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§ 12-701. Federally assisted watershed projects

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLocal GovernmentEffective: October 1, 2013

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Local Government (Refs & Annos)
Division III. Counties [Titles 9-15] (Refs & Annos)
Title 12. Other Powers of Counties--Generally (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 7. Federally Assisted Watershed Projects (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2013
MD Code, Local Government, § 12-701
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 25, § 3
§ 12-701. Federally assisted watershed projects
Currentness
“Act” defined
(a) In this section, “Act” means the federal Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act.
Application of other sections
(b) The provisions of §§ 9-105 and 9-106 of this article apply to an act, an ordinance, or a resolution adopted by a commission county under this section.
Authorization
(c) The governing body of a county may:
(1) carry out, construct, operate, and maintain any works of improvement in watershed or subwatershed areas qualifying for federal assistance under the Act for:
(i) flood prevention; or
(ii) the conservation, development, use, and disposal of water;
(2) satisfy the conditions for federal assistance required under the Act;
(3) accept federal grants and technical assistance in accordance with the Act;
(4)(i) borrow federal money in accordance with the Act for works of improvement identified under item (1) of this subsection; and
(ii) notwithstanding any public general law or public local law, evidence the borrowing by issuing instruments that are acceptable to the United States or any of its agencies; and
(5) borrow money from private lending institutions and evidence the borrowing by issuing instruments in accordance with Title 19, Subtitle 2 of this article, the county charter, or local laws.

Credits

Added by Acts 2013, c. 119, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.
MD Code, Local Government, § 12-701, MD LOCAL GOVT § 12-701
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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