MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 839

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.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Article 66C, section 345B(i) of the Code.
The only changes made are in style.

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.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Article 66C, section 345B(j) of the Code.
The only changes made are in style.

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