Section 5-1203 - Declaration of policy; establishment of State wildlands preservation system. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-1203. Declaration of policy; establishment of State wildlands preservation system.
 

(a)  Declaration of policy; establishment of State wildlands preservation system.- In order to assure that an increasing population, accompanied by expanding settlement and growing mechanization, does not occupy and modify all areas within the State, leaving no lands designated for preservation and protection in their natural condition, it is the policy of the General Assembly to secure for the people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of State wildlands. For this purpose there is established a State wildlands preservation system composed of areas in the State designated by the General Assembly as "wildland areas". The wildland areas shall be administered for the use and enjoyment of the people of Maryland in a manner that will leave them unimpaired for the future use and enjoyment as wildlands, to provide for their protection, preservation of their wildland character, and for gathering and dissemination of information regarding their use and enjoyment as wildlands. A State land may not be designated as "wildland areas" except as provided for in this section or by a subsequent act. 

(b)  Big Savage Mountain Wildland.- Pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section that property in Garrett County containing approximately 2,691 acres and described as follows is a Type 1 State wildland and shall be named the "Big Savage Mountain Wildland": 
 

Beginning at the White Water primitive camping area and proceeding counterclockwise (S 75ø E) approximately 4,000 feet, then (N 40ø W) approximately 3,500 feet to a point 200 feet south of Big Savage Mountain Hiking Trail, then in a northeasterly direction along the eastern slopes of Big Savage Mountain 200 feet south of and parallel to the Big Savage Mountain Hiking Trail until it intersects with High Rock Tower Road, then west along the High Rock Tower Road to a line 50 feet from High Rock Firetower, then circling the tower counterclockwise to the south no closer than 50 feet to the tower to a point due west of the tower, then northwest directly down slope to the State forest boundary line and continuing along the boundary line southwest, passing south around Rhodes Hill, turning north and northeast until the property line intersects with Saw Mill Hollow Trail, then 200 feet north of and parallel to Saw Mill Hollow Run until it intersects with Savage River, then southwest along the east bank of Savage River to the lake and then south along the lake shore returning to the  

White Water primitive camping area and also from the point 200 feet north of Saw Mill Hollow Run where it intersects with the Savage River, following the east bank of the Savage River and then proceeding clockwise in a northerly direction 600 feet to private land then east 800 feet, then northerly about 1,400 feet and then westerly 300 feet again to the bank of Savage, then leaving private land and following the river bank, generally northeasterly about 17,000 feet to a large transmission line (about 1,500 feet north of Warnick Point) then leaving Savage River and with the southern margin of that transmission line easterly 2,700 feet to private land and then with private land southwesterly 1,000 feet, then leaving private land and crossing Savage River State Forest southwesterly 2,700 feet, then again with private land southwesterly 900 feet, then southeasterly 2,200 feet and then southwesterly 4,200 feet and then northwesterly 1,700 feet and then southwesterly 1,800 feet and then southeasterly 1,800 feet and then southwesterly 2,200 feet and then northwesterly 1,100 feet and then southwesterly 2,500 feet and then southeasterly 200 feet to a point 200 feet north of Saw Mill Hollow Run, then leaving private land and running with and parallel to Saw Mill Hollow Run and 200 feet north of the same, generally southwesterly 2,300 feet to the beginning point of Savage River. 

(b-1)  High Rock Wildland.- Pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, that property in Garrett County containing approximately 650 acres and described as follows is a Type 1 State wildland and shall be named the "High Rock Wildland": 
 

Beginning at a stone marked "BP 129" and witnessed by a pipe stamped 582, said stone also being a corner of the Savage River State Forest boundary on the western slope of Big Savage Mountain and then running north 38 degrees 18 minutes east 3703.31 feet to a stone marked "BP 128" and witnessed by a pipe stamped 581 and then running north 54 degrees 23 minutes east 5500.00 feet more or less to a point on the southeast side of Pine Swamp Road, then running in a northeasterly direction along the southeast side of said road to the south side of its intersection with Westernport Road, then running with the southwest side of Westernport Road in a southeasterly direction 5400.00 feet more or less to a point on the 2700 foot contour line, then running generally with said contour line south 49 degrees west 3500.00 feet more or less to a point northeast of the High Rock Tower Road, then running in a westerly direction 200 feet north and parallel to said road 2100.00 feet to a point lying northwest of the High Rock Tower site, then running south 40 degrees west 200.00 feet more or less, then running north 62 degrees west 1600 feet more or less to the beginning. 

