# Land Use (GLU)

## Title 17. Powers and Property

### Subtitle 2. Use of Property

#### Section 17-201

(a) The State or the Commission, as appropriate, shall hold any land acquired under this division to which it takes title:

  (1) for the general benefit of the residents of the State; and

  (2) especially for the benefit of the residents in the metropolitan district.

(b) Without the approval of the Commission by resolution:

  (1) title to the land may not be conveyed by the State; or

  (2) public use may not be terminated.

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Md. Code Ann., Land Use (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)