ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 432

(B) IF THE GRANTEE OR BENEFICIARY OF THE GRANT HOLDS A
LEASE ON THE LAND AND STRUCTURES, THE TRUST MAY ACCEPT AN
EASEMENT ON THE LEASEHOLD INTEREST.

(C) THE EASEMENT MUST BE IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE
ACCEPTABLE TO THE TRUST AND ANY LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCES AGAINST
THE LAND OR THE STRUCTURES MUST BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE TRUST.

(8) GRANTS PROVIDED TO THE SAME ORGANIZATION IN SECTIONS
12 AND 13 OF THIS ACT ARE IN ADDITION TO ONE ANOTHER. HOWEVER,
UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, ANY ATTACHED MATCHING REQUIREMENTS
APPLY TO EACH INDIVIDUAL GRANT.

Article - Natural Resources

5-902.

(a)     The General Assembly declares that there is need for a program to make
funds available to State agencies and any subdivision to:

(1)     Expedite acquisition of outdoor recreation and open space areas before
escalating cost of land prevents its purchase for public use and before potential areas
are devoted to some other use; and

(2)     Accelerate development and capital renewal of needed outdoor
recreation facilities.

(b)     This program is known as Program Open Space and carries out the
recommendations of the 1968 Legislative Council committee on recreational areas. By
enacting this program, the General Assembly intends to provide funds to the State and
its subdivisions to enable them to acquire land for outdoor public recreation and open
space use and develop the land for public recreation.

(c)      (1) To effectuate the purposes of this section, the General Assembly has
established a funding program under Chapter 403 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of 1969.

(2) IN ANY FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH FUNDING FOR PROGRAM
OPEN SPACE IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE STATE CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL
BOND FUNDING PROGRAM OR OTHER BOND ENABLING ACT THE DEBT
ALLOCATIONS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES AND THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ALLOCATE FUNDS AMONG
LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES ACCORDING TO THE APPORTIONMENT
FORMULA DESCRIBED IN § 5-903 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

5-905.

(a) (1) On or before May 1 of each year, the Department shall notify each local
governing body of its allocation of local acquisition and development funds for the next
fiscal year within the limits imposed by the formula developed for the apportionment
of the annual appropriations for Program Open Space.

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