(c)  Cypress Swamp Wildland.- Pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section that property in Worcester County containing approximately 1,784 acres and described as follows is a Type 2 wildland and shall be named the "Cypress Swamp Wildland": 
 

Parcel 1: 
 

Beginning with the main part at a point on the north side of the Hickory Point Road, said point lying approximately 5,200 feet west of the Cederhall Road; and proceeding clockwise, then with the north side of the Hickory Point Road westerly, then northerly in a long curve approximately 9,600 feet, then leaving the road and with the Pocomoke State Forest boundary northerly about 1,200 feet to the south margin of the Pocomoke River (Point A), then with the south shore generally easterly approximately 7,500 feet upstream, then with the Pocomoke State Forest boundary and adjoining private land southeasterly approximately 4,700 feet and then southwesterly 7,750 feet to the beginning point. 
 

Parcel 2: 
 

A second and separate part of this wildland begins at a point on the south margin of the Pocomoke River, the point being approximately 3,300 feet generally westerly downstream from Point A, then with the Pocomoke State Forest boundary and adjacent private land in a clockwise direction generally southerly approximately 800 feet, thence westerly 1,150 feet, then northwesterly approximately 1,900 feet to the south shore of the Pocomoke River, then with the south shore northerly, then easterly and then southerly approximately 4,800 feet to the beginning point. 
 

Parcel 3: 
 

All that lot, tract, or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Costen Election District of Worcester County, located on the Pocomoke River and being more particularly described in that certain patent of "Lankfords Discovery", dated May 5, 1905, among the records of the Hall of Records of the State of Maryland which by deed dated August 25, 1986 and recorded in the land records of Worcester County in Liber 1210, Folio 489 was conveyed by the Nature Conservancy to the State of Maryland, for the use of the Department of Natural Resources, and described as follows: 
 

Beginning at a marked cypress standing on the east bank of the Pocomoke River about a half mile above the town of Rehoboth, and running thence, north 41 degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds east, 280.50 feet, then running north 53 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds east, 140.25 feet to the edge of a small gut, then running south 21 degrees 39 minutes 00 seconds east, 4,174.50 feet to a point on the head of a small gut, then running south 29 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds east, 3,349.50 feet to an old water hole, then running south 61 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west, 462.00 feet, to a point on the northwest side of Parting Creek, then running south 79 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds west, 49.50 feet, then running south 47 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west, 231.00 feet, then running south 51 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds west, 420.75 feet to a point on the east side of the Pocomoke River, then running along the east bank of the Pocomoke River in a northerly direction 8,400.00 feet more or less to the point of beginning. 
 

Parcel 4: 
 

All that part of a lot, tract, or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Costen Election District of Worcester County, and conveyed by the Nature Conservancy to the State of Maryland to the Department of Natural Resources on July 20, 1978, and in Liber 1633, Folio 93, of the land records of Worcester County, and described as follows: 
 

Beginning at a hickory tree, said tree being the point of beginning of a survey by Harold W. Hampshire, dated May 15, 1978, running thence with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th lines of said survey, the following viz: north 82 degrees 04 minutes 10 seconds west 1,592.44 feet, to the edge of the marsh, then running north 33 degrees 55 minutes 26 seconds west 2,338.27 feet, to a cedar post, then north 09 degrees 50 minutes 06 seconds west 339.27 feet, to a cedar post, then south 74 degrees 23 minutes 34 seconds east 2,414.55 feet, to a concrete post, then south 77 degrees 37 minutes 08 seconds east 1,254.53 feet, to a concrete post, then running in a southerly direction 1,684.05 feet, to the point of beginning. 

(d)  Pocomoke River Wildland.-  

(1) Pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section that property situated in Worcester County containing approximately 2,481 acres and described as follows is a Type 2 State wildland and shall be named the "Pocomoke River Wildland": 
 

Parcel 1: 

Beginning with the first part at a point on the west bank of Corkers Creek where it joins the Pocomoke River and proceeding clockwise, then generally southerly with said west bank approximately 6,200 feet to the rear line of the clearing for the forest manager's residence, then leaving the creek and with said rear line southwesterly 400 feet to a forest road, then with said forest road and with its meanders, northwesterly then southerly and then northwesterly approximately 11,500 feet to the Pocomoke State Forest boundary, and with it northwesterly about 2,200 feet to the Pocomoke River, then with the south bank thereof to the beginning point. 
 

