# Local Government (GLG)

## Title 27. Drainage Districts

### Subtitle 2. Petition to Establish Drainage District

#### Section 27-205

If the land described in the petition is located in two or more counties, the county commissioners or county council of an affected county may exercise the jurisdiction conferred in this title, but the venue shall lie in the county in which the petition is filed.

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