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Maryland Code, State Finance and Procurement § 10-402

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The Board may not convey any title to land covered by this subtitle to any person other than the riparian owner or proprietor of the land abutting the land conveyed.

(b) The Board may convey title to land covered by this subtitle only after seeking the advice of:

(1) the Department of Natural Resources;

(2) appropriate agricultural agencies, including:

(i) the Maryland Agricultural Commission;

(ii) the agricultural stabilization and conservation committee of the county in which the land lies; and

(iii) the soil conservation district committee of the county in which the land lies; and

(3) other interested federal and State agencies.

(c)(1) Before the Board may convey title to land covered by this subtitle, the Board shall:

(i) hold a public hearing, after proper notice, in the county in which the land lies; and

(ii) issue a written decision that justifies the action of the Board, taking into account the best interests of the State with respect to the varying ecological, economic, developmental, agricultural, recreational, and aesthetic values of the area under consideration.

(2) The written decision issued under this subsection shall be kept among the permanent records of the Board and be open to public inspection.

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