PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 226

CHAPTER 226
(House Bill 119)

AN ACT concerning

Calvert County - Authority to Convey Real Property - Repeal of Termination Date

FOR the purpose of repealing a certain termination date that applies to certain authority
for the County Commissioners of Calvert County to convey certain real property.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article 25 - County Commissioners
Section 9B(e)

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1994 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Chapter 293 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1994
Section 2

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 25 - County Commissioners

9B.

(e) (1) The County Commissioners of Calvert County are authorized to convey
any interest in real property to the United States of America, the State, or any other
political subdivision or public instrumentality without consideration, if the property will
be used for a public purpose.

(2)     The instrument of conveyance shall include a provision that if the
property ever ceases to be used for a public purpose, the property shall revert to the
County, unless the County Commissioners expressly waive receipt of the reversionary
interest at the time the property ceases to be used for a public purpose.

(3)     Prior to conveying the property, the County Commissioners shall:

(i) Hold a public hearing at least 10 days prior to any action on the
resolution required under this subsection;

(ii) Publish notice of the public hearing, together with a synopsis of the
proposed resolution, in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the County once
each week for 2 successive weeks prior to the public hearing; and

(iii) Have an appraisal made of the real property for discussion at the
public hearing.

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