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2019 Maryland Code
Environment
Title 16 - Wetlands and Riparian Rights
Subtitle 4 - Lands Formed by Channel Excavation in Sinepuxent, Isle of Wight, and Chincoteague Bays
§ 16-402. Title to and use of land; patent restriction
Universal Citation: MD Env Code § 16-402 (2019)
(a) Any island created or formed within the confines of Sinepuxent, Isle of Wight, or Chincoteague Bay by the dumping or depositing of excavated material from dredging or any other artificial means employed by the State or the United States or both during the construction or maintenance of the Ocean City inlet and the channel in the bays, together with any accretion to any of those islands, in the past or future, are natural resources of the State and title to them is retained for the use of the Department.
(b) The Commissioner of Land Patents may not issue any patent for land created in the Chincoteague, Isle of Wight, or Sinepuxent Bay.
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