Terms Used In Maryland Code, LOCAL GOVERNMENT 21-601

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Bond” means a bond, note, or other evidence of obligation.

(c) “Commission” means the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.

(d) “Sanitary district” has the meaning stated in § 16-101 of the Public Utilities Article.

(e) (1) “Stormwater management” means the planning, designing, acquisition, construction, demolition, maintenance, and operation of facilities, practices, and programs for the control and disposition of storm and surface water.

(2) “Stormwater management” includes floodproofing, flood control, and navigation programs.

(3) In Prince George’s County, “stormwater management” also means the protection, conservation, regulation, creation, and acquisition of property described in §§ 5-901(g) and 16-101(l) of the Environment Article, consistent with federal and State laws and regulations on the subject of nontidal and private wetlands.

(f) “Stormwater management district” means a stormwater management district authorized under this subtitle.