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§ 26-1002. Requirements when drainage project crosses public highway

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

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Local Government (Refs & Annos)
Division V. Other Local Entities [Titles 24-32] (Refs & Annos)
Title 26. Public Drainage Associations (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 10. Miscellaneous (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2013
MD Code, Local Government, § 26-1002
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 25, § 99
§ 26-1002. Requirements when drainage project crosses public highway
Currentness
County to bear cost
(a) If a drainage project established under this title crosses a public highway at the intersection of the highway with a natural watercourse or depression through which water flows during periods of high water, the county in which the bridge is located or the governmental unit required by law to maintain the highway that is intersected shall:
(1) pay the cost of an existing bridge, repairing or enlarging an existing bridge and culvert, or constructing a new bridge or culvert; and
(2) maintain the bridge or culvert described in item (1) of this subsection.
Drainage association to bear cost
(b) If a drainage project established under this title crosses a public highway at a point where the highway does not intersect a natural watercourse or depression:
(1) the drainage association shall pay the cost of constructing a new bridge or culvert; and
(2) after construction, the county or other governmental unit required by law to maintain the highway that is intersected shall maintain the bridge and any culvert constructed.

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Added by Acts 2013, c. 119, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.
MD Code, Local Government, § 26-1002, MD LOCAL GOVT § 26-1002
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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