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Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
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STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT |
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DIVISION I. STATE FINANCE |
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TITLE 10. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS -- MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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SUBTITLE 4. CONVEYANCE OF TITLE TO LANDS OWNED BY STATE DUE TO THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO STATE WATERS |
§ 10-402. Conditions to conveyance
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(a) Limitation. -- 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) Advice required before conveyance. -- 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) Public hearing and written decision required before conveyance. --
(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.