A petition to establish a watershed association shall be filed with the designated officer of the county in which all or a majority of the land in the watershed or subwatershed area to be affected by the proposed watershed association is located.
(a) The petition shall: (1) clearly describe the area’s location, boundaries, and problems to be addressed by the establishment of a watershed association; (2) describe the public benefit or the public health, safety, or welfare that would be promoted by establishing a watershed project for watershed protection, flood prevention, recreation, soil conservation, drainage, or the conservation, development, storage, […]
(a) (1) The petition shall be accompanied by a report from the local soil conservation districts serving the area to be affected by the proposed watershed association. (2) The report shall state: (i) the size and location of the area to be affected by the proposed watershed association; (ii) the nature of the problem to be addressed; (iii) the type of […]
(a) (1) The county commissioners, county council, or Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City shall examine the petition and report at the first meeting after receiving the petition and report. (2) If the county commissioners, county council, or Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City find the petition and report are not in proper form or not […]
If the land described in the petition is located in two or more counties, the county commissioners, county council, or Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City of an affected county may exercise the jurisdiction conferred in this title, but the venue shall lie in the county in which the petition is filed.
(a) At the hearing on the petition and report, the petitioners, any affected local soil conservation district, and any other person may appear in person or by counsel and object to any part of the report. (b) The county commissioners, county council, or Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City may: (1) disapprove the petition and report and […]
