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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 648
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TO A PRIORITY FUNDING AREA THROUGH THE USE OF BONUS DENSITY AND OTHER
PROVISIONS THAT WOULD ALLOW DEVELOPMENT IN THE PRIORITY FUNDING AREA
AT A HIGHER DENSITY THAN USUALLY PERMITTED IN THE AREA.
5-9A-03.
(a) There is a Rural Legacy Board established in the Department of Natural
Resources to administer the Rural Legacy Program.
(b) The Board consists of the following members:
(1) The Secretary of Agriculture;
(2) The Secretary of Natural Resources; and
(3) The Director of the Office of Planning.
(c) The Secretary of Natural Resources shall serve as Chairman of the Board.
(d) (1) The Department of Natural Resources shall provide staff to the
Board.
(2) The Department of Agriculture and the Office of Planning may
provide additional staff.
5-9A-04.
(a) The Board has and may exercise all powers necessary to carry out the
purposes of this subtitle, INCLUDING THE AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE, HOLD, AND
SELL TRANSFERABLE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS AND TO USE THE PROCEEDS FROM
THE SALE OF TRANSFERABLE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS CONSISTENT WITH THIS
SUBTITLE.
(b) (1) The Board may adopt regulations to implement the purposes of this
subtitle, including procedures for expediting acquisitions AND PURCHASING AND
SELLING TRANSFERABLE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS AND USING THE PROCEEDS
RELATED TO PURCHASING AND SELLING TRANSFERABLE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBTITLE AND LOCAL LAW.
(2) The authority granted under this subsection may not be construed to
permit adoption of a regulation applicable to land that is not subject to an easement
under this subtitle.
(c) (1) The Board shall establish a method for appraisal of real property
interests acquired under this subtitle.
(2) Any method for appraisal established by the Board may not include a
value for any resource used or reserved by the owner for private economic benefit.
(d) The Board and sponsors may enter into agreements with other
governmental agencies, including the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation
Foundation and the Maryland Environmental Trust, for the purpose of establishing
partnerships to carry out this Program.
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