Ch. 489                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

(1)  The date on which he receives from the public or
private agency     final payment of all costs of the acquired
dwelling, or

(2)  The date on which he is required to move, or

(3)  The date on which he voluntarily moves after (1)
and before (2),   whichever is the later date.

Article - Transportation

8-309.

(a)  The purpose of this section is to return unneeded land
to the tax rolls of the counties and to make this land available
for use by a county or municipality for any transportation
purpose.

(b)  (1) Notwithstanding any other statute to the contrary,
if land acquired under this subtitle is not needed for present or
future State, county, or municipal transportation purpose or
other public purposes, the Administration shall dispose of the
land as soon as practicable after the completion or abandonment
of the project for which the land was acquired.

(2) (i) If the land is from a project that was
abandoned, and the Secretary determines that the property is no
longer needed for any State transportation purpose, a county or
municipality may acquire the land for a transportation purpose,
with the approval of the Secretary, on payment of an amount
equal to the consideration that the Administration or Commission
originally paid for the land, and reasonable interest and
administrative costs.

(ii) If the land is not needed for a county or
municipal transportation purpose, the person from whom the land
was acquired or the successor in interest of that person has the
right to reacquire the land, on payment of an amount equal to the
consideration that the Administration or Commission originally
paid for the land.

(iii) If neither of these rights is exercised,
the land shall be disposed of under this section in the same
manner as if the land were from a project that has been completed
or otherwise as permitted by this section.

(c)  (1) (I) As to land from a completed project[, if the
Administration considers the land to be large enough and
otherwise suitable for private use or development,]:

1. THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL NOTIFY THE
PERSON FROM WHOM THE LAND WAS ACQUIRED, OR THE SUCCESSOR IN
INTEREST OF THAT PERSON, WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER MAKING A

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