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§ 17-101. Authorized

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLand UseEffective: October 1, 2012

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Land Use (Refs & Annos)
Division II. Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission [Titles 14-27] (Refs & Annos)
Title 17. Powers and Property (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Property Acquisition (Refs & Annos)
Part I. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2012
MD Code, Land Use, § 17-101
§ 17-101. Authorized
Currentness
In general
(a) The Commission may acquire property for the purposes stated in subsection (b) of this section to carry out the Commission's general plan for the physical development of the metropolitan district.
Authorized purposes
(b) The purposes for acquisition include:
(1) in the metropolitan district:
(i) parks;
(ii) forests;
(iii) roads; and
(iv) other public ways, grounds, and spaces; and
(2) public recreation, including the construction of public recreation centers, community buildings, or other public buildings necessary to house a public recreation program.
Powers
(c) The Commission:
(1) may improve and develop property that it acquires under this section for the purposes stated in subsection (b) of this section; and
(2) controls the maintenance and operation of the property.
Limitation
(d) A general regulation governing property acquired for a purpose under subsection (b)(1) of this section in either county may not take effect until the regulation receives the affirmative vote of at least three members of the Commission from that county.

Credits

Added by Acts 2012, c. 426, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2012.
MD Code, Land Use, § 17-101, MD LAND USE § 17-101
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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