<section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-101" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Property Acquisition"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commission may acquire property for the purposes stated in subsection (b) of this section to carry out the Commission’s general plan for the physical development of the metropolitan district.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The purposes for acquisition include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>in the metropolitan district:</text> <level label="i"> <text>parks;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>forests;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>roads; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>other public ways, grounds, and spaces; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>public recreation, including the construction of public recreation centers, community buildings, or other public buildings necessary to house a public recreation program.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Commission:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may improve and develop property that it acquires under this section for the purposes stated in subsection (b) of this section; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>controls the maintenance and operation of the property.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A general regulation governing property acquired for a purpose under subsection (b)(1) of this section in either county may not take effect until the regulation receives the affirmative vote of at least three members of the Commission from that county.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-102" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Property Acquisition"> <level label="a"> <text>This section is for the purpose of preserving and enhancing the scenic beauty of Rock Creek.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Notwithstanding any power of the Commission to acquire property, without the approval of the majority of the members of the Montgomery County Council, on or after July 1, 1969, the Commission may not construct a new road adjacent to Rock Creek within 1500 feet from the banks of the creek.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>This section may not be construed to prohibit the construction of a bridge or road necessary to cross Rock Creek.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-103" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Property Acquisition"> <level label="a"> <text>To finance wholly or partly the acquisition of property under § 17–101(b) of this subtitle, the Commission may receive and expend any contribution or appropriation by the United States, the District of Columbia, the State, any other political subdivision, or any person.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>To finance wholly or partly land acquisition, design, development, redevelopment, or revitalization in Prince George’s County, the Commission may receive and expend any contribution or appropriation by the United States, the District of Columbia, the State, any other political subdivision, or any person.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-104" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Property Acquisition"> <level label="a"> <text>Title to lands acquired under § 1(a) of the Capper–Cramton Act, Public Law 71–284, 46 Stat. 482, shall vest in the United States, as provided in that act.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, without the approval of the General Assembly:</text> <level label="1"> <text>title to any other property acquired may not be placed in or granted to the United States or any person or political subdivision other than the metropolitan district itself or the State; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the control, maintenance, operation, or policing of any other park, forest, road, or other public way, ground, or space in the metropolitan district may not be placed in or granted to the United States or to any other person or political subdivision other than the Commission itself.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>In Prince George’s County, the title, control, maintenance, or operation of property acquired in the Prince George’s County portion of the metropolitan district may be transferred by county local law to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the redevelopment authority of Prince George’s County; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the revenue authority of Prince George’s County.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-105" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Property Acquisition"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commission may acquire land for the purposes stated in § 17–213 of this title and Title 18, Subtitle 2 of this article outside the metropolitan district but in the regional district.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Commission may acquire land under subsection (a) of this section if the Commission finds that the acquisition is necessary to preserve any portion of the Commission’s regional park plan for the metropolitan district.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>To acquire land under this section, the Commission may expend any current funds that may be expended under this division for land acquisition in the metropolitan district for the purposes authorized by this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Funds used for land acquisition in the Montgomery County portion of the metropolitan district may include the proceeds of bonds the Commission issues under Title 18, Subtitle 2 of this article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-108" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Property Acquisition"> <level label="a"> <text>Whenever the Commission considers it necessary to acquire any property for a purpose stated in § 17–101(b) of this subtitle, the Commission may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>purchase the property from the owner; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if the Commission fails to agree with the owner, condemn the property by proceedings in the circuit court for the county in which the property is located.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>At the same time, the Commission may acquire the interest of any tenant, lessee, or other person having an interest in the property.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-109" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Property Acquisition"> <text>The Commission shall condemn property using the procedures for condemnation of land by a public service company in accordance with Title 12 of the Real Property Article.</text> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-110" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Property Acquisition"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsection (b) of this section, at any time after 10 days after the return and recordation of the verdict or award in the proceedings, the Commission may enter and take possession of the condemned property, notwithstanding any appeal or further proceedings on the part of the defendant.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Before entering the property, the Commission shall pay to the clerk of the circuit court the amount of the award and all costs assessed to date.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>At the time of payment, the Commission shall agree to abide by and fulfill any judgment following appeal, or until the time to request an appeal expires.