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MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas|Part I - Open Space or Open Areas|Section 5-1201 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    In this subtitle, “open space” or “open area” means any space or area characterized by great natural scenic beauty, or whose existing openness, natural condition, and present state of use, if retained, would enhance the present or potential value of abutting or surrounding urban development, or maintain or enhance the conservation of natural or scenic resources.    (c)    “State wildlands” means wildlands owned by the State and includes the following three types:    Type 1. A primitive area which by its size or location is in effect untouched by urban civilization, and can offer the experience of solitude and self-reliance. Since lands at the higher elevations are important for protection of watersheds, are ecologically vulnerable if unwisely altered by human interference, and may be uneconomic for logging or construction, they may be suitable for this classification.    Type 2. A unit of importance for all the natural sciences, especially ecology, and with outstanding value for education, research, and appreciation of natural processes. Preservation in the desired natural condition is the prevailing purpose of these holdings. Visitation shall be regulated to ensure this preservation on a permanent basis.    Type 3. An area which is not of ecological or primitive stature, but which has the appearance of being in an untouched natural state or is capable of attaining that appearance if held and managed for this purpose.    (d)    “Wildlands” means limited areas of land or water which have retained their wilderness character, although not necessarily completely natural and undisturbed, or have rare or vanishing species of plant or animal life or similar features of interest worthy of preservation for use of present and future residents of the State. This may include unique ecological, geological, scenic, and contemplative recreational areas on State lands.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1202.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas|Part I - Open Space or Open Areas|Section 5-1202.1 - Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island Chain -- Declared an Open Area

    For purposes of this subtitle, the Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island chain in Baltimore County is an open area.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1202.2 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas|Part I - Open Space or Open Areas|Section 5-1202.2 - Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island Chain -- State to Grant Easement

    (a)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (1)    “Grantee in interest” means the Maryland Environmental Trust.        (2)    “Spoil”, “Baltimore County tributary spoil”, “redeposit”, and “Baltimore Harbor” have the meanings indicated in § 5-1101(a) of the Environment Article.    (b)    Within 15 days after July 1, 1981 the State shall grant an easement to the Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island chain to the grantee in interest. The easement shall be for purposes consistent with the covenants required by this subsection and enforcement of these purposes.        (1)    The grantee in interest shall covenant to allow the redeposit of spoil and the redeposit of Baltimore County tributary spoil to take place at the Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island chain, subject to the limitations provided in §§ 5-1101 through 5-1104 of the Environment Article;        (2)    Where not inconsistent with the covenant described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the grantee in interest shall covenant to preserve and maintain the Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island chain as an open area by prohibiting development except that which is necessary for proper recreational use and the construction of any dikes necessary for the dumping of spoil;        (3)    The grantee in interest shall covenant that if the Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island chain is ever used for purposes inconsistent with the preservation and maintenance of the island chain as an open area, or with any of the covenants described in this subsection, the easement shall cease;        (4)    The grantee in interest shall covenant to allow the State to establish and maintain park and recreational facilities on the Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island chain and to assist the State in making these facilities available to the public for recreational and educational purposes;        (5)    The grantee in interest shall covenant to allow the Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island Citizens Oversight Committee established under § 5-1104 of the Environment Article to:            (i)    Monitor the redeposit of spoil and Baltimore County tributary spoil at the Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island chain in accordance with § 5-1104(c) of the Environment Article; and            (ii)    Hear and dispose of complaints lodged by individuals affected by the redeposit of spoil and Baltimore County tributary spoil.        (6)    The grantee in interest shall covenant that if, during the life of its easement to the Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island chain, the grantee in interest ceases to exist, the easement shall cease.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas|Part II - Wildland Areas|Section 5-1204 - Jurisdiction of Unit Over Areas Continued; Limitation Upon Appropriations

    Notwithstanding inclusion of an area in the State wildlands preservation system, the area shall continue to be managed by the unit which had jurisdiction immediately before its inclusion in the State wildlands preservation system unless otherwise provided by an act of the General Assembly. Money may not be appropriated for the payment of expenses or salaries for the administration of the State wildlands preservation system as a separate unit, nor shall appropriations be available for additional personnel required solely for the purpose of managing or administering areas solely because they are included within the State wildlands preservation system.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas|Part II - Wildland Areas|Section 5-1205 - Designation of Areas as Wildlands -- Report by Secretary to Governor; Recommendations by Governor to General Assembly; Legislative Action Required

    The Secretary may review, as to its suitability for preservation as State wildlands, any area under his jurisdiction which he deems worthy of consideration for protection as State wildland. He shall report his findings to the Governor. The Governor shall advise the General Assembly of his recommendations with respect to the designation as State “wildland” or reclassification of each area on which a review has been completed and submit maps and a definition of boundaries. Each recommendation of the Governor for designation as “wildland” becomes effective only if provided by an act of the General Assembly. Nothing contained in this title limits the Governor in proposing, as part of his recommendations to the General Assembly, the alteration of boundaries of proposed State wildland areas or recommending the addition of any contiguous area of State lands predominately of wildland value.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas|Part II - Wildland Areas|Section 5-1206 - Certain State-Owned Roadless Areas and Islands, Wildlife Refuges, and Public Hunting Areas

