Subtitle 1 In General 5-101 – 5-102
Subtitle 2 Organization and Authority of Unit Pertaining to Water and Water Resources – in General 5-201 – 5-204
Subtitle 3 Interstate Water Compacts 5-301 – 5-304
Subtitle 4 Maryland Potomac Water Authority 5-401 – 5-414
Subtitle 5 Appropriation or Use of Waters, Reservoirs, and Dams 5-501 – 5-516
Subtitle 5A Ballast Water Management
Subtitle 11A On-Site Wastewater Services 9-11A-01 – 9-11A-23
Subtitle 5B Maryland Water Conservation 5-5B-01 – 5-5B-05
Subtitle 6 Maryland Geothermal Resources Act 5-601 – 5-609
Subtitle 7 Flood Control and Water Supply Powers and Functions 5-701 – 5-704
Subtitle 8 Flood Control and Watershed Management 5-801 – 5-809
Subtitle 9 Nontidal Wetlands 5-901 – 5-911
Subtitle 10 Used Oil Recycling 5-1001
Subtitle 10A Junkyards and Related Facilities 5-10A-01 – 5-10A-03
Subtitle 11 Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries 5-1101 – 5-1107
Subtitle 12 Herring Run Public Watershed Association 5-1201 – 5-1206
Subtitle 13 Penalty and Fines; Prosecution 5-1301 – 5-1302
Subtitle 14 Green and Blue Infrastructure Policy Advisory Commission 5-1401 – 5-1403

Terms Used In Maryland Code > ENVIRONMENT > Title 5 - Water Resources

  • Administrator: includes an executor and a personal representative. See
  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • certified mail: includes "registered mail"; and

    (3) "registered mail" includes "certified mail". See
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • legal holiday: means :

    (1) January 1, for New Year's Day;

    (2) (i) January 15, for Dr. See
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • Sequester: To separate. Sometimes juries are sequestered from outside influences during their deliberations.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Variable Rate: Having a "variable" rate means that the APR changes from time to time based on fluctuations in an external rate, normally the Prime Rate. This external rate is known as the "index." If the index changes, the variable rate normally changes. Also see Fixed Rate.
  • Victim advocate: work with prosecutors and assist the victims of a crime.