WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 107

(a)  (1) With the approval of the Board of Public Works, the
Secretary may acquire on behalf of this State, by gift, purchase,
lease, condemnation, or otherwise, for any transportation related
purpose, any railroad corridor property over which transportation
has been provided and abandonment has been approved by the
Interstate Commerce Commission or other governing agency with
jurisdiction in the matter.

(2) Any condemnation proceedings under this section
shall be instituted and maintained in the name of this State and
are governed by Title 12 of the Real Property Article.

(b)  If a railroad company intends to sell or otherwise
dispose of any railroad corridor property that is located in this
State and for which the company has received permission from the
Interstate Commerce Commission or other governmental agency with
jurisdiction in the matter to abandon transportation services,
the company shall notify the Secretary of its intent to sell or
otherwise dispose of the property.

(c)  Within 60 days after the Secretary receives a notice
under subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall respond
to the railroad company and notify the company of whether this
State intends to acquire the railroad corridor property.

(d)  If the Secretary does not respond within the time
required by subsection (c) of this section or if the Secretary
notifies the railroad company that this State does not intend to
acquire the railroad corridor property, the railroad company:

(1)   Is relieved of all responsibility to this State
under this section; and

(2)  May sell or otherwise dispose of the property in
any manner it considers appropriate.

(e)  To be effective, all notifications provided for in this
section shall be in writing and mailed by certified mail, return
receipt requested, bearing a postmark from the United States
Postal Service.]

2-107.

(a) The following units are in the Department:

(1)  State Aviation Administration;

(2)  Maryland Port Administration;

(3)  Mass Transit Administration;

(4)  State Highway Administration;

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