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Md. Code Ann., Loc. Gov't § 26-301

(a) On approval of the petition and report filed under Subtitle 2 of this title, the county commissioners or county council shall:

(1) establish a drainage association that is composed of the landowners; and

(2) name the organization the “_______ Public Drainage Association”.

(b) A drainage association created under this title is a political subdivision of the State and a body politic and corporate.

(c) A drainage association may:

(1) acquire, hold, and convey property;

(2) sue and be sued;

(3) adopt a seal; and

(4) exercise corporate powers.

Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.