§ 5-4A-01. Creation and preservation of airport districts
West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportation
MD Code, Transportation, § 5-4A-01
§ 5-4A-01. Creation and preservation of airport districts
(a)(1) In this section, “airport district” means:
(b) It is the intent of the Maryland General Assembly to establish and preserve airport districts for the purpose of:
(c)(1) A county or municipal corporation containing a commercial or public use airport may:
1. After the establishment of the airport district the landowner may agree to keep the landowner's land compatible with airport use in accordance with this section; and
2. The landowner has the right to offer to sell to the county or municipal corporation under the provisions of this subtitle an easement for development rights in the landowner's land.
(d) A county or municipal corporation may coordinate its acquisition of an easement in an airport district with other programs and shall dedicate such funds to the acquisition as it considers appropriate.
(e)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a landowner whose land is subject to an easement may not use the land for a commercial, industrial, or residential purpose.
2. This agreement shall be recorded among the land records where the land is located and shall bind all future owners.
(f) Acquisition of an easement by a county or municipal corporation does not grant to the public a right of access or right of use of the airport district.
(g) A county or municipal corporation may adopt regulations and procedures for administering this section.
(h) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a landowner from selling the landowner's property.
(i)(1) The county or municipal corporation may review the use of land in an airport district and alter or abolish an airport district.
(j) In the event of condemnation of land under an airport preservation easement, the condemning authority shall pay:
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Added by Acts 1998, c. 744, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998.
MD Code, Transportation, § 5-4A-01, MD TRANS § 5-4A-01
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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