(a) The governing body of a county may contract with a property owner for a right–of–way over land that is necessary for: (1) the opening or altering of a road; (2) a public wharf; (3) drains for county roads; or (4) other public uses. (b) When the governing body of a county contracts for a right–of–way for a road under subsection (a) of this section, the governing body shall: (1) have a licensed surveyor make a plat of the road; (2) record the plat in the office of the clerk of the circuit court for the county in which the deed conveying the property is required to be recorded; and (3) incorporate the plat into the deed conveying the property.
Maryland Legal Code