Md. Code, Local Government § 25–501

(a) (1) On approval of a watershed work plan submitted in accordance

with § 25–404 of this title, the county commissioners, county council, or Mayor and

City Council of Baltimore City shall appoint a board of viewers composed of at least

three impartial individuals.

(2) A member of the board of viewers may not be a landowner.

(b) If a watershed project described in a watershed work plan is located in

more than one county, at least one member of the board of viewers shall be from each

county in which the watershed project is located.

(c) An individual who is appointed as a member of a board of viewers may

not act in that capacity until the individual provides written notice of acceptance of

the appointment to the county commissioners, county council, or Mayor and City

Council of Baltimore City.

(d) The county commissioners, county council, or Mayor and City Council of

Baltimore City shall set the compensation for the members of a board of viewers.