§ 12-506. Grading, paving, curbing, and repairing roads and sidewalks

   (a) Scope of section. -- This section applies to all counties except:

   (1) Anne Arundel County;

   (2) Baltimore City;

   (3) Baltimore County;

   (4) Cecil County;

   (5) Charles County;

   (6) Howard County;

   (7) Prince George's County;

   (8) Queen Anne's County; and

   (9) Worcester County.

(b) Application of other sections. -- The provisions of § 9-105 and 9-106 of this article apply to an act, an ordinance, or a resolution adopted by a commission county under this section.

(c) General powers. -- The governing body of a county may:

   (1) provide for building, maintaining, or repairing any road or sidewalk condemned, ceded, opened, widened, extended, or straightened as public property;

   (2) pay for the cost to build, maintain, or repair a road or sidewalk by imposing a tax on the assessable base of the county or from the county's share of the State motor fuel tax;

   (3) establish the office of county roads engineer; and

   (4) establish the powers and duties of the county roads engineer.

(d) Somerset County. -- The County Commissioners of Somerset County may maintain, repair, or reconstruct any private road that has been used by the public for at least 20 years.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 25, § 3(a), (o)(1)-(3); 2013, ch. 119, § 2.