Maryland Code, STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT 10-402
Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT 10-402
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(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.