WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 50

WHEREAS, A priority of this Act is to have the Department of
Natural Resources purchase the scenic corridor of the
Youghiogheny River from Sang Run to Friendsville; and

WHEREAS, The General Assembly has established in law a
strict limitation that the total number of acres of land that the
Department of Natural Resources may own in Garrett County is
equal to the total number of acres of land owned by the
Department on June 30, 1986; and

WHEREAS, The Department of Natural Resources agrees with the
Board of County Commissioners of Garrett County and the members
of the General Assembly who represent Garrett County that the
Department's ownership of land in Garrett County should be
limited as provided by law; and

WHEREAS, The Department of Natural Resources, the Board of
County Commissioners of Garrett County, and the members of the
General Assembly who represent Garrett County agree that the
Department has legitimate needs to acquire certain other acres of
land or acres of land in Garrett County, including on February
24, 1987 a critical need to acquire land within the scenic
corridor of the Youghiogheny River, as defined in § 8-408(b) of
the Natural Resources Article, and other land elsewhere in
Garrett County to consolidate its geographically separated
holdings in the County; and

WHEREAS, The Department of Natural Resources intends to meet
its needs for land in Garrett County by acquiring the land only
from willing sellers; and

WHEREAS, Certain owners of land in the scenic corridor of
the Youghiogheny River and elsewhere in Garrett County are
presently willing and desirous of selling their land to the
Department of Natural Resources; and

WHEREAS, The General Assembly intends this Act to establish
a workable framework within which the Department of Natural
Resources and the residents and elected officials of Garrett
County can work cooperatively to implement the strict limitation
on the number of acres of land in Garrett County owned by the
Department on June 30, 1986; now, therefore,

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Natural Resources

5-207.

(a) (1) The Department may purchase and manage lands in the
name of the State, suitable for forest culture, reserves,
watershed protection, State parks, scenic preserves, historic

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