Parcel 2: 

A second and separate part of this wildland begins at a point on the south bank of the Pocomoke River at the western boundary of a part of the Pocomoke River Wildlife Management Area, the point lying approximately 400 feet west of Mattaponi Landing and running with the wildlife management area boundary and adjacent private land southerly about 300 feet to the Blades Road, then with the road about 2,400 feet to the State wetland boundary, then following the State wetland boundary with its meanders generally southwesterly approximately 6,500 feet to the western boundary of the Tarr tract in the Pocomoke State Forest, and then with the Pocomoke State Forest boundary northwesterly about 2,900 feet to the Pocomoke River; and then with the river's south bank generally northeasterly to the point of beginning. 
 

Parcel 3: 

A third and separate part of this wildland begins at a point on the north bank of the Pocomoke River and the west bank of Corbin Branch, and proceeding then clockwise with the north bank and with its meanders generally southwesterly approximately 10,500 feet to the mouth of Milburn Branch, then with the north bank of the branch and with its meanders generally northwesterly about 1,800 feet to a forest road, then along this road and other interconnecting forest roads and with their windings northeasterly approximately 10,000 feet to the east bank of Corbin Branch, then with the east bank generally southerly about 1,000 feet again to the Pocomoke River and the beginning point. 
 

Parcel 4 (Shad Tract, Parcel A): 

Beginning at the intersection of Corker's Creek and a ditch running in a northeasterly direction, said point also being on the boundary line of Shad Landing State Park and then running, along said ditch in a northeasterly direction to its intersection with the Pocomoke River, then running along the south bank of the Pocomoke River to Corker's Creek, then running with Corker's Creek to the point of beginning. 
 

Parcel 5 (Shad Tract, Parcel B): 

Beginning at a concrete monument, said monument being the beginning of a tract of land which by deed dated October 14, 1988 and recorded in Liber 1486, Folio 530 of the Land Records of Worcester County, was conveyed by Lavara Van De Graf, personal representative of the Estate of Evelyn W. Jones, and the Nature Conservancy, to the State of Maryland, for the use of the Department of Natural Resources, and running, along the boundary line of Shad Landing State Park 2,200.00 feet more or less, to a point on the northeast side of the road leading to Shad Landing, then running along the northeast side of said road in a northwest direction 1,300.00 feet more or less, to the south bank of the Pocomoke River, then running by and with the meanderings of the Pocomoke River in a generally northerly direction to the end of the 4th line of the aforesaid conveyance from Lavara Van De Graf, then running, south 11 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds west 660.00 feet to a point, south 18 degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds east 1,065.90 feet to a point, south 21 degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds east 226.38 feet to an iron pipe, south 65 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds east 165.66 feet to the point of beginning. 
 

Parcel 6 (Van De Graf Tract): 

All that lot, tract, or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the second election district of Worcester County located on the Pocomoke River and being more particularly described in a deed dated October 14, 1988 and recorded in Liber 1486, Folio 530 of the land records of Worcester County, which was conveyed by Lavara Van De Graf, personal representative of the Estate of Evelyn W. Jones and the Nature Conservancy, to the State of Maryland, for the use of the Department of Natural Resources and described as follows: beginning at a concrete monument at the intersection of the northwesterly line of a tract of land now or formerly owned by Robert J. Reilly and the northeast line of Shad Landing State Park, and then running north 65 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 165.66 feet to an iron pipe, then north 21 degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds west 226.38 feet to an iron pipe, then north 18 degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds west 1,065.90 feet, then north 11 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds east 660.00 feet, then running with the meanderings of the Pocomoke River in a northerly direction 6,065.00 feet more or less to an iron pipe, then south 52 degrees 03 minutes 37 seconds east 471.90 feet to an iron pipe, then south 80 degrees 03 minutes 37 seconds east 1,223.64 feet to an iron axle, then south 27 degrees 48 minutes 26 seconds west 192.46 feet to an iron pipe, then south 55 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds east 33.00 feet to an iron pipe, then south 33 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 429.00 feet to an iron pipe, then south 50 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 198.00 feet to an iron pipe, then south 20 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 396.00 feet to an iron pipe, then south 55 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 165.00 feet to an iron pipe, then south 49 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 264.00 feet to an iron pipe, then south 37 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 330.00 feet to an iron pipe, then north 56 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 427.02 feet to an iron pipe, then south 08 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 709.50 feet to an iron pipe, then south 19 degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds east 550.44 feet to a concrete monument, then south 76 degrees 38 minutes 23 seconds west 592.40 feet to a concrete monument, then south 76 degrees 38 minutes 38 seconds west 94.00 feet to an iron pipe, then south 56 degrees 08 minutes 23 seconds west 675.78 feet to an iron pipe, then north 45 degrees 33 minutes 46 seconds west 728.29 feet to an iron pipe, then south 43 degrees 45 minutes 12 seconds west 2160.38 feet to the point of beginning. 
 

