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Terms Used In Maryland Code, GENERAL PROVISIONS 6-102

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) In this section, “navigational aid” means a beacon, lighthouse, or other aid to navigation.

(b) This subtitle does not authorize the acquisition of more than 5 acres to be used for a navigational aid.

(c) If land that is needed for a navigational aid is under navigable waters and the United States submits to the Governor an application that describes the site, the Governor may:

(1) cede jurisdiction over the land; and

(2) convey any title that the State holds in the land.