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1158 LAWS OF MARYLAND Ch. 399
(3) DISLOCATED AS THE RESULT OF ADVERSE EFFECTS
OF COAL MINING PRACTICES WHICH CONSTITUTE AN EMERGENCY
SITUATION ENDANGERING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR GENERAL
WELFARE; OR
(4) DISLOCATED AS THE RESULT OF NATURAL
DISASTERS OR CATASTROPHIC FAILURES FROM ANY CAUSE.
LAND TRANSFERRED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION NEED NOT
BE AT FAIR MARKET VALUE; PROVIDED THAT NO PROFIT SHALL
ACCRUE TO ANY ENTITY DUE TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FAIR
MARKET VALUE AND THE PRICE REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT. NO
PART OF ANY MONEYS AVAILABLE UNDER THIS SUBTITLE MAY BE USED
TO PAY ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF HOUSING.
(F) ANY AND ALL PURCHASE, SALE, OR TRANSFER OF LAND
PURSUANT TO THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE BY ACTION OF THE BOARD.
ALL FUNDS RECEIVED BY THE STATE FROM THE SALE OF LAND SHALL
BE CREDITED TO THE FEDERAL-STATE RECLAMATION FUND.
(G) IN ALL CASES WHERE LAND IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO
THIS SUBTITLE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING IN
THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE LAND IS LOCATED, FOR THE PURPOSE AND
AT A TIME WHICH WILL ENSURE THAT LOCAL CITIZENS AND
GOVERNMENTS MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE DECISION CONCERNING THE
PROPER USE OR DISPOSITION OF THE LAND AFTER RESTORATION.
7-909.
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO ENTER UPON ANY
PROPERTY WHERE THERE IS NO REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY
FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING STUDIES OR EXPLORATORY WORK TO
DETERMINE THE EXISTENCE OF ADVERSE EFFECTS OF PAST COAL
MINING PRACTICES AND TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF
RESTORATION, RECLAMATION, ABATEMENT, CONTROL, OR PREVENTION
OF SUCH ADVERSE EFFECTS. SUCH ENTRY SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS
AN EXERCISE OF THE POLICE POWER FOR THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC
HEALTH, SAFETY, AND GENERAL WELFARE AND SHALL NOT BE
CONSTRUED AS AN ACT OF CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY OR TRESPASS.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect June 1, 1979.
Approved May 14, 1979.
CHAPTER 400
(House Bill 1587)
AN ACT concerning
Property Taxes - Circuit Breaker Applications
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