Parcel 7 (Tract A): 

Beginning at the southeast intersection of River Road and a road on the eastern boundary line of Milburn Landing State Park, then running along the boundary of Milburn Landing State Park 3,000.00 feet more or less, to a point, then leaving the park boundary and running along the northwest side of said road 500.00 feet more or less, to the center of Milburn Branch, then running in a southeasterly direction along said creek in a southerly direction to its confluence with the Pocomoke River and the boundary line of Pocomoke State Forest, then running along the Pocomoke River in a southwesterly direction 1,000.00 feet more or less, to a point, then running in a northwesterly direction 400.00 feet to a point on the east side of a drive, then running along said drive in a northerly direction 1,000.00 feet more or less, to a point, then leaving said road and running, north 18 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds west 1,060.00 feet more or less, to a point, then running north 12 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds east 1,000.00 feet more or less, to a point, on the south side of River Road, then running along the south side of River Road to the point of beginning. 
 

Parcel 7 (Tract B): 

Beginning at a point on the southeast side of River Road at its intersection with the northeast boundary line of Pocomoke State Forest, then running in a southeasterly direction along said State forest boundary 1,300.00 feet more or less, to a point, then running in a southwesterly direction at a right angle to the Pocomoke State Forest boundary 375.00 feet more or less, then running parallel to the State forest boundary line in a northwesterly direction 1,300.00 feet to the south side of River Road, then running along the south side of River Road to the point of beginning. 
 

Parcel 8: 

Beginning at a point in the intersection of Corker's Creek and a ditch running in a northwesterly direction, said point being in the northeastern boundary of Pocomoke State Forest and the Shad Landing State Park boundary line, then with said ditch in a northeasterly direction 700.00 feet more or less, then leaving said ditch and running in a southeasterly direction 850.00 feet to a State park loop road at a campground, then running along said road 4,000.00 feet more or less, to a point opposite a 90 degree bend in said road, then leaving the park road and running in a southwesterly direction 650.00 feet more or less, to Corker's Creek, then running along Corker's Creek in a northwesterly direction to the point of beginning. 
 

Parcel 9: 

Beginning at a point, said point being at the end of the 2nd line of a tract of land which by deed dated February 13, 1985 and recorded in Liber 1064, Folio 24 of the Land Records of Worcester County, was conveyed by Charles Timmons to the State of Maryland for the use of the Department of Natural Resources, then running with the 3rd, 4th, and 5th line of said tract of land and with the State forest boundary, south 43 degrees 15 minutes 28 seconds east 500.00 feet to an angle iron, then south 68 degrees 22 minutes 28 seconds east 460.72 feet to an angle iron, then south 46 degrees 44 minutes 49 seconds west 199.59 feet to an angle iron, then leaving said conveyance and running, south 42 degrees 07 minutes 00 seconds east 185.00 feet to an iron bar, then south 36 degrees 04 minutes 00 seconds east 317.00 feet to an iron bar, then north 53 degrees 23 minutes 00 seconds east 363.00 feet to an iron bar, then south 12 degrees 37 minutes 00 seconds east 250.00 feet more or less, to a point, then running, south 57 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds east 2,100.00 feet more or less, to a point on the northwest side of a road, then running with the north side of said road in a southwesterly direction 450.00 feet to a point, then leaving said road and running, north 74 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 1,200.00 feet to an iron bar, then running with the lines of a conveyance from Charles Timmons to the State of Maryland (Liber 788, Folio 390), north 41 degrees 07 minutes 00 seconds west 935.12 feet crossing over an iron bar at 156 feet, then running, south 79 degrees 55 minutes 00 seconds west 231.00 feet to a point, then running north 40 degrees 52 minutes 00 seconds west 264.00 feet to a point, then running north 60 degrees 49 minutes 00 seconds west 264.00 feet to a point, then running north 27 degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds east 82.50 feet to a point, then south 65 degrees 53 minutes 00 seconds west 132.00 feet to a point, then running north 84 degrees 37 minutes 00 seconds west 563.00 feet more or less, to an iron pipe, then running, north 18 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds east 550.00 feet more or less, to the south side of the Pocomoke River, then running with said river to the point of beginning. 
 

