(a) The board of drainage commissioners shall ascertain the total cost of the drainage project, including the payment of damages awarded to the landowners, after: (1) the classification of lands and the ratio of assessment of the different classes of lands has been confirmed by the county commissioners or county council at the time of the final […]
(a) A drainage district may include land that may not be affected by the completed drainage project. (b) Any land that will not be affected by the completed drainage project may not be assessed any drainage assessment.
(a) When the board of drainage commissioners has estimated the total cost of the drainage project as provided under § 27–701 of this subtitle, the board shall immediately prepare 10 assessment lists to cover the period of the bond issue, providing: (1) the names of the landowners in the drainage district as determined from the public records; […]
If the board of viewers, when making the examination and surveys of the drainage project, finds that the drainage project will benefit a railroad, public highway, or other public property, the board of viewers shall assess the railroad, State, or county for the benefits derived from the drainage district.
(a) (1) The board of drainage commissioners shall give notice of a proposal to issue bonds by: (i) publication for 3 weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where any part of the drainage district is located; (ii) posting a notice at the door of the courthouse in the county where any part of the drainage […]
(a) (1) The board of drainage commissioners may impose an assessment on the landowner benefited by the construction of the drainage project to maintain the drainage project. (2) The assessment under this section shall be imposed in the same manner and in the same proportion as the original assessment under this subtitle, in an amount not to exceed […]
(a) A drainage district may use any loan or other assistance from the federal government for drainage or reclamation work. (b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, to facilitate any cooperative construction plan agreed to by the federal government and any drainage district, the board of drainage commissioners may issue bonds of the drainage district in […]
(a) In this section, “Fund” means the Drainage District Fund. (b) There is a Drainage District Fund. (c) (1) The purpose of the Fund is to encourage drainage projects to promote the ditching, draining, leveeing, and reclaiming of wet and overflowed land that can be made available for agriculture. (2) Loans not exceeding $2,000 may be made from the Fund […]
The county tax collector, without an order from the board of drainage commissioners, shall pay: (1) the installments of interest at the time and place as evidenced by the bonds; and (2) the annual installments of the principal due on the bonds at the time and place evidenced by the bonds.
The official bond of the county tax collector: (1) shall be liable for the faithful performance of the duties assigned to the officer under this subtitle; and (2) may be increased by the county commissioners or county council at their discretion.
