# State Finance and Procurement (GSF)

## Title 10. Board of Public Works -- Miscellaneous Provisions

### Subtitle 4. Conveyance of Title to Lands Owned by State Due to Their Relationship to State Waters

#### Section 10-401

(a) This subtitle applies only to land owned by the State as a result of the relationship of the land to the waters of the State.

(b) This subtitle does not:

  (1) affect the title to interests conveyed by the State before July 1, 1970, by a valid grant, lease, or patent or a grant confirmed by Article 5 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights;

  (2) prohibit the execution of a conveyance for which application was made and approved by the Board before July 1, 1970;

  (3) deprive any riparian owner or proprietor of any riparian rights, privilege, or enjoyment that the owner or proprietor had before July 1, 1970; or

  (4) affect Sec.Sec. 3-101 and 3-102 of the Natural Resources Article of the Code of Public Local Laws of Worcester County.

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Md. Code Ann., State Fin. & Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)