# Local Government (GLG)

## Title 26. Public Drainage Associations

### Subtitle 10. Miscellaneous

#### Section 26-1003

(a) If a drainage project established under this title crosses a railroad right-of-way at the intersection of the right-of-way with a natural watercourse or depression through which water flows at periods of high water, the railroad company shall:

  (1) construct, build, and maintain any necessary new bridge or culvert; or

  (2) enlarge, strengthen, reconstruct, or replace any existing bridge or culvert.

(b) The expense to the railroad under subsection (a) of this section shall be:

  (1) considered an element of damage to the railroad company by the board of viewers; and

  (2) shown as a damage in the report of the board of viewers.

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Md. Code Ann., Local Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)