Maryland Transportation Section 8-328

      (a)      Each board of property review:

            (1)      Shall hear promptly all cases certified to it by the Commission;

            (2)      Shall determine the total amount of the award to be paid by the Commission; and

            (3)      May determine the portion of an award to be paid to persons, other than the fee owner, who have an interest in the property.

      (b)      Unless all parties in a case certified to a board agree otherwise, the full board shall hear and decide the case. If a member of the board is absent or disqualified from hearing or deciding any case, the judges of the court that appointed the board shall designate another individual with qualifications similar to those of the absent or disqualified member to serve instead.

      (c)      The board shall determine the fair value of the property to be acquired as of the date payment is made under § 8-323 of this subtitle.