Parcel 10: 

Beginning at the end of the 5th line of a tract of land surveyed by G. Oliver Morrell for John and Elisabeth Mohr on November 30, 1960, said tract of land conveyed by John and Elizabeth Mohr to the State of Maryland for the use of the Department of Natural Resources by a deed dated April 22, 1987, and recorded in Liber 1304, Folio 124 of the land records of Worcester County, and then running, north 29 degrees 59 minutes 00 seconds west 303.60 feet, then running north 72 degrees 22 minutes 40 seconds west 859.32 feet, then running north 60 degrees 03 minutes 10 seconds east 988.68 feet, then running north 38 degrees 32 minutes 20 seconds east 722.70 feet, then running south 83 degrees 05 minutes 50 seconds east 1,049.40 feet, then running south 79 degrees 59 minutes 30 seconds east 205.26 feet, then running north 39 degrees 09 minutes 30 seconds east 332.64 feet, then running north 87 degrees 34 minutes 50 seconds east 333.30 feet, then running south 54 degrees 43 minutes 30 seconds east 201.30 feet to a pipe, then running in a northeasterly direction with the south side of the marsh 5,500.00 feet more or less, to an old road, then running with the southwest side of said road in a southeasterly direction 1,000.00 feet more or less, to the intersection of a State forest road, then running with the northwest side of said road in a southwesterly direction 8,000.00 feet to the point of beginning. 
 

Parcel 11: 

All those five (5) tracts of land, situate, lying and being in the Second Election District of Worcester County, Maryland, and located south of Porter's Crossing Road where it crosses the Pocomoke River. 

Tracts 1, 2, and 3 are described as follows: 

Beginning at a point on the west bank of the Pocomoke River at the point of intersection with Porter's Crossing Road, then running with the south side of Porter's Crossing Road in a westerly direction 1,203.40 feet more or less to a point, then running south 51 degrees 47 minutes 09 seconds west 426.84 feet to a concrete monument, then running south 88 degrees 25 minutes 03 seconds west 290.70 feet to a concrete monument, then running north 68 degrees 41 minutes 15 seconds west 129.73 feet to a concrete monument, then running south 79 degrees 15 minutes 20 seconds west 771.33 feet to a concrete monument, then running north 41 degrees 44 minutes 29 seconds west 420.79 feet to a concrete monument, then running north 36 degrees 52 minutes 07 seconds west 320.18 feet to a concrete monument, then running north 89 degrees 02 minutes 27 seconds west 277.60 feet to a concrete monument, then running north 82 degrees 57 minutes 18 seconds west 467.51 feet to a concrete monument, then running south 48 degrees 38 minutes 24 seconds west 233.48 feet to a concrete monument, then running south 56 degrees 03 minutes 45 seconds west 176.63 feet to a concrete monument, then running south 55 degrees 16 minutes 03 seconds east 259.02 feet to a concrete monument, then running south 06 degrees 18 minutes 33  

seconds west 462.51 feet to a concrete monument, then running south 72 degrees 50 minutes 46 seconds west 24.38 feet to a concrete monument, then running north 77 degrees 50 minutes 18 seconds west 68.72 feet to a concrete monument, then running south 48 degrees 29 minutes 23 seconds west 1,696.22 feet to a concrete monument, then running south 41 degrees 10 minutes 49 seconds east 301.16 feet to a concrete monument, then running south 11 degrees 01 minutes 02 seconds west 247.59 feet to a concrete monument, then running south 06 degrees 59 minutes 09 seconds east 159.93 feet to a concrete monument, then running south 15 degrees 40 minutes 49 seconds west 429.34 feet to a concrete monument, then running south 47 degrees 07 minutes 49 seconds east 711.02 feet to a concrete monument, then running south 00 degrees 19 minutes 05 seconds west 130.74 feet to a concrete monument, then running south 22 degrees 51 minutes 02 seconds west 36.50 feet to a concrete monument, then running south 22 degrees 51 minutes 02 seconds west 67.75 feet to a point, then running south 48 degrees 05 minutes 53 seconds east 166.09 feet to a concrete monument, then running south 25 degrees 20 minutes 40 seconds east 360.65 feet to a concrete monument, then running south 07 degrees 24 minutes 41 seconds east 483.19 feet to a concrete monument, then running south 45 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds west 282.71 feet to a concrete monument, then running south 34 degrees 03 minutes 58 seconds west 592.74 feet to a concrete monument, then running north 52 degrees 59 minutes 51 seconds west 879.12 feet to a concrete monument, then running south 45 degrees 02 minutes 46 seconds west 216.82 feet to a concrete monument, then running south 45 degrees 02 minutes 46 seconds west 185.17 feet to a point, then running south 42 degrees 08 minutes 00 seconds east 2305.00 feet to the Pocomoke River, then running with the west side of said river in a northeasterly direction 11,310.00 feet to the point of beginning. 