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-113" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Property Acquisition"> <level label="a"> <text>In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>“Business” means a lawful activity conducted primarily:</text> <level label="i"> <text>for the purchase, sale, lease, or rental of property;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>for the manufacture, processing, or marketing of products or other personal property;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>for the sale of services to the public; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>by a nonprofit organization.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Business” does not include a farm operation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Displaced”, with respect to a person, means moving from real property, or moving the person’s personal property from real property:</text> <level label="1"> <text>wholly or partly as a result of the Commission’s acquisition of the real property; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>as the result of a written order of the Commission to vacate the real property for a public works program or project the Commission undertakes.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Farm operation” means an activity that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is conducted primarily for the production of one or more agricultural products, including timber, for sale or home use; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>customarily produces those products in sufficient quantity to be able to contribute materially to the operator’s income.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Relocation payment” means a payment the Commission makes to a displaced person in accordance with this part.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-114" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Property Acquisition"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “average annual net earnings”:</text> <level label="1"> <text>means one–half of any net earnings of the business or farm operation, before federal, State, and local income taxes, during:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the 2 taxable years immediately preceding the taxable year when the business or farm operation moves from the real property acquired for the project; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a different period the Commission determines to be more equitable for establishing the earnings; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>includes any compensation paid by the business or farm operation to the owner or the owner’s spouse or dependents during the period.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who is displaced by the acquisition of real property for a program or project the Commission undertakes may apply to the appropriate county planning board for a relocation payment under this section.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Commission shall make the relocation payment to the displaced person after the county planning board approves the application.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The relocation payment shall include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>actual reasonable expenses to move the person and the person’s family, business, farm operation, or other personal property;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>actual direct losses of tangible personal property as a result of moving or discontinuing a business or farm operation; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>actual reasonable expenses in searching for a replacement business or farm.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The losses payable under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection may not exceed the reasonable expenses that would have been required to relocate the property, as determined by the appropriate county planning board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A displaced person eligible for a relocation payment under subsection (c) of this section who is displaced from a dwelling and who chooses to accept a relocation payment under this subsection instead of a relocation payment under subsection (c) of this section may receive:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a moving expense allowance determined according to a schedule established by the Commission, not to exceed $300; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a relocation allowance of $200.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to subsection (g) of this section, a displaced person eligible for a relocation payment under subsection (c) of this section who is displaced from the person’s place of business or farm operation and who chooses to accept a relocation payment under this subsection instead of a relocation payment under subsection (c) of this section may receive a fixed payment in an amount equal to the average annual net earnings of the business or farm operation.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A relocation payment under this subsection shall be at least $2,500 and may not exceed $10,000.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>A business is not eligible to receive a relocation payment under subsection (f) of this section unless the Commission is satisfied that the business:</text> <level label="1"> <text>cannot be relocated without a substantial loss of its existing patronage; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is not a part of a commercial enterprise that has at least one other location that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the Commission is not acquiring; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is engaged in the same or a similar business.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-115" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Property Acquisition"> <level label="a"> <text>In addition to any other authorized payment, the Commission shall make an additional relocation payment not to exceed $15,000 to a person who is displaced from a dwelling that the person owns and has occupied for at least 180 days immediately preceding the start of negotiations to acquire the property.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The additional relocation payment shall include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>any additional amount that, added to the acquisition cost of the dwelling acquired by the Commission, equals the reasonable cost of a comparable replacement dwelling that is a habitable dwelling:</text> <level label="i"> <text>adequate to accommodate the displaced person;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>reasonably accessible to public services and places of employment; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>available on the private market;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>subject to subsection (c) of this section, any additional amount that the displaced person must pay to finance acquisition of a comparable replacement dwelling; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>reasonable expenses the displaced person incurs for title insurance, recording and transfer fees and taxes, and other taxes and closing costs incident to the purchase of the replacement dwelling, other than prepaid expenses.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Commission shall include financing under subsection (b)(2) of this section in an additional relocation payment only if the dwelling was encumbered by a mortgage that was a valid lien on the dwelling for at least 180 days immediately preceding the start of negotiations to acquire the dwelling.