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<section article="gnr" article_name="Natural Resources" number="5-9D-04" title_number="5" title_name="Forests and Parks" subtitle_number="9D" subtitle_name="Greenspace Equity Program">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, land acquired by a grant awarded under the Program may not be converted from outdoor public recreation or open space to any other use without the prior written approval of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The Secretary;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The Secretary of Budget and Management; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The Secretary of Planning.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A conversion of land under paragraph (1) of this subsection may be approved only after the grant recipient replaces the land being converted with land that has:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>An area that is at least equivalent in size with the land being converted;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A recreation or open space value equivalent with that of the land being converted; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>An appraised value equivalent to or greater than that of the land being converted.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Land developed or improved by a grant awarded under the Program must be operated and maintained for public use by the grant recipient for at least 15 years from the project completion date.</text>
  </level>
</section>