Tracts 4 and 5 are described as follows: beginning at a point, said point having Maryland State plane grid coordinates north 144,202.33 and east 1,273,168.00; and running from said point of beginning, south 04 degrees 55 minutes 46 seconds east 234.14 feet, then running north 57 degrees 55 minutes 46 seconds west 122.75 feet, then running north 39 degrees 55 minutes 46 seconds west 429.00 feet, then running north 17 degrees 55 minutes 46 seconds west 92.69 feet, to a point in the southerly line of Porter's Crossing Road, then running with the southerly line of said road 477.31 to the point of beginning. 

Beginning at a point on the east bank of the Pocomoke River and on the south side of Porter's Crossing Road, said point having Maryland State plane grid coordinates north 146,120.03 and east 1,270,174.10; and running with the east bank of the river, south 15 degrees 49 minutes 14 seconds west 67.98 feet, then running south 05 degrees 39 minutes 08 seconds west 139.17 feet, then leaving the river and running south 07 degrees 05 minutes 11 seconds east 90.00 feet, then running south 51 degrees 50 minutes 58 seconds east 27.00 feet, then running south 12 degrees 55 minutes 46 seconds west 215.00 feet, then running south 89 degrees 55 minutes 46 seconds east 222.00 feet, then running south 69 degrees 10 minutes 46 seconds east 792.00 feet, then running parallel with an old mill ditch the following courses: south 39 degrees 55 minutes 46 seconds east 99.00 feet, then running south 05 degrees 55 minutes 46 seconds east 165.00 feet, then running south 75 degrees 55 minutes 46 seconds east 165.00 feet, then running south 50 degrees 55 minutes 46 seconds east 594.00 feet, then running north 88 degrees 04 minutes 14 seconds west 495.00 feet, then running south 74 degrees 10 minutes 46 seconds west 132.00 feet, then running south 44 degrees 55 minutes 46 seconds east 99.00 feet, then running south 17 degrees 55 minutes 46 seconds east 132.00 feet, then running south 53 degrees 55 minutes 46 seconds east 78.54 feet, then running north 45 degrees 04 minutes 14 seconds east 102.68 feet, to a point on the south side of Porter's Crossing Road, then running with said road in a northwesterly direction 1,369.89 feet more or less, to a point, then leaving said road and running, south 51 degrees 01 minutes 51 seconds west 297.98 feet to an iron pipe, then running north 13 degrees 12 minutes 26 seconds west 173.90 feet, then running north 17 degrees 59 minutes 52 seconds east 260.50 feet, to the south side of Porter's Crossing Road, then running with said road northwesterly 1,558.97 feet to the point of beginning. 

Saving and excepting all portions of the Pocomoke River. 

(2) Within the part of Pocomoke River Wildland lying north of the Pocomoke River and east of Milburn Landing area, Pocomoke River State Park, safety zone signs may be posted to protect the State park camping area in hunting seasons. 

(e)  Maintenance and improvement of boundary roadways.- If a county or State road is the boundary of any area designated a wildland pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the county or State is exempt from the requirement to obtain approval from the General Assembly for activities within the wildland, which are 200 feet of the road edge, if they are necessary for the maintenance or improvement of the roadway for public safety. These activities are subject to normal review, permit, and approval actions as required by law. 

(e-1)  Above ground or underground lines and related easements.- Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part II of this subtitle, the designation of an area as a wildland may not be construed to preclude: 

(1) The normal maintenance of an electrical transmission line, distribution line, telephone line, natural gas line, or other above ground or underground line, or of any easement held in conjunction with such line, in the manner such line or easement is normally maintained; or 

(2) The upgrading or expansion of any electrical transmission line, distribution line, telephone line, natural gas line, or other above ground or underground line if the person responsible for the line had the right, subject to any required approval, to upgrade or expand the line in the designated area immediately before the designation of the area as wildlands. 

(f)  Maintenance of existing public drainage within Worcester County.- Any activities related to the maintenance of existing public drainage within Worcester County is exempt from the requirement to obtain approval from the General Assembly. These activities are subject to normal review, permit, and approval actions as required by law. 

