§ 26-507. Report to State and county

   (a) Report required. -- At the earliest feasible date, the board of viewers shall submit three copies of a written report to the county commissioners or county council and to the State Soil Conservation Committee in the Department of Agriculture.

(b) Contents. -- The report shall state:

   (1) whether the proposed drainage project:

      (i) is feasible;

      (ii) will benefit the public or promote the public health, safety, or welfare; and

      (iii) will benefit the land to be affected by the drainage project sufficiently to warrant the probable expenditure;

   (2) the name of each person entitled to damages and the amount of the damages;

   (3) the name of each person entitled to compensation for a drainage project adopted under § 26-505 of this subtitle and the amount of the compensation;

   (4) the amount determined under § 26-504(a)(1) of this subtitle; and

   (5) the amount for which each landowner shall be assessed as a share of the total cost of the drainage project and its proportion of the whole.

(c) Maps and profiles. -- The board of viewers shall file with the report three copies of maps and profiles that show:

   (1) the location of the proposed drainage project on a map, drawing, or aerial photograph to a suitable scale;

   (2) a general delineation of the boundary of the area affected, with the general location in the county indicated;

   (3) a general delineation of the boundaries of each landowner's tract, with an estimate of the acreage that each tract contains; and

   (4) the dimensions and profiles of the proposed drainage project.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 25, § 82A; 2013, ch. 119, § 2.