§ 25-503. Costs

   (a) Assessment. -- A board of viewers:

   (1) shall determine the amount sufficient to pay:

      (i) the cost of a proposed watershed project;

      (ii) any damages awarded;

      (iii) any compensation for an existing watershed project that the board of viewers adopts in accordance with § 25-504 of this subtitle;

      (iv) the expenses of the board of viewers; and

      (v) the costs of establishing the watershed association;

   (2) shall subtract from the amount determined under item (1) of this subsection any amounts in money or service received from the county or any other source;

   (3) shall assess each tract of land in the area affected by the watershed association a proportion of the amount described in item (2) of this subsection, based on the benefits that would accrue to the tract of land from the watershed project; and

   (4) may not assess a tract of land for an amount that is more than the benefits that would accrue to the tract of land from the watershed project.

(b) Contribution by county. -- Notwithstanding any other law, the county commissioners, county council, or Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City may:

   (1) contribute in money, services, equipment, or materials toward the costs of any watershed project authorized under this title from general funds of the county; or

   (2) allocate toward the costs of any watershed project any other money that is available for the watershed project.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 25, § 189, 190; 2013, ch. 119, § 2.