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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 42

public benefit and conducive to the public health, convenience
and welfare.

(b) The State Secretary of Agriculture and the State Soil
Conservation Committee shall be notified of any establishment of
a drainage association so that coordination and assistance may be
provided in accordance with § 8-602 of the Agriculture Article.

(C)  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE APPLY IN THOSE COUNTIES
HAVING A CHARTER FORM OF GOVERNMENT UNDER ARTICLE 11A OF THE
CONSTITUTION, WITH THE TERM "COUNTY COUNCIL" BEING SUBSTITUTED IN
EACH INSTANCE IN THIS SUBTITLE FOR THE TERM "COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS". THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE APPLY IN THOSE
COUNTIES HAVING ADOPTED CODE HOME RULE UNDER ARTICLE 11F OF THE
CONSTITUTION.

(D)  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE DO NOT RESTRICT A
CHARTERED OR CODE COUNTY FROM EXERCISING THOSE POWERS GRANTED IN
ARTICLE 25A, § 5(G) OF THE CODE AND ARTICLE 25B, § 13 OF THE
CODE, WHICH DO NOT CONFLICT WITH THIS SUBTITLE.

Article 25A - Chartered Counties of Maryland

4.

(A)  Whenever any county among the geographical subdivisions
of this State, as that term is defined in § 4 of Article 11A of
the Constitution of the State, shall have adopted for itself a
charter or form of government under the provisions of said
Article 11A of the Constitution, it shall be entitled to exercise
the following express powers, said powers being, as to the
counties of Maryland adopting such charter or form of government,
granted as a substitute for and in extension of the powers
codified in Article 25 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, title
"County Commissioners," it being the intent of the General
Assembly of Maryland that said Article 25 shall continue to be
operative in any and all such counties of Maryland as do not
adopt for themselves a charter or form of government under the
provisions of said Article 11A of the Constitution, but that the
powers herein granted shall be operative in any and all such
counties of Maryland as do adopt such charter or form of
government.

(B)  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, THE
SUBTITLE "DRAINING LANDS" OF ARTICLE 25 OF THE CODE APPLIES TO A
COUNTY THAT ADOPTS A CHARTER FORM OF GOVERNMENT UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 11A OF THE CONSTITUTION.

Article 25B - Home Rule for Code Counties

13.

If a county adopts code home rule status under the
provisions of Article 11F of the Constitution of the State and
this article, it may exercise those powers enumerated in § 3 of