Power to establish

1. Law
2. Maryland Code
3. Local Government
4. Other Local Entities
5. Drainage Districts
6. Definitions; General Provisions
7. Power to establish

    In response to a petition filed under § 27–201 of this title, the county commissioners or a county council of a county may establish a drainage district to:

        (1)    locate and establish a levee, drain, or canal;

        (2)    construct, straighten, widen, or deepen a ditch, drain, or watercourse; and

        (3)    construct levees, embankments, tidewater gates, and pumping plants to drain and reclaim wet, swamp, or overflowed land.

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