This is the official text of Md. Code, Local Government § 10-320, part of Maryland’s Code, Local Government — governs the powers and operations of Maryland counties and municipalities.
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§10–320.
Official statutory text
(a) A county may provide for the draining of swamps and lowlands.
(b) (1) At the request of the board of managers of a drainage association, the county legislative body shall appoint a board of viewers to determine if the original determination as to which lands have benefited from the drainage improvement project has changed.
(2) The board of viewers shall have the same qualifications, rights, powers, privileges, and duties as the original board of viewers.
(3) The board of viewers shall report its findings to the county legislative body.
(4) The report shall be considered in the same manner as the original report, including the same right to a public hearing and the right to judicial review.
(5) Any revision in the original determination as to which lands benefit from the improvements shall become the basis for all future assessments for paying for the improvements, including related expenses such as damages and the maintenance of the improvements.
(b) (1) At the request of the board of managers of a drainage association, the county legislative body shall appoint a board of viewers to determine if the original determination as to which lands have benefited from the drainage improvement project has changed.
(2) The board of viewers shall have the same qualifications, rights, powers, privileges, and duties as the original board of viewers.
(3) The board of viewers shall report its findings to the county legislative body.
(4) The report shall be considered in the same manner as the original report, including the same right to a public hearing and the right to judicial review.
(5) Any revision in the original determination as to which lands benefit from the improvements shall become the basis for all future assessments for paying for the improvements, including related expenses such as damages and the maintenance of the improvements.
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