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The amount payable under subsection (b)(2) of this section shall be computed for the period of time remaining under the mortgage on the acquired dwelling as the product of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the net present value of the difference, if any, between:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the interest and other debt service costs to be incurred to finance the replacement dwelling for that period; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>those costs that would have been incurred for that period to finance the acquired dwelling; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the unpaid principal balance of the mortgage on the acquired dwelling at the time of acquisition divided by the principal amount of the purchase money mortgage on the replacement dwelling.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The discount rate shall be the prevailing interest rate paid on savings deposits by commercial banks in the general area where the replacement dwelling is located.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Commission shall make the additional relocation payment only to a displaced person who purchases and occupies a habitable replacement dwelling by the later of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>1 year after the person receives from the Commission final payment of all costs of the acquired dwelling; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the date when the person moves from the acquired dwelling.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-116" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Property Acquisition"> <level label="a"> <text>Whenever the acquisition of real property for a program or project the Commission undertakes will result in a person being displaced, the Commission shall refer each displaced person who needs relocation advisory services to the appropriate county agency that provides those services in accordance with § 12–206 of the Real Property Article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The agency shall provide relocation advisory services to the displaced person the Commission refers to the agency under the agency’s relocation advisory services program.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-117" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Property Acquisition"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commission may establish regulations and procedures necessary to ensure that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>relocation payments and assistance are administered in a manner that is fair and reasonable and is as uniform as practicable;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a displaced person who makes proper application for a relocation payment for that person shall be paid promptly after a move or, in case of hardship, be paid in advance; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a person aggrieved by a determination as to eligibility for a relocation payment, or the amount of a relocation payment, may have the person’s application reviewed by the appropriate county planning board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>In order to promote uniform and effective administration of relocation assistance and land acquisition, the Commission shall consult State and local agencies providing similar services on the establishment of regulations and procedures for the implementation of the programs.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-118" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Property Acquisition"> <text>Payment received under this part may not be considered as income for the purposes of Title 10 of the Tax – General Article.</text> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-201" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Use of Property"> <level label="a"> <text>The State or the Commission, as appropriate, shall hold any land acquired under this division to which it takes title:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for the general benefit of the residents of the State; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>especially for the benefit of the residents in the metropolitan district.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Without the approval of the Commission by resolution:</text> <level label="1"> <text>title to the land may not be conveyed by the State; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>public use may not be terminated.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-202" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Use of Property"> <level label="a"> <text>This division does not limit the police power of the State, either county, or any municipal corporation where any park, road, or public space is located.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The concurrent police power of a municipal corporation extends only to areas located within its boundaries for purposes of this division.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-203" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Use of Property"> <level label="a"> <text>All property acquired by the Commission for any purpose specified in this subtitle and Subtitle 1 of this title is exempt from State, county, and municipal taxes.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>All land dedicated to the Commission in accordance with county subdivision regulations is property acquired by the Commission within the meaning of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-204" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Use of Property"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Commission may lease to any responsible person any land in the metropolitan district acquired for park purposes under this division.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The term of a lease may not exceed 20 years without the prior approval of the lease by legislative enactment of the county where the lease property is located.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The initial term of a lease may not exceed 40 years.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A lease may be renewed for additional terms not exceeding 10 years each.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A lease agreement shall contain provisions for reversion without cost to the Commission of the property and its improvements regardless of whether the improvements were added to the property by the lessee during the term of the lease or any extension of the lease.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Commission may grant privileges, permits, and concessions, and may enter into contracts relating to them, with any responsible person to engage in any business or enterprise on land in the metropolitan district acquired for park purposes under this division.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Any privilege, permit, or concession granted under this subsection shall be on terms and conditions the Commission considers advantageous to the development of the park system as a part of the plan for the physical development of the metropolitan district and the plan of the regional district within the metropolitan district.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The purpose for which property is leased, or for which a privilege, permit, or concession is granted, may not be inconsistent with the use of the property for park purposes.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Any lease or contract executed under this section shall contain a condition stating specifically the purposes for which the property is leased or for which the privilege, permit, or concession is granted.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An agreement the Commission enters into in accordance with this division shall contain provisions prohibiting the assignment of the agreement without the consent of the Commission.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>In Montgomery County, a lease, contract, or agreement entered into under this section may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>authorize a person other than the Commission to close a park or park facility; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>grant a person other than the Commission the authority to close or require the closing of an existing park or park facility under the jurisdiction of the Commission to prevent competition.