WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                           Ch. 22

(II)     [The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF THIS
PARAGRAPH OR OTHERWISE BY LAW, THE director appoints and removes these
employees in accordance with the provisions [and restrictions of the State Merit System
Law] OF THE STATE PERSONNEL ARTICLE THAT GOVERN CLASSIFIED SERVICE
EMPLOYEES.

(III)    [, except that the] THE positions which are designated by the
director, with the approval of the Secretary of Natural Resources, as technical,
administrative, and professional positions for the operation and support of the Service are
unclassified SERVICE positions which receive the salaries set by the Secretary of Natural
Resources and provided in the budget.

(IV)    [The other State employees of the Service are classified
employees.] Provision shall be made in the budget for compensation of the State
employees of the Service.

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(b) The Secretary shall, within the limits of any appropriation made for this
purpose, commission forest, park, and wildlife rangers as the Secretary deems necessary
for the enforcement of laws and regulations as provided in this subsection. All
appointments shall be made from a list of eligible persons prepared by the Secretary of
Personnel in accordance with [the merit system] THE PROVISIONS OF THE STATE
PERSONNEL ARTICLE THAT GOVERN CLASSIFIED SERVICE EMPLOYEES, or from a list
prepared by the Department as permitted by the Secretary of Personnel. An employee so
commissioned and assigned law enforcement duties has and may exercise the powers of a
Natural Resources police officer or a law enforcement officer of the State. These powers
may be exercised upon:

(1)     Properties owned by the State and managed by the Department;

(2)     Railroad rights-of-way and utility properties which are not owned by the
State, but which traverse properties owned by the State and managed by the Department;

(3)     All public and private properties which are within the boundaries of
State properties managed by the Department;

(4)     All waters of the State within one mile of the shoreline of all properties
owned by the Department;

(5)     All public and private property adjoining property owned by the State
and managed by the Department;

(6)     All park property in Maryland owned by the federal government; and

(7)     Any property in Maryland for the purpose of executing a warrant that
has resulted from law enforcement activities on property on which a forest, park, and
wildlife ranger may exercise law enforcement powers.

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