2026

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 559

Fund and shall be applied to the debt service requirements
of the State.

UN.

THAT, FOR FISCAL YEAR 1981, OF THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED
BY SECTION 5 OF THIS ACT, THERE IS ALLOCATED A TOTAL OF

$22,000,000 $24,000,000, TO BE USED BY STATE AGENCIES AND

LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS ACT. FROM
THE ALLOCATED FUNDS, THE FOLLOWING STATE AGENCY IS AGENCIES
AND BALTIMORE CITY ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO EXPEND THE
FOLLOWING AMOUNTS FOR THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS OR PURPOSES:

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, LAND ACQUISITION

(1)   ELK NECK (CECIL COUNTY): THE LAND ACQUISITION
PROGRAM MAY NOT EXCEED 2,268 ACRES.......$500,000

(2)   GUNPOWDER (BALTIMORE AND HARFORD COUNTIES): THE
LAND ACQUISITION PROGRAM MAY NOT EXCEED 15,646

ACRES....................................$750,000

IT IS THE INTENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT THE
DAYS COVE AREA OF THE GUNPOWDER STATE PARK BE
ASSIGNED HIGH PRIORITY FOR ACQUISITION, EITHER IN
PART OR IN TOTAL. THE ABOVE APPROPRIATION. FOR
GUNPOWDER STATE PARK MAY BE USED FOR THIS
PURPOSE.

(3)   GREEN RIDGE (ALLEGANY COUNTY): THE LAND
ACQUISITION PROGRAM MAY NOT EXCEED 51,825
ACRES....................................$250, 000

(4)   INDIAN SPRINGS (WASHINGTON COUNTY): THE LAND
ACQUISITION PROGRAM MAY NOT EXCEED 6,811
ACRES....................................$100,000

(5)   JANES ISLAND (SOMERSET COUNTY): THE LAND
ACQUISITION PROGRAM MAY NOT EXCEED 3,150
ACRES....................................$200,000

(6)   MATTAWOMAN NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL AREA (CHARLES
COUNTY): THE LAND ACQUISITION PROGRAM MAY NOT
EXCEED 3,061 ACRES.......................$200,000

(7)   MCKEE-BESHERS (MONTGOMERY COUNTY): THE LAND
ACQUISITION PROGRAM MAY NOT EXCEED 1,960
ACRES..................................$1,000,000

(8)   PATAPSCO VALLEY (ANNE ARUNDEL, BALTIMORE,
CARROLL, AND HOWARD COUNTIES): THE LAND
ACQUISITION PROGRAM MAY NOT EXCEED 15,200
ACRES..................................$1,500,000

(9)   PATUXENT RIVER (MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND HOWARD
COUNTIES): THE LAND ACQUISITION PROGRAM MAY NOT
EXCEED 7,980 ACRES.....................$250,000