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<section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="25-902" title_number="25" title_name="Public Watershed Associations" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Dissolution">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Notwithstanding § 25–901 of this subtitle, on a written petition for dissolution by any member of the most recently elected or appointed board of directors of a watershed association in Washington County considered inactive as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the County Commissioners of Washington County promptly shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>consider all available information to determine the current operating status and foreseeable operating potential of the watershed association; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>approve or deny the petition for dissolution.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>For the purpose of this section, a watershed association in Washington County is considered inactive if for at least 5 years the watershed association has not complied substantially with a majority of the ordinary operating procedures required under this title, including:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the maintenance of ongoing and current information in the watershed file at the office of the clerk of the county;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>election of a board of directors and officers of the board;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>an annual meeting of landowners in the area affected by the watershed association;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the submission of an annual report by the board of directors to the clerk of the county;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the development, approval, filing, execution, or maintenance of a work plan applicable to property owned by the watershed association; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>the submission and regular updating of the watershed association’s easement record in the office of the clerk of the circuit court in the applicable county.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>This subsection applies only after the County Commissioners of Washington County approve a petition for dissolution under this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If any balance remains in the county treasury to the credit of the dissolved watershed association, the county commissioners shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>satisfy all outstanding debts of the watershed association; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>retain any remaining balance.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The county commissioners shall provide for the transfer of any interest in real property held by the watershed association to the county in which the property is located.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
