Terms Used In Maryland Code, LOCAL GOVERNMENT 1-802

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • 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.
  • 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
For the purpose of constructing, financing, maintaining, using, or operating a watershed project, a county or municipality may enter into a contract, including an obligation of repayment under applicable federal public works and economic development programs under 42 U.S.C. §§ 3161 and 3162, with:

(1) the United States or a federal agency;

(2) a public drainage association;

(3) a public watershed association; or

(4) any person or other governmental entity.