WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 303

(4) DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC FACILITIES ON LANDS OWNED
BY THE STATE FOR THE USE OF THE DEPARTMENT;

(5) ACQUISITION OF INTERESTS IN LAND LOCATED DIRECTLY
ALONG THE SHORELINE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY OR ALONG THE TIDAL
PORTIONS OF MAJOR TRIBUTARIES TO THE BAY, AS APPROPRIATE TO
PROVIDE BAY ACCESS WITHOUT DISTURBING ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE
AREAS; AND

(6) THE COMPREHENSIVE FLOOD MANAGEMENT GRANT PROGRAM
ESTABLISHED UNDER § 8-9A-03 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(B) OF THE REMAINING FUNDS AVAILABLE AFTER APPROPRIATIONS
AUTHORIZED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION:

(1) One half of the funds [available under this
program] shall be used for recreation and open space purposes by
the Department[,] AND the St. Mary's City Commission[, and the
Maryland Agricultural Preservation Fund]. Except as provided in
subsection (c)(1), any funds the General Assembly appropriates to
the State under [the program] THIS SUBSECTION shall be used only
for land acquisition projects. A portion of the State's share of
funds available under this program shall be utilized to make
grants to [the Maryland Agricultural Foundation for agricultural
easements and] Baltimore City for projects which meet park
purposes. The grants shall be in addition to any funds Baltimore
City is eligible to receive under [subsection (b)] PARAGRAPH (2)
OF THIS SUBSECTION SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, and may be
used for acquisition or development. In order for Baltimore City
to be eligible for a State grant, the Department shall review
projects or land to be acquired within Baltimore City, and upon
the Department's recommendation, the Board of Public Works may
approve projects and land including the cost. Title to the land
shall be in the name of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
City. The State is not responsible for costs involved in the
development or maintenance of the land; AND.

[(b)] (2) The General Assembly shall appropriate [one]
THE OTHER half of the funds [available under this program] to
assist local governing bodies in acquisition and development of
land for recreation and open space purposes.

(c) A committee, appointed by the Governor, shall prepare
and adopt an apportionment formula relating to the percent of the
total funds each subdivision will receive. The committee consists
of two members of the Senate, three members of the House of
Delegates, and four members of the public at large. The
Secretary of the Department of State Planning and the Secretary
shall serve as advisers to the committee. The committee shall
meet at least annually to review and update the apportionment
formula. In determining the allocation formula, the committee
shall take into account for each subdivision:

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