    Within ten years after July 1, 1971, the Secretary shall review every roadless area of 500 contiguous acres or more in the State-owned lands under his jurisdiction on July 1, 1971. Every area of State-owned roadless islands, State wildlife refuges, and public hunting areas under his jurisdiction on July 1, 1971 shall be reported to the Governor together with the Secretary’s recommendation as to the suitability or nonsuitability of each area or island for preservation as a wildland. The Governor shall advise the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Delegates of his recommendation with respect to the designation as wildland of each area or island on which review has been completed, and submit a map, and a definition of its boundaries. The advice shall be given with respect to not less than one third of the areas and islands to be reviewed under this subsection by July 1, 1974, not less than two thirds by July 1, 1978, and the remainder by July 1, 1981. A recommendation of the Governor for designation as wildland becomes effective only if provided by an act of the General Assembly. Nothing contained in this title may be construed, by implication or otherwise, to lessen the present statutory authority of the Secretary with respect to maintenance of roadless areas under his jurisdiction.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas|Part II - Wildland Areas|Section 5-1208 - Notice and Hearings as to Designations

    Prior to submitting any recommendations to the Governor with respect to the suitability of any area for preservation as wildland the Secretary shall:        (1)    Give the public notice he deems appropriate of the proposed action, including publication in a newspaper having general circulation in the vicinity of the affected land;        (2)    Announce and then hold a public hearing at a location convenient to the area affected. A hearing shall be announced by any means the Secretary deems appropriate, including notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the area but, if the lands involved are located in more than one county, the hearing shall be held in the county in which the greatest portion of the land lies; and        (3)    At least 30 days before the date of a hearing, advise the governing board of each county in which the lands are located, and State departments and units concerned and invite these officials and State units to submit their views on the proposed action at the hearing or not later than 30 days following the date of the hearing. Any view submitted to the Secretary under the provisions of this section with respect to any area shall be included with any recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly with respect to that area.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas|Part II - Wildland Areas|Section 5-1209 - Adjustment of Boundaries by Notice, Hearing and Legislative Action

    Any modification or adjustment of the boundaries of any State wildlands area shall be recommended by the Secretary after public notice of the proposal and public hearing as provided in § 5–1208 of this subtitle. The proposed modification or adjustment shall then be recommended with map and any description to the Governor. The Governor shall advise the General Assembly of his recommendations with respect to any modification or adjustment. Any recommendation shall become effective only by act of the General Assembly.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas|Part II - Wildland Areas|Section 5-1210 - Effect of Designation of Woodland Areas Upon State Forests and State Park and Wildlife Refuge Systems

    The purposes of Part II of this subtitle are supplemental to the purposes for which State forests and units of the State park and wildlife refuge systems are established and administered. Nothing in Part II of this subtitle may interfere with either the purpose for which State forests are established or modify the statutory authority under which units of the State park system are created and continued. The designation of any area of any park, monument, or other unit of the State park system as wildlands may not lower the standards evolved for the use and preservation of the park, monument, or other unit of the State park system.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1211 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas|Part II - Wildland Areas|Section 5-1211 - Responsibility of Unit for Administering Areas; Wildland Areas to Be Devoted to Public Purposes

    Except as otherwise provided in this part, each unit administering any area designated as wildlands is responsible for preserving the wildland character of the area and administering the other purposes for which it was established in order to preserve its wildland character. Except as otherwise provided in Part II of this subtitle, wildland areas shall be devoted to public purposes for recreational, scenic, scientific, educational, conservation, and historical use.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1212 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas|Part II - Wildland Areas|Section 5-1212 - Restrictions on Certain Uses

    Except as provided in Part II of this subtitle, and subject to existing private rights, a commercial enterprise or permanent road, except fire roads, may not exist within any wildlife area designated by Part II of this subtitle. Except as necessary to meet minimum requirements for the administration of the area for the purpose of Part II of this subtitle, including measures required in emergencies involving the health and safety of persons within the area, there shall be no temporary road, use of motor vehicles, motorized equipment, motorboats, landing of aircraft, or other forms of mechanical transport, and no structure or installation within any area.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1212.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas|Part II - Wildland Areas|Section 5-1212.1 - Areas Open to Activities Prior to Wildlands Designation

    Any area which was open to hunting, fishing, or trapping prior to wildlands designation shall continue to be available for those activities subject to the laws, regulations, and administrative policies of the Department.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1213 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas|Part II - Wildland Areas|Section 5-1213 - When Motorboats Permitted; Control of Fire, Insects, and Disease

    Within wildland areas designated by Part II of this subtitle, the use of motorboats, where they have already become established, may continue subject to any restrictions the Secretary deems desirable. In addition, necessary measures may be taken to control fires, insects, and diseases, subject to conditions the Secretary deems desirable. These regulations shall be adopted by July 1, 1972.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1213.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas|Part II - Wildland Areas|Section 5-1213.1 - Measures to Protect Nearby Private Land

