Md. Code, Local Government § 25-501
This is the official text of Md. Code, Local Government § 25-501, part of Maryland’s Code, Local Government — governs the powers and operations of Maryland counties and municipalities.
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§25–501.
Official statutory text
(a) (1) On approval of a watershed work plan submitted in accordance with § 25–404 of this title, the county commissioners, county council, or Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City shall appoint a board of viewers composed of at least three impartial individuals.
(2) A member of the board of viewers may not be a landowner.
(b) If a watershed project described in a watershed work plan is located in more than one county, at least one member of the board of viewers shall be from each county in which the watershed project is located.
(c) An individual who is appointed as a member of a board of viewers may not act in that capacity until the individual provides written notice of acceptance of the appointment to the county commissioners, county council, or Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City.
(d) The county commissioners, county council, or Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City shall set the compensation for the members of a board of viewers.
(2) A member of the board of viewers may not be a landowner.
(b) If a watershed project described in a watershed work plan is located in more than one county, at least one member of the board of viewers shall be from each county in which the watershed project is located.
(c) An individual who is appointed as a member of a board of viewers may not act in that capacity until the individual provides written notice of acceptance of the appointment to the county commissioners, county council, or Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City.
(d) The county commissioners, county council, or Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City shall set the compensation for the members of a board of viewers.
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