Maryland Statutes
Part II - Wildland Areas
Section 5-1215 - Access Rights of Owners of Surrounded Areas

If privately owned land is surrounded completely by areas designated by Part II of this subtitle as State wildland, the private owner and his successor in interest has the rights necessary to assure adequate access to the privately owned land, or the privately owned land may be exchanged for State-owned land in the same county of approximately equal value under authority available to the Secretary. However, the State may not transfer to a private owner any mineral interests unless the private owner relinquishes or causes to be relinquished to the State the mineral interest in the surrounded land. If valid mining claims or other valid occupancies are wholly within a designated wildlands area, the Secretary, by regulations consistent with the preservation of the area as State wildlands, may permit ingress and egress to the surrounded areas by means which have been or are being customarily enjoyed with respect to other areas similarly situated.

Structure Maryland Statutes

Maryland Statutes

Natural Resources

Title 5 - Forests and Parks

Subtitle 12 - Wildland and Open Areas

Part II - Wildland Areas

Section 5-1203 - Declaration of Policy; Establishment of State Wildlands Preservation System

Section 5-1204 - Jurisdiction of Unit Over Areas Continued; Limitation Upon Appropriations

Section 5-1205 - Designation of Areas as Wildlands -- Report by Secretary to Governor; Recommendations by Governor to General Assembly; Legislative Action Required

Section 5-1206 - Certain State-Owned Roadless Areas and Islands, Wildlife Refuges, and Public Hunting Areas

Section 5-1208 - Notice and Hearings as to Designations

Section 5-1209 - Adjustment of Boundaries by Notice, Hearing and Legislative Action

Section 5-1210 - Effect of Designation of Woodland Areas Upon State Forests and State Park and Wildlife Refuge Systems

Section 5-1211 - Responsibility of Unit for Administering Areas; Wildland Areas to Be Devoted to Public Purposes

Section 5-1212 - Restrictions on Certain Uses

Section 5-1212.1 - Areas Open to Activities Prior to Wildlands Designation

Section 5-1213 - When Motorboats Permitted; Control of Fire, Insects, and Disease

Section 5-1213.1 - Measures to Protect Nearby Private Land

Section 5-1214 - Development of Resources and Facilities

Section 5-1215 - Access Rights of Owners of Surrounded Areas

Section 5-1216 - Secretary Authorized to Acquire Privately Owned Land Within Perimeter of Designated Area

Section 5-1217 - Acceptance of Gifts of Land or Wetlands; Purchase of Land, Wetlands, or Scenic Easements

Section 5-1218 - Private Property Not to Be Acquired Without Consent of Owner