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>This division does not limit the Commission’s authority to require an agreement to contain more restrictive provisions the Commission considers to be in the public interest.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-205" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Use of Property"> <text>The Commission may transfer any land that it holds under this title and determines not to be needed for park purposes or other purposes authorized under this title.</text> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-206" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Use of Property"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commission:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may sell or otherwise dispose of any playground or recreational facility no longer needed for public use; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>shall use the proceeds of the sale or disposition for the construction, acquisition, or improvement of any other playground or recreational facility in the metropolitan district.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except for parkland acquired under an agreement with the National Capital Planning Commission, the Commission may exchange playground or recreational land held or acquired by the Commission in its own name or in the name of the State for any other land held or acquired by the United States, the State, or any other public body or agency, which the Commission determines to be more suitable for playground and recreational purposes.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An exchange under this subsection:</text> <level label="i"> <text>may be accompanied by a partial cash payment moving either to or from the Commission; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>shall be considered an acquisition of land for the public uses provided in this title.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-207" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Use of Property"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commission may adopt regulations for the use of any property under its jurisdiction.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, on or before June 30, 2016, the Commission shall adopt regulations to prohibit on property under its jurisdiction the smoking of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a cigarette;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a cigar; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>any other tobacco product.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The regulations adopted in accordance with this subsection:</text> <level label="i"> <text>may exclude from the prohibition any designated venue or facility reasonably determined by the Commission to be appropriate for the purpose of generating admission fees, rental fees, or similar charges for use of Commission property; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>shall provide that the following penalties be imposed:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for a first infraction, a warning; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for a second or subsequent infraction, a $25 fine.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Commission shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>post the regulations outside each park headquarters building, community center, recreation center, or similar building in a developed park area; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>after posting the regulations, publish them at least three times within 60 days in one or more newspapers of general circulation published in the metropolitan district.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The posting and publication of the regulations shall be sufficient notice to all persons.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The sworn certificate of a commissioner as to the posting and publication of the regulations is prima facie evidence of posting and publication.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-208" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Use of Property"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A violation of a regulation under § 17–207 of this subtitle is a Commission infraction unless the violation is declared by law to be a crime.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>A Commission infraction is a civil offense.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The adjudication of a Commission infraction:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is not a criminal conviction; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>does not impose any of the civil disabilities ordinarily imposed by a criminal conviction.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A Commission park police officer may deliver a citation to any person charged with a Commission infraction.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Commission shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>retain a copy of the citation; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>include on the citation a certification attesting to the truth of the matter specified in the citation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The citation shall also contain:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the name and address of the person charged;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the nature of the infraction;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the location and time that the infraction occurred;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the amount of the fine assessed for the infraction;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the manner, location, and time in which the fine may be paid to the Commission; and</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>notice of the person’s right to a trial for the infraction.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Commission may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>establish a schedule of fines for each conviction of a Commission infraction;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>impose a fine not to exceed $50 for each conviction of a Commission infraction; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>impose a fine not to exceed $100 for each repeat violation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The recipient of a citation for a Commission infraction shall pay the fine to the Commission within 20 days after the receipt of the citation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>If a person who receives a citation for a Commission infraction fails to pay the fine by the payment due date specified in the citation and fails to file a notice of the person’s intent to stand trial for the offense, the Commission shall send a notice of the infraction to the person’s last known address.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person who fails to pay the fine within 15 days after the date of the notice is liable for an additional fine not to exceed twice the original fine.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>If the fine is not paid within 35 days after the date of notice, the Commission may request adjudication of the case through the District Court.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The District Court promptly shall schedule the case for trial and summon the defendant to appear.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>A person who receives a citation for a Commission infraction may elect to stand trial by filing with the Commission a notice of the person’s intent to stand trial.