Maryland Code, NATURAL RESOURCES 8-1303
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Terms Used In Maryland Code, NATURAL RESOURCES 8-1303
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
The appropriate county governing body of Howard, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties or the duly designated agencies of the appropriate county governing body shall have the jurisdiction, power, and authority to define and create the Patuxent River Watershed in their respective counties. Each shall act cooperatively with the Department and local, county, State, and federal governments to protect areas subject to sediment or erosion damage and prevent encroachment by rapid growth and spread of urban development by creating a program of flood prevention and conservation.