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Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
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DIVISION V. OTHER LOCAL ENTITIES |
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TITLE 26. PUBLIC DRAINAGE ASSOCIATIONS |
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SUBTITLE 6. RIGHTS-OF-WAY, EASEMENTS, AND CONDEMNATION |
§ 26-601. Rights-of-way and easements generally
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(a) Power to acquire. -- The board of managers may acquire any right-of-way and easement necessary to construct and maintain the drainage projects or dispose of excavated material according to an approved operation and maintenance plan.
(b) Easement record. --
(1) The board of managers of each drainage association shall submit to the clerk of the circuit court in the appropriate county a book, to be known as the "easement record", that contains each easement for maintenance or right-of-way, according to the original design specifications or for not less than 20 feet, that the drainage association has in the county.
(2) A drainage association shall keep the easement record current.
(3) The clerk of a circuit court shall make an easement record available for inspection by the public.
** REVISOR'S NOTE
In subsection (a) of this section, the reference to "acquir[ing]" rights-of-way and easements is substituted for the former reference to "hav[ing] and possess[ing]" rights-of-way and easements to avoid the implication that property in trust need not be acquired before use.
** REVISOR'S NOTE
Also in subsection (a) of this section, the former phrase "by virtue of this subtitle" is deleted as surplusage.
** REVISOR'S NOTE
In subsection (b)(1) of this section, the former reference to a "suitable" book is deleted as surplusage.
** REVISOR'S NOTE
Also in subsection (b)(1) of this section, the former reference to easements "on any land" in the county is deleted as surplusage.
** REVISOR'S NOTE
In subsection (b)(2) of this section, the former reference to the requirement that a watershed association keep the easement record "up to date" is deleted as unnecessary in light of the requirement that the easement record be kept "current".
** DEFINED TERMS:
"Board of managers" § 26-101
** DEFINED TERMS:
"County" § 1-101
** DEFINED TERMS:
"Drainage association" § 26-101