    In addition to any measures taken under § 5-1213 of this subtitle, in order to protect privately owned land adjoining or located in close proximity to a State wildland, each unit administering the designated wildland area shall:         (1)    Maintain fire access roads located within the wildland area in a passable condition as determined by the Department; and        (2)    Take or allow immediate action, as approved by the Department, to respond to any threat resulting from insects, disease, noxious weeds, or fire.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1214 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas|Part II - Wildland Areas|Section 5-1214 - Development of Resources and Facilities

    Within State wildland areas designated under Part II of this subtitle, the Governor, within a specific area and in accordance with the regulations he deems desirable, may authorize prospecting for water resources, and recommend the establishment and maintenance of reservoirs, water conservation works, power projects, transmission lines, and other facilities needed in the public interest, including road construction and maintenance essential to the development and use of specified areas, upon his determination that the use in the specific area will better serve the interests of the State and its people than will its denial. The recommendations shall be made after public notice of a proposal and a public hearing as provided for in § 5–1208 of this subtitle. The proposed development shall become effective only by act of the General Assembly.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1215 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas|Part II - Wildland Areas|Section 5-1215 - Access Rights of Owners of Surrounded Areas

    If privately owned land is surrounded completely by areas designated by Part II of this subtitle as State wildland, the private owner and his successor in interest has the rights necessary to assure adequate access to the privately owned land, or the privately owned land may be exchanged for State-owned land in the same county of approximately equal value under authority available to the Secretary. However, the State may not transfer to a private owner any mineral interests unless the private owner relinquishes or causes to be relinquished to the State the mineral interest in the surrounded land. If valid mining claims or other valid occupancies are wholly within a designated wildlands area, the Secretary, by regulations consistent with the preservation of the area as State wildlands, may permit ingress and egress to the surrounded areas by means which have been or are being customarily enjoyed with respect to other areas similarly situated.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1216 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas|Part II - Wildland Areas|Section 5-1216 - Secretary Authorized to Acquire Privately Owned Land Within Perimeter of Designated Area

    Subject to the appropriation of funds by the legislature, the Secretary may acquire privately owned land within the perimeter of any area designated by Part II of this subtitle as wildlands if the owner concurs in the acquisition.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1217 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas|Part II - Wildland Areas|Section 5-1217 - Acceptance of Gifts of Land or Wetlands; Purchase of Land, Wetlands, or Scenic Easements

    The Department may accept any gift of land or wetlands to the State, make other agreements as to these lands, purchase land or wetlands, or purchase scenic easements in the name of the State to be held, restored, and administered as State wildland areas. The Department may also designate and set aside areas in State forests and State parks as wildland areas.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1218 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas|Part II - Wildland Areas|Section 5-1218 - Private Property Not to Be Acquired Without Consent of Owner

    Property may not be acquired under Part II of this subtitle without the consent of the property owner.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1220 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas|Part III - Nature Conservancy|Section 5-1220 - Proposal by Nature Conservancy

    The Nature Conservancy may submit to the Department a proposal outlining an area in which the Nature Conservancy has secured or is considering securing title or other legal interest. The proposal shall include the location, acreage, explanation of planned use, and explanation of values which make the acreage of interest to the State.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1221 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas|Part III - Nature Conservancy|Section 5-1221 - Action by Secretary

    Within three months after receipt of the proposal, the Secretary shall report to the Nature Conservancy his recommendations as to the suitability or nonsuitability of the proposal in relation to the State’s program of open space or wildland areas, with copies to the Board of Public Works, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Delegates.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1222 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas|Part III - Nature Conservancy|Section 5-1222 - Agreements by Secretary

    Subject to the availability of funds and in accordance with other provisions of this article regarding open space and wildland areas, the Secretary may enter into agreements with the Nature Conservancy for the State to acquire title to or an interest in property owned by the Nature Conservancy or property on which the Nature Conservancy holds an option or a contract to purchase.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-1901 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 19 - Chesapeake Bay Trust and Programs|Part I - General Provisions|Section 8-1901 - Definitions

    (a)    In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Board” means the Board of Trustees of the Chesapeake Bay Trust.    (c)    “Trust” means the Chesapeake Bay Trust.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-1902 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 19 - Chesapeake Bay Trust and Programs|Part I - General Provisions|Section 8-1902 - Established

    There is a Chesapeake Bay Trust established to promote public awareness and participation in the restoration and protection of the water quality and aquatic and land resources of the Chesapeake Bay and other aquatic and land resources of the State.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-1903 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 19 - Chesapeake Bay Trust and Programs|Part I - General Provisions|Section 8-1903 - Purpose

    The purpose of the Chesapeake Bay Trust is declared to be of general benefit to the citizens and charitable in nature. The Trust shall be a body corporate and shall have perpetual existence, subject to modification or termination by the General Assembly if necessary to effectuate its purpose or when and if its substantial purpose ceases.