# Local Government (GLG)

## Title 27. Drainage Districts

### Subtitle 1. Definitions; General Provisions

#### Section 27-104

In response to a petition filed under Sec. 27-201 of this title, the county commissioners or a county council of a county may establish a drainage district to:

(1) locate and establish a levee, drain, or canal;

(2) construct, straighten, widen, or deepen a ditch, drain, or watercourse; and

(3) construct levees, embankments, tidewater gates, and pumping plants to drain and reclaim wet, swamp, or overflowed land.

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