Ch. 540

LAWS OF MARYLAND

designation of a route, each county within which the route is
located shall designate the proposed public utility corridor by
enactment of an ordinance or by incorporation in its appropriate
land use plan. Any investigation to ascertain the suitability of
a site for the construction of an electric generating station
shall be completed within 2 years of the date the site has been
identified. By the end of the 2 year period, the Secretary shall
purchase or remove from consideration the site and make public
his decision.

(3)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subtitle, the Secretary may acquire a site for an electric
company if the Public Service Commission requests the Secretary
to purchase a site under Article 78, § 54B(e) of the Code.

(4)  If any property acquired by condemnation under
this subsection is not requested by an electric company under
subsection (d) of this section within 15 years of the date of
purchase by the Secretary, the Secretary shall provide the
original owner or the heirs of the original owner the opportunity
to purchase the property within 90 days from the date the offer
is made, at a price not exceeding the amount paid by the State
plus 6 percent annual interest. This sale shall be deemed to be
for adequate consideration for purposes of § 10-305 of the State
Finance and Procurement Article.

(5)  For the purposes of this section, "site" means
land which is reasonably necessary for a new site or for the
expansion of an existing site owned by a utility. "Site"
includes land necessary for such ancillary purposes as disposal
of solid wastes produced by an electric generating station
operating on the site, transmission or cooling water access, or
transportation access.

3-3A-01.

(f) "Participating agencies" means the Commission, the
People's Counsel of the Public Service Commission, and the
Departments of Economic and Employment Development, Agriculture,
AND Transportation, and [State] THE OFFICE OF Planning.

3-605.

(c) In the preliminary determination of the State's
decision, the Governor shall consider factors, including:

(1) Environmental review criteria, including:

(i) The effect on the marine environment;

(ii) The effect on oceanographic currents and
wave patterns;

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