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The notice shall be given at least 5 days before the payment due date specified in the citation.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>On receipt of the notice of intent to stand trial, the Commission shall forward to the District Court having venue a copy of the citation and a copy of the notice of intent to stand trial that was filed by the person who received the citation.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>On receipt of the citation and the notice of intent to stand trial, the District Court shall schedule the case for trial and notify the defendant and the Commission of the trial date.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The District Court shall remit to the Commission all fines, penalties, or forfeitures the District Court collects for Commission infractions.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A person found by the District Court to have committed a Commission infraction shall pay a fine not to exceed:</text> <level label="1"> <text>$50 for a first violation; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$100 for a repeat violation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>In a proceeding for a Commission infraction before the District Court, the violation shall be prosecuted in the same manner and to the same extent as provided for municipal infractions under §§ 6–102 through 6–115 of the Local Government Article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-209" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Use of Property"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Animal” means any bird or mammal or any part, egg, offspring, or dead body part of any bird or mammal.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Hunt” means to pursue, capture, kill, gig, trap, shoot, or attempt to pursue, capture, kill, gig, trap, or shoot, or in any manner reduce any animal to personal possession.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person may not hunt an animal on property owned by, operated by, or leased by the Commission without prior written authorization from the Commission.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>For the purpose of this section, each animal taken illegally by hunting, offered for purchase, sold, bartered, or exchanged in excess of the bag limit or possessed illegally constitutes a separate violation.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>for a first violation, a fine not exceeding $1,500, with costs imposed at the discretion of the court; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>for each subsequent violation, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $4,000 or both, with costs imposed at the discretion of the court.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For the purpose of this subsection, a subsequent violation is a violation that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>occurs within 2 years after any prior violation of this section; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>arises out of a separate set of circumstances.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>In addition to the penalties in paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection, the court may order the license under which the person operated in committing the violation to be suspended for 12 months from the date of the subsequent conviction.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The Commission may adopt regulations necessary to administer and enforce this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Violation of any regulation adopted by the Commission under this subsection is a misdemeanor and is punishable as provided in subsection (d) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>The Chief Judge of the District Court may establish, by administrative regulation under § 1–605 of the Courts Article, a schedule of prepayable fines for a first offense misdemeanor violation of this section and regulations adopted under this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The amount of a prepayable fine may be not more than the maximum and not less than the minimum criminal penalty established in this section.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>By paying a fine set under this section instead of appearing for trial in District Court, a person is voluntarily accepting a conviction for the violation charged.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>If the District Court or circuit court imposes a fine for a violation of this section, the court shall collect the fine and remit it to the Commission.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-210" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Use of Property"> <level label="a"> <text>If a park police officer apprehends a person for violating any law punishable as a misdemeanor under § 17–209 of this subtitle, the officer may prepare and sign a written citation.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A citation issued under subsection (a) of this section shall include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a notice to appear in court;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the name and address of the person charged;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>appropriate license numbers, if any;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the violation charged;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the time and place the person shall appear in court; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>other pertinent information the Commission requires.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A person charged under subsection (a) of this section may give a written promise to appear in court by signing the citation prepared by the officer.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An officer shall arrest a person charged under subsection (a) of this section if:�</text> <level label="i"> <text>the person does not furnish satisfactory identification;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the officer has reasonable grounds to believe the person will disregard a written promise to appear; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the person refuses to sign a written promise to appear.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A person shall comply with the written promise to appear in court unless the person:</text> <level label="1"> <text>posts sufficient collateral for the violation;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>pays the fine in advance of trial; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>is represented by counsel in court.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>If a person fails to comply with the notice to appear in a citation issued under this section, the court may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, issue a warrant for the person’s arrest; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>after 5 days, notify the court clerk of the person’s noncompliance.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On receipt of notice of noncompliance from the court, the clerk shall notify the person by mail at the address indicated on the citation that the court may issue a warrant for the person’s arrest unless, within 15 days after the notice is mailed, the person:</text> <level label="i"> <text>pays the fine on the charge as provided for in the original citation and an additional fine of $100 for failing to appear; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>posts bond or a penalty deposit and requests a new trial date.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If a person fails to pay the fines or post the bond or penalty deposit under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the court may issue a warrant for the person’s arrest.