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Terms Used In Maryland Code, LAND USE 25-702

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • 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.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • state: means :

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

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) Before the county enters into any contract or agreement with the United States and before any plan relating to a flood control or navigation project or the maintenance or operation of a flood control or navigation project is approved, the county shall submit for consideration each contract, agreement, or plan affecting a State road or land in a park or parkway under the jurisdiction of the Commission to:

(1) the State Highway Administration; and

(2) the Commission.

(b) The county may not approve a plan or enter into a contract or an agreement that is inconsistent with:

(1) the purposes of the Capper-Cramton Act, Public Law 71-284, 46 Stat. 482; or

(2) any agreement between the Commission and the National Capital Planning Commission related to the park and parkway system authorized by that Act.