MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 737

Bruce decision. Apparently, this provision
was intended to confer a substantial
benefit upon the residents of the county
where the seed area was located who could
not catch oysters outside the county prior
to Bruce. The department, accordingly, is
presently ignoring the 50 percent
requirement. The reference to the 25
percent requirement for 1969-1970 is
proposed for deletion because it is
obsolete.

Subsection (e) is new language derived from
the second sentence of Article 66C, section
707 (d) of the Code. The only other changes
made are in style.

4-1104. DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZED TO RESERVE AREAS FOR
EXPERIMENTAL OYSTER FARMING BY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS.

THE DEPARTMENT MAY SET ASIDE FOR EACH TIDEWATER
PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL NO MORE THAN FIVE ACRES OF
SUBMERGED BARREN TIDEWATER LANDS TO BE USED FOR THE
SOLE PURPOSE OF EXPERIMENTAL OYSTER FARMING OR FOR THE
CULTIVATION OF OTHER SHELLFISH IN CONJUNCTION WITH
REGULAR SCHOLASTIC CONSERVATION STUDIES. THESE AREAS
SHALL BE SET ASIDE PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES
ESTABLISHED IN §4-1103 AND MARKED IN THE MANNER
PROVIDED IN §4-1113 OF THIS SUBTITLE. THESE HIGH
SCHOOLS MAY' INTRODUCE AND USE MODERN METHODS OF
PLANTING, HARVESTING, OR MARKETING FISHERY PRODUCTS
WITHOUT REGARD TO THE RESTRICTIVE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SUBTITLE. IF A SUBJECT SCHOOL DOES NOT USE A BARREN
BOTTOM FOR ITS STUDIES FOR THREE YEARS OR IF STUDIES
ARE DISCONTINUED, THE SUBMERGED LANDS SHALL REVERT TO
THE STATE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Article 66C, section 707 (h) of the Code and
is set forth here for organizational
purposes.

The adjective "submerged" is added to this
and subsequent sections to identify "lands"
as these lying beneath the waters of the
State.

At present no high schools are offering
courses in experimental oyster farming and,
consequently, the last sentence is proposed
for deletion. The department, however.