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>If the original violation is not punishable by imprisonment, the court may not issue a warrant for the person’s arrest under this subsection for at least 20 days after the original trial date.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-211" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Use of Property"> <text>The Commission may assign living quarters in a house or building in its jurisdiction to a person:</text> <level label="1"> <text>connected with the Commission; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>having the duties of caretaker or supervisory attention over the house or building.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-212" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Use of Property"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commission may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, name and rename any street or highway and number and renumber the houses in the regional district if each new number or change of number is reported to the owner or occupant of the building for the purpose of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>correcting mistakes;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>removing confusion because of a duplication of street names; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>securing a uniformity of street names and numbering of houses;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>place or have placed new numbers on the buildings or premises and proper signs indicating the names of streets and highways; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>appropriate and expend as much of any surplus from fees for building permits issued in each county as is necessary to pay for the expenses in carrying out this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Commission may adopt reasonable regulations for carrying out any changes in street or highway names or the numbering of houses.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A violation of a regulation adopted under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable under the general penalty provisions of this division.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Commission may not rename any street or renumber any house located in a municipal corporation in Prince George’s County unless the proposed change is approved by the legislative body of the municipal corporation.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>Any party aggrieved by the refusal of a municipal corporation to approve a proposed change may appeal to the Prince George’s County Council.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>After public hearing and on a finding of need for public health, safety, and welfare, the County Council by resolution may authorize the change notwithstanding the objections of the municipal corporation.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The resolution shall require the affirmative vote of two–thirds of all the members of the County Council.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-213" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Use of Property"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>If in the Commission’s judgment it is necessary to provide for flood control in the metropolitan district, the Commission may condemn land and easements necessary in the construction of levees and other flood control works.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The condemnation proceedings shall be in accordance with the general powers provided in this division.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Commission may assume all damages incident to any flood control works or improvements that it finds necessary to construct, except damages to land and easements of railroads or other public utilities.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Commission may agree to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>furnish, without cost to the United States, all land and easements that may be necessary in the construction of any flood control works or improvements; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>take over, operate, and maintain the works when constructed.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Commission may use for park purposes the land acquired for flood control and navigation projects as provided in Title 25, Subtitle 7 of this article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-214" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Use of Property"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“High performance building” means a building that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>meets or exceeds the current version of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System Silver rating; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>achieves at least a comparable numeric rating according to a nationally recognized, accepted, and appropriate numeric sustainable development rating system, guideline, or standard approved by the Secretary of Budget and Management and the Secretary of General Services.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Major renovation” means the renovation of a building where:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the building shell is to be reused for the new construction;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the heating, ventilating, and air–conditioning (HVAC), electrical, and plumbing systems are to be replaced; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the scope of the renovation is 7,500 square feet or greater.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>It is the intent of the General Assembly that, to the extent practicable:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Commission shall employ green building technologies when constructing or renovating a Commission–owned building not subject to this section; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>high performance buildings shall meet the criteria and standards established under the “High Efficiency Green Building Program” adopted by the Maryland Green Building Council.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this section, if a capital project includes the construction or major renovation of a building that is 7,500 square feet or greater, the building shall be constructed or renovated to be a high performance building.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The following types of buildings are not required to be constructed or renovated to be high performance buildings:</text> <level label="1"> <text>warehouse and storage facilities;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>garages;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>maintenance facilities;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>transmitter buildings;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>cabins, pavilions, and other structures intended for open air or rustic uses;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>buildings of historic significance; and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>other similar types of buildings, as determined by the Commission.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The Commission may request from the county where the proposed capital project is located a waiver from complying with subsection (c) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On receipt of a written request of a waiver under this subsection, with approval of the county executive, the county council of the county where the proposed capital project is located may issue a waiver under this subsection if the county council determines that the use of a high performance building in a proposed capital project is not practicable.