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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 500

thereto, including but not limited to the authority to lease
properties for residential or commercial use, for such term and
upon such conditions as the trustees deem appropriate, provided
that any leases made by the Trust shall be in immediate
furtherance of the purpose of the Trust and not merely for
investment purposes. Notwithstanding anything, by law to the
contrary provided,' no lease made by the Maryland Historical Trust
shall be subject to redemption at the option of the tenant,
unless expressly so provided therein.]

[181K.

Nothing herein contained shall be construed, to limit the
power or activity of any agency of this State, or any subdivision
thereof or any private agency or person interested in antiquities
or the history of the province and State of Maryland from
earliest times.]

[181KA.

(a)  The Maryland inventory of historic sites is hereby
declared the official catalogue of historic sites. The purpose of
the inventory is to identify Maryland's historic resources for
the benefit of all Maryland citizens. The Maryland inventory
shall consist of sites identified by the Maryland Historical
Trust as having historic, architectural, archaeological or
cultural merit. The Director of the Maryland Historical Trust
shall be keeper of the inventory and shall be responsible for its
maintenance and, as appropriate, its expansion.

(b)  The Maryland landmark list is hereby declared the
official list of historic sites of particular merit. Maryland
landmarks shall consist of (1) properties designated as national
historic landmarks by the United States Department of Interior,
(2) properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of Interior, and (3) all
properties or districts identified by State, county, municipal or
other governmental units under historic preservation zoning laws,
ordinances, resolutions or regulations. The Director of the
Maryland Historical Trust shall be keeper of the landmark list
and be responsible for its maintenance and, as appropriate, its
expansion.]

181M-1.

(A) IN THIS SECTION, "FUND" MEANS THE HISTORIC MARKER
PROGRAM FUND.

(B) THERE IS A HISTORIC MARKER PROGRAM FUND FOR THE PURPOSE
OF PRODUCING AND INSTALLING HISTORIC MARKERS AT SITES OF
STATEWIDE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE.

(C)  THE TRUST SHALL ADMINISTER THE FUND.