(g)  Cunningham Falls State Park Wildland.- Pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, that property situated in Frederick County containing approximately 3,452 acres and designated as follows, is a Type 1 State wildland, and shall be named, "The Cunningham Falls State Park Wildland". 
 

Beginning for the first of four parts at a point approximately 420 feet southwesterly of the intersection of Maryland Route 77 and Catoctin Hollow Road, that point lying on the east side of the latter road at the southern margin of Big Hunting Creek. Thence proceeding downstream with the southern margin and the meanders of the creek, southeasterly approximately 100 feet, thence northeasterly approximately 1,000 feet, thence southeasterly approximately 460 feet, then southerly approximately 200 feet, thence southeasterly approximately 1,700 feet, thence southerly approximately 1,400 feet, thence easterly approximately 1,350 feet to bridge carrying Maryland Route 77 over Big Hunting Creek. Thence leaving the creek and running with southern margin of the right-of-way of Maryland Route 77 still easterly 1,600 feet, southerly approximately 1,700 feet and easterly 2,500 feet. Then leaving Maryland Route 77 and running with the boundary of Cunningham Falls State Park southwesterly approximately 200 feet, westerly 700 feet, southerly approximately 750 feet, easterly 700 feet, southerly approximately 200 feet, westerly 1,200 feet, southerly 300 feet, westerly approximately 1,250 feet, northerly 250 feet, westerly approximately 1,550 feet, southwesterly approximately 400 feet to a cleared power line right-of-way. Thence leaving the State park boundary running with the northern margin of the power line generally westerly approximately 3,200 feet to private land; leaving power line and with the private land northeasterly approximately 950 feet, westerly approximately 300 feet southwesterly in two courses 950 feet again to the power line. Then leaving private land and running again with the northern margin of the power line approximately 1,050 feet, then leaving the power line and cutting across State park property generally northerly in three courses 1,200 feet to the east margin of Catoctin Hollow Road. Then running with the road approximately 4,500 feet to the beginning containing approximately 535 acres. 
 

Beginning for a second and separate part at the most northerly point of the Thurmont Watershed property and running generally northerly with the State park boundary approximately 1,450 feet to a cleared power line. Then leaving the State park boundary and running with the southern margin of the power line, generally easterly approximately 6,600 feet, then southerly approximately 1,750 feet to the watershed property and running with it generally westerly approximately 6,300 feet to the beginning point, containing approximately 210 acres. 
 

Beginning for a third and separate part at the southeastern corner of the Thurmont Watershed property and running across State park property generally southerly approximately 3,550 feet, southwesterly approximately 2,050 feet again southerly approximately 2,100 feet to the State park boundary and private land. Thence running with said private land westerly approximately 950 feet, then southwesterly in two courses approximately 1,050 feet, then westerly approximately 600 feet, southwesterly approximately 650 feet, westerly approximately 450 feet, southerly approximately 200 feet. Thence northwesterly in two courses approximately 950 feet and 1,650 feet. Then northerly approximately 200 feet. Thence westerly approximately 1,400 feet, and southwesterly approximately 850 feet to the Catoctin Hollow Road. Thence generally along the road northwesterly approximately 1,000 feet. Leaving the road and running again with private land approximately 2,000 feet to a point near the Catoctin Hollow Road. Thence northerly approximately 2,050 feet, northwesterly in two courses approximately 700 and 800 feet; then northerly approximately 1,100 feet, southeasterly approximately 1,400 feet, northerly approximately 3,000 feet, northwesterly in two courses approximately 1,400 and 1,000 feet, and easterly approximately 800 feet to the western boundary of the Thurmont Watershed property. Thence with the Watershed boundary southerly approximately 1,650 feet, then easterly approximately 8,450 feet to the beginning containing approximately 1,655 acres. 
 

Beginning for a fourth and separate part at a point on the State park boundary lying southerly approximately 1,000 feet from the intersection of U.S. Route 15 and Catoctin Hollow Road. Thence southerly 3,900 feet, westerly 600 feet, southerly 2,000 feet, easterly 650 feet, southerly 1,200 feet. Still southerly 1,050 feet, westerly 1,950 feet, southeasterly 1,850 feet, southerly 2,400 feet. Thence westerly 3,800 feet. Thence northerly by twelve courses approximately 10,800 feet. Thence easterly approximately 1,100 feet northeasterly approximately 1,700 feet to an unimproved public road. Thence with the road again northeasterly approximately 300 feet. Thence leaving the road and running again with the State park boundary southeasterly in two courses 1,300 and 1,200 feet. Thence easterly approximately 450 feet, northerly approximately 2,400 feet, easterly approximately 1,150 feet to the beginning containing approximately 1,052 acres. 

