Md. Code, Local Government § 26–401

(a) The board of managers shall develop a plan for agricultural drainage

and soil conservation to promote optimal crop production by establishing and

maintaining drainage systems that promote public health, safety, and welfare.

(b) In developing the plan, the board of managers:

(1) shall engage the services of private engineers; or

(2) may use the services of planners and engineers of local, State, and

federal units of government.

(c) A member or an agent of the board of managers or a member or an agent

of the board of viewers:

(1) may enter any land to make surveys and examinations for

developing a plan; and

(2) is liable for actual damage done to any land entered during a

survey or examination.