Ch. 5

1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(4) The list shall be submitted to the General Assembly in a manner similar
to other capital projects as provided in [Subtitle 6, Title 3] TITLE 3, SUBTITLE 6 of the
State Finance and Procurement Article.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Stylistic error in § 5-904(a)(4) of the Natural Resources Article.

Occurred: Ch. 540, Acts of 1989.

(c) (4) In purchasing sites under this subsection, the Department shall give
preference to sites that:

(iv) Would fulfill a need for public water access identified in the [State
Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation and] MARYLAND Land Preservation AND
RECREATION Plan or a local LAND PRESERVATION AND recreation [and parks
master] plan.

5-905.

(a)     The local governing body shall submit every project request for acquisition or
development under this program to the Department for report and evaluation of the
benefits to be achieved by the grant. Any municipal corporation may apply by submitting
local, project applications through its local governing body to the Department. For any
municipal corporation that is located in more than one county within the
Maryland-Washington Regional District, the local governing body referred to in this
section means only the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.
Notwithstanding this requirement, § 5-911 of this subtitle controls in the case of a local
project that is located in a municipal corporation that is located in more than one county
within the Maryland-Washington Regional District. The Department shall review the
proposed project and shall request the MARYLAND Office of Planning to review and
comment on it. Prior to approving a local project, the Department shall provide the
legislators from the district within which any part of the proposed project is located, the
opportunity to review and comment on the proposed project. If the Department approves
the project and it falls within the limits imposed by the formula developed by the
apportionment committee for the allocation of the annual appropriation, the project will
be presented, along with reviews from appropriate agencies to the Board of Public Works
for commitment of funds.

(b)     On the first of April each year, the participating local governing body shall
submit an annual program to the Department and the MARYLAND Office of Planning.
Upon review, the annual program shall become the basis for total allocations to each of
the local governing bodies within the limits imposed by the formula developed for the
apportionment of the annual appropriations for Program Open Space. Any municipal
corporation may submit an annual program through its local governing body. Any
program may be revised by the local governing body and the revised program, after the
Department and the MARYLAND Office of Planning review it, shall be substituted for the
original program.

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