# Local Government (GLG)

## Title 26. Public Drainage Associations

### Subtitle 3. Establishment and Organization

#### Section 26-301

(a) On approval of the petition and report filed under Subtitle 2 of this title, the county commissioners or county council shall:

  (1) establish a drainage association that is composed of the landowners; and

  (2) name the organization the "_______ Public Drainage Association".

(b) A drainage association created under this title is a political subdivision of the State and a body politic and corporate.

(c) A drainage association may:

  (1) acquire, hold, and convey property;

  (2) sue and be sued;

  (3) adopt a seal; and

  (4) exercise corporate powers.

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