Maryland Code > ENVIRONMENT > Title 5 > Subtitle 7 – Flood Control and Water Supply Powers and Functions


§ 5-701	Responsibilities of Department generally as to flood control
§ 5-702	Department to estimate water-storage needs in federally constructed reservoirs; contracts for repayment of water-supply costs
§ 5-703	Department cooperation with federal, State, and local agencies in water resources projects; financial assistance to local agencies
§ 5-704	Acquisition of rights and interests in real estate

Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
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}
Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
state: means :

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

(2) the District of Columbia. See