WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 6

(c) (1) Unless otherwise provided by law, if abandoned,
lost, or seized personal property is in the custody of the
Department for 6 months or custody by the Department is not
necessary to any investigation or prosecution, the Department
shall give notice by certified mail to the last known address of
the person entitled to possession, if known.

(2) Unless otherwise provided by law, if the person
entitled to possession of the abandoned, lost, or seized personal
property fails to respond to the notice described under this
subsection within 30 days from the date the notice is mailed, the
Department may dispose of the property in the best interest of
the State.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Subtitle heading omitted for Title 1, Subtitle
2A of the Natural Resources Article.

Occurred: Ch. 743, Acts of 1987. Correction by
Michie Company in the 1987 Supplement to the 1983
Replacement Volume of the Natural Resources Article is
validated by this Act.

1-304.

(b) The Secretary of Natural Resources prior to December
31, 1973, shall issue guidelines to assist State agencies in the
preparation of environmental effects reports in accordance with
this subtitle and pursuant to the public notice provisions of [§
14A(c) of Article 15A of the Annotated Code of Maryland] § 10-112
OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, including, but not limited to,
provision for:

(1)  Comment upon   the proposed   State action by public
and private organizations and   individuals     with jurisdiction by
law, special expertise, or recognized     interest prior to the
request for legislation;

(2)  The possibility of the preparation of single
program environmental effects reports if a series of actions
taken individually are of minimal significance but if the
cumulative effect of the actions on the environment is
significant or if a series of actions are related either
geographically or as logical parts in a chain of contemplated
actions;

(3)  The possibility of the preparation of modified
environmental effects reports on remaining decisions
significantly affecting the quality of the environment that are
parts of actions begun before but not completed by July 1, 1974;
and

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