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Commission shall disclose any waiver issued under this subsection in the capital improvements program required under § 18–113 of this article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-301" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Park Police"> <text>The Commission may appoint park police officers as necessary to provide protection for the activities and property of the Commission.</text> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-302" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Park Police"> <level label="a"> <text>The park police:</text> <level label="1"> <text>possess all the powers and authority vested by existing law in the Montgomery County and Prince George’s County police;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>are responsible to and under the supervision of the Commission; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>shall exercise supervisory jurisdiction over the park system.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The park police shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>prevent crime;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>apprehend criminals;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>enforce the criminal and motor vehicle laws of the State;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>enforce park regulations; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>perform other related duties that the Commission imposes.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-303" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Park Police"> <level label="a"> <text>The park police have concurrent general police jurisdiction with the Montgomery County and Prince George’s County police:</text> <level label="1"> <text>within the parks and other areas under the jurisdiction of the Commission;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>within buildings under the jurisdiction of the Commission; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>on the portion of all roads and sidewalks immediately adjacent to property under the jurisdiction of the Commission.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The park police have jurisdiction off park property that may be provided by any reciprocal agreement entered into under § 2–105 of the Criminal Procedure Article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A reciprocal agreement shall specify the circumstances under which a park police officer may make arrests off of park property.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Notwithstanding § 2–105 of the Criminal Procedure Article, a reciprocal agreement may allow arrests in emergency or nonemergency situations.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-304" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Park Police"> <text>The Montgomery County and Prince George’s County police have the same general police jurisdiction and responsibility for the apprehension of criminals and detection of crime within the parks and other areas and buildings under the jurisdiction of the Commission as they have elsewhere in their respective counties.</text> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-305" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Park Police"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In Prince George’s County, the county planning board may appoint a deputy chief of the county division of the park police.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The deputy chief has the same jurisdiction, powers, and authority as park police officers appointed by the Commission.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The deputy chief shall serve at the pleasure of the county planning board.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The county planning board shall set the compensation of the deputy chief.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-401" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Property"> <text>The Commission may not acquire new land or use land already held by the Commission for the purpose of constructing an administration building without the prior approval of the County Executive and County Council of Montgomery County and the County Executive and County Council of Prince George’s County.</text> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-402" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Property"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commission has acquired title to the entire parcel of property known as Glenn Dale Hospital for use in accordance with this section.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Commission:</text> <level label="i"> <text>shall maintain the approximately 150 acres that have not been developed as part of the existing hospital campus in the Commission’s park system; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may sell, lease, or otherwise transfer the approximately 60 acres that have been developed as a hospital campus to a person who will adaptively reuse, at a minimum, the main hospital campus buildings on the property by returning the property to a state of utility, through repair and alteration, that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>gives the property an efficient and contemporary use; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>preserves portions and features of the property that are historically, architecturally, and culturally significant.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the Commission is unable to find a qualified person to carry out the intent of paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection, the Commission shall retain possession of the approximately 60 acres until the General Assembly approves an alternate use.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-403" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Property"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Commission has received property as a gift under the last will of Violet Blair Janin to establish a public park in memory of Jesup Blair.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The property received under paragraph (1) of this subsection is the portion of the farm, “The Moorings”, from the trees fronting on Georgia Avenue and Blair Road, including all improvements.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>In accordance with the conditions set forth in the will, the Commission shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>make ample provision for the maintenance of the property as a public park;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>unless it is absolutely necessary to remove trees in connection with the laying out of the public park, preserve all of the trees on the property; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>replace any trees on the property that are destroyed or die.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Commission may possess, manage, control, and maintain the property as a public park and memorial to Jesup Blair by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>preserving trees on the property;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>maintaining good order in the public park;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>building and maintaining roads, buildings, and conveniences as necessary or advisable;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>replacing trees that die or are destroyed; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>taking other actions necessary to maintain the public park in good condition and carry out the purposes of the gift.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Commission shall make yearly expenditures from the general revenues of the Commission received under this division to pay the cost of the maintenance, development, and use of the public park as necessary to accomplish the purposes of this division.</text> </level> </section>