(h)  Patuxent River Wildland.- Pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, that property in Howard and Montgomery counties containing approximately 1579 acres and described as follows is a Type 2 State wildland and shall be named the "Patuxent River Wildland": 
 

Parcel 1: 
 

Beginning at a point on the south shore of the Patuxent River at the eastern margin of the right-of-way of the Hipsley Mill Road, and proceeding counterclockwise about the boundary of the wildland area, southwesterly with said right-of-way margin approximately 3,050 feet to the southern boundary of Patuxent River State Park (hereafter the Park). Thence leaving Hipsley Mill Road and following said Park boundary southeasterly approximately 1,700 feet; thence leaving the Park boundary and with the forest bounding a field, on the right hand, easterly approximately 1,400 feet. Still with the forest edge southwesterly approximately 300 feet, thence easterly approximately 300 feet, thence southeasterly approximately 800 feet, thence southwesterly approximately 475 feet, again to the Park boundary. Thence with said Park boundary southeasterly approximately 550 feet. Then leaving the Park boundary and again with the forest edge northeasterly approximately 1,150 feet, southeasterly approximately 400 feet, southerly approximately 275 feet, thence southeasterly approximately 750 feet, thence northeasterly approximately 550 feet, thence southeasterly approximately 250 feet, thence northeasterly approximately 500 feet. Thence still with the forest edge southeasterly approximately 600 feet, thence southwesterly approximately 750 feet, thence easterly approximately 150 feet thence southerly approximately 250 feet, thence easterly approximately 900 feet. Thence again with the forest edge northeasterly approximately 1,100 feet, thence easterly approximately 300 feet, thence northeasterly approximately 1,400 feet, thence southeasterly approximately 650 feet, thence northerly approximately 1,050 feet, thence northeasterly approximately 550 feet, thence northerly approximately 420 feet to the Patuxent River. Thence crossing the river in a northwesterly direction approximately 100 feet. Thence with the forest edge and the river southeasterly approximately 300 feet; then leaving the river and following the forest edge northeasterly with a field on the right, approximately 150 feet thence northerly approximately 420 feet, thence northwesterly approximately 475 feet, thence northerly approximately 400 feet. Thence still with the forest edge easterly approximately 150 feet, thence northerly approximately 650 feet, thence westerly approximately 900 feet, thence northerly approximately 800 feet. Thence leaving the forest edge and cutting through a narrow neck of woods, still northerly approximately 200 feet, then again with the forest edge westerly approximately 550 feet. Again cutting through a neck of woods still westerly approximately 550 feet. Once again with the forest edge southwesterly approximately 450 feet, thence northwesterly approximately 1,175 feet, thence southerly approximately 500 feet, thence westerly with the forest edge approximately 300 feet, thence northeasterly approximately 1,375 feet, thence northwesterly approximately 375 feet, thence  

southwesterly approximately 650 feet, thence northeasterly approximately 450 feet, thence still with the forest edge easterly approximately 1,150 feet to the Park boundary. Thence with said Park boundary northeasterly approximately 825 feet, thence northwesterly approximately 700 feet, thence southwesterly approximately 800 feet, thence westerly approximately 350 feet, thence northwesterly approximately 275 feet to an old field. Thence with the field on the right hand and with the forest edge southwesterly approximately 375 feet, thence northwesterly approximately 425 feet to Hipsley Mill Road. Thence with Hipsley Mill Road southwesterly approximately 600 feet to the edge of an old field. Thence leaving Hipsley Mill Road and with the field on the right hand and with the forest edge southeasterly approximately 350 feet, thence southwesterly through a narrow neck of woods approximately 525 feet, thence still with the forest edge southeasterly approximately 1,150 feet, thence westerly approximately 300 feet, thence southeasterly approximately 500 feet thence southerly approximately 400 feet, thence easterly approximately 175 feet, thence with the field on the right hand and with the forest edge southerly approximately 550 feet, thence westerly approximately 200 feet, thence southwesterly approximately 475 feet, thence northwesterly approximately 250 feet, thence northerly approximately 500 feet. Thence still with the forest edge northerly approximately 350 feet, thence southerly approximately 550 feet, thence northwesterly approximately 1,600 feet to the Hipsley Mill Road. Thence