Ch. 426                                    2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(c) (1) Subject to the availability of local, State, or federal funds, including
any necessary matching funds, and subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this
subsection:

(i) A hiker/biker or other recreational trail may be constructed
within Matthew Henson State Park[, provided that, with the exception of property
purchased with advanced land acquisition revolving funds, the publicly owned portion
of the property identified as Significant Parcel No. 13 in the Aspen Hill Master Plan
is permanently made a part of Matthew Henson State Park]; and

(ii) A public pavilion, named in honor of Senator Idamae Garrott,
may be constructed within Matthew Henson State Park.

(2) Prior to the construction of a hiker/biker or other recreational trail or
pavilion in Matthew Henson State Park, the Department of Natural Resources or
other appropriate governmental agency shall:

(i) Review all studies concerning the environmental impact and
trail alignment options prepared for the Montgomery County [Parks Commission]
PLANNING BOARD;

(ii) Determine that construction, including the location and method
of construction, is consistent with the environmentally sensitive nature of the Park
and is in the public interest; and

(iii) Obtain the approval of the Montgomery County [Parks
Commission] PLANNING BOARD, the Montgomery County Council, and the County
Executive.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, in furtherance of the
construction of a hiker/biker trail in Matthew Henson State Park, ownership of the
following parcels shall be transferred at no cost from the State Highway
Administration of the Maryland Department of Transportation to the
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission before December 31,
2003:

(1)     N42, MDAT, Tax Map for Mont. Co. No. HR 561, Grid HR 51,
consisting of 5.00 acres, more or less, unimproved;

(2)     N596, MDAT, Tax Map for Mont. Co. No. JR 122, Grid JR 12,
consisting of 2.20 acres, more or less, unimproved;

(3)     N134, MDAT, Tax Map for Mont. Co. No. JR 122, Grid JR 22,
consisting of 8.26 acres, more or less, unimproved;

(4)     N106, MDAT, Tax Map for Mont. Co. No. JR 342, Grid JR 32,
consisting of 3.15 acres, more or less, unimproved;

(5)     N223, MDAT, Tax Map for Mont. Co. No. JR 342, Grid JR 32,
consisting of 9.97 acres, more or less, unimproved;

(6)     Parcel 2, SHA Plat No. 55749 (issued Sept. 24, 2001), consisting of
7.83 acres, more or less, unimproved, except that portion of Parcel 2 that was the

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