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Section 10-401 – Scope of Subtitle

    (a)    This subtitle applies only to land owned by the State as a result of the relationship of the land to the waters of the State.     (b)    This subtitle does not:         (1)    affect the title to interests conveyed by the State before July 1, 1970, by a valid grant, lease, or patent or a grant confirmed by Article […]

Section 10-402 – Conditions to Conveyance

    (a)    The Board may not convey any title to land covered by this subtitle to any person other than the riparian owner or proprietor of the land abutting the land conveyed.     (b)    The Board may convey title to land covered by this subtitle only after seeking the advice of:         (1)    the Department of Natural Resources;         (2)    appropriate agricultural agencies, […]

Section 10-501 – Payment to Individuals Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined in Error

    (a)    (1)    On receipt of an order by an administrative law judge granting a petition under subsection (b) of this section, the Board of Public Works shall compensate an individual erroneously convicted, sentenced, and confined under State law for a crime the individual did not commit in an amount equal to the product of the total number […]

Section 10-303 – Exception to Subtitle

    (a)    Notwithstanding any other section of this subtitle, the Department of Natural Resources may dispose of any existing structure on any property acquired by the State for the use of the Department if the structure is valued at $2,500 or less.     (b)    Before the Department of Natural Resources disposes of any structure under this section, the Department […]

Section 10-304 – Transfer of Property Between Units of Executive Branch

    (a)    This section does not apply to:         (1)    property that is pledged to secure the payment of principal of or interest on revenue bonds; or         (2)    real property that is owned or controlled by the State Highway Administration, unless the property is being transferred to the Maryland Transportation Authority or to another unit in the Department of Transportation. […]

Section 10-305 – Transfers of State Real or Personal Property — in General

    (a)    Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, any real or personal property of the State or a unit of the State government may be sold, leased, transferred, exchanged, granted, or otherwise disposed of:         (1)    to any person, to the United States or any of its units, or to any unit of the State government, […]

Section 10-306 – Transfers of State Real or Personal Property — Accounting for Proceeds

    (a)    In this section, “capital asset” means an asset of a substantial permanent nature.     (b)    If the consideration received for the disposition of any real or personal property of the State or any unit of the State government is other real or personal property, the real or personal property received shall be held and accounted for in […]

Section 10-307 – Transfer of Geothermal Resources on State-Owned Property

    (a)    In this section, “geothermal resources” has the meaning stated in § 5-601 of the Environment Article.     (b)    Subject to any conditions the Board and the Department of Natural Resources impose, geothermal resources located on real property owned by the State may be sold, leased, transferred, exchanged, granted, or otherwise disposed of to any person for a […]

Section 10-308 – Leases of State-Owned Property to Business Entities

    (a)    In this section, “minority business enterprise” has the meaning stated in Title 14, Subtitle 3 of this article.     (b)    Each unit of the State government that leases State-owned property to business entities shall adopt regulations that establish procedures for awarding the leases. The procedures shall be structured to try to achieve participation by minority business enterprises […]