HARRY HUGHES, Governor                               1939

(1)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subtitle, any site either already owned or purchased in the
future by electric companies shall be included in the
inventory of possible and proposed sites.

(2)  The Secretary, [upon] ON the advice of the
Secretary of Economic and Community Development, shall
acquire in the name of the State a sufficient number of
sites to satisfy the expected requirements as submitted by
the Secretary of State Planning, as provided in § 3-304(4)
of this subtitle. Site selection shall be based on existing
research findings that show the site is desirable for power
plant construction. Following site acquisition, the
Secretary and the local governing bodies of the areas
through which the potential generator lead routes pass shall
designate mutually one or more desirable routes. After
designation of a route, each county within which the route
is located shall designate the proposed public utility
corridor by enactment of an ordinance or by incorporation in
its appropriate land use plan. Any investigation to
ascertain the suitability of a site for the construction of
an electric generating station shall be completed within 2
years of the date the site has been identified. By the end
of the 2 year period, the Secretary shall purchase or remove
from consideration the site and make public his decision.

(3)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subtitle, the Secretary shall not acquire any site for an
electric company whose peak demand within the State is less
than 1000 mw until the Public Service Commission requests
the Secretary to purchase a site [pursuant to] UNDER Article
78, § 54B(e) OF THE CODE.

(4)  If any property acquired by condemnation
under this subsection is not requested by an electric
company [pursuant to § 3-305 (d)] UNDER SUBSECTION (D) OF
THIS SECTION within 15 years of the date of purchase by the
Secretary, the Secretary shall provide the original owner or
[his] THE heirs OF THE ORIGINAL OWNER the opportunity to
purchase the property within 90 days from the date the offer
is made, at a price not exceeding the amount paid by the
State plus 6 percent annual interest. [Such a] THIS sale
shall be deemed to be for adequate consideration for
purposes of [§ 15 of] Article 78A, § 15 OF THE CODE.

3-605.

(a)  If the State has qualified as an adjacent coastal
state under the federal act, the Governor PRELIMINARILY
shall [preliminarily] determine the State's decision on the
pending application, and submit his recommendation to the
legislature, under [§ 3-605 (d)] SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS
SECTION.

(b)  The State's decision shall consist of one of the
following: