1. (a) On approval of the petition and report filed under Subtitle 2 of this title, the county commissioners or county council shall:

   1. (1) establish a drainage association that is composed of the landowners; and
   2. (2) name the organization the “__________ Public Drainage Association”.
2. (b) A drainage association created under this title is a political subdivision of the State and a body politic and corporate.

3. (c) A drainage association may:

   1. (1) acquire, hold, and convey property;
   2. (2) sue and be sued;
   3. (3) adopt a seal; and
   4. (4) exercise corporate powers.

Added by Acts 2013, c. 119, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.