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§ 16-402. Title to land; patent restriction

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironment

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Environment
Title 16. Wetlands and Riparian Rights (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Lands Formed by Channel Excavation in Sinepuxent, Isle of Wight, and Chincoteague Bays
MD Code, Environment, § 16-402
§ 16-402. Title to land; patent restriction
Currentness
Title to land; use
(a) Any island created or formed within the confines of Sinepuxent, Isle of Wight, or Chincoteague Bay by the dumping or depositing of excavated material from dredging or any other artificial means employed by the State or the United States or both during the construction or maintenance of the Ocean City inlet and the channel in the bays, together with any accretion to any of those islands, in the past or future, are natural resources of the State and title to them is retained for the use of the Department.
Commissioner of land patents not to issue patent
(b) The Commissioner of Land Patents may not issue any patent for land created in the Chincoteague, Isle of Wight, or Sinepuxent Bay.

Credits

Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 4, § 1. Amended by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 2; Acts 1991, c. 55, § 1. Renumbered from Natural Resources § 9-402 by Acts 1995, c. 488, § 3, eff. July 1, 1995.
Formerly Art. 66C, § 33.
MD Code, Environment, § 16-402, MD ENVIR § 16-402
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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