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<section article="gnr" article_name="Natural Resources" number="8-408" title_number="8" title_name="Waters" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board and Related Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>That segment of the Youghiogheny River between Millers Run and the southern corporate limits of Friendsville is designated a wild river.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In §§ 8–408 through 8–411 of this subtitle, “scenic corridor” means the visual corridor of the Youghiogheny River in that segment of the Youghiogheny River designated as wild that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>An individual can see from the river or its contiguous shorelines; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Secretary demonstrates by field investigation and defines by regulations.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>By July 1, 1985, the Secretary shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Define by field investigation the boundaries of the scenic corridor of the Youghiogheny River; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Submit to the property owner a map indicating the proposed boundaries which affect the property owner.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Youghiogheny Scenic and Wild River Local Advisory Board shall verify the field investigation that the Secretary uses to define the extent of the scenic corridor.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>By July 1, 1985, the Secretary shall verify the boundaries of the scenic corridor of the Youghiogheny River with each property owner whose property is included in the scenic corridor:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>By an opportunity for an on–site review of the visual boundaries; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>If an on–site review is not possible, by constructive notice in a certified letter, return receipt requested, bearing a postmark of the United States Postal Service, that states the boundaries of the scenic corridor in a way that is easily understood.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The Secretary shall submit to each property owner a map indicating the proposed boundaries that affect the property owner.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>If the property owner is not satisfied with the proposed boundaries shown to the property owner by the Department, within 30 days after the property owner has been shown the proposed boundaries, the property owner may request, in writing, a field survey of the boundaries.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>If funding for the requested field survey is not immediately available:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>The Department shall request funding for the field survey in the next fiscal budget; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>The field survey is contingent on that funding being provided.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>This subsection does not prevent the Secretary from proceeding to adopt regulations to define the scenic corridor under subsections (b) and (c) of this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The provisions of this subsection do not apply to any area in the scenic corridor that has been mined and is not reclaimed.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A person may not mine any minerals by the strip or open pit mining method in the scenic corridor.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
