Md. Code, Local Government § 25–506

(a) (1) The county commissioners, county council, or Mayor and City

Council of Baltimore City shall examine a report submitted by a board of viewers

under § 25–505 of this subtitle at the first meeting after receiving the report.

(2) If the county commissioners, county council, or Mayor and City

Council of Baltimore City find that the report is not in proper form or not in

compliance with the law, the report shall be returned to the board of viewers to be

corrected and resubmitted.

(3) If the county commissioners, county council, or Mayor and City

Council of Baltimore City find that the report is in proper form and in compliance

with the law, the county commissioners, county council, or Mayor and City Council of

Baltimore City shall set a date for a public hearing on the report.

(b) (1) At least 30 days before a hearing under this section, the county

commissioners, county council, or Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City shall:

(i) publish notice of the time and place of the hearing in a

newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the land to be affected by

the watershed association is located;

(ii) mail a notice to each person named in the report; and

(iii) if a landowner or an owner of other property named in the

report resides outside the State, serve written notice of the hearing on the tenant or

agent of the landowner or owner of the other property.

(2) Notice of the hearing shall state that a copy of the report is

available for inspection in an office of the designated officer.

(c) A copy of the board of viewers report shall be available for inspection in

the office of the designated officer.