WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 99

certain circumstances; making stylistic changes; and
generally relating to clarifying the authorization of the
Commission to acquire certain property for mass transit
facilities.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 28 - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning

Commission
Section 7-106(a) and (d)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1986 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

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

Article 28 - Maryland-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission

7-106.

(1)  The Commission may include in its annual budget
provision for the acquisition of lands needed for any State
highways, "streets, [or] roads, OR MASS TRANSIT FACILITIES,
INCLUDING BUSWAYS AND LIGHT RAIL FACILITIES, and for school sites
and other public uses in Montgomery County.

(2)  The highway, street, road, MASS TRANSIT FACILITY,
school site, or other public use shall be shown upon the
Commission's general plan for the physical development of the
regional district or an adopted plan and each such acquisition
shall have received the approval by formal resolution of the
district council of Montgomery County.

(3)  A school site or other public use, other than a
State highway, street, [or] road, OR MASS TRANSIT FACILITY, may
not be within a public construction program current at the time
of acquisition.

(4)  A school site may not be acquired under the terms
of this section without the prior approval of the Montgomery
County Board of Education.

(d) (1) The Commission may include in its annual budget
provision for the acquisition of lands[,] needed for school sites
and other public uses in Prince George's County, provided that
land may not be acquired for any project that is within the
capital budget of the approved capital improvement program of
Prince George's County.

(2) Provision also may be made for acquisition of
lands in Prince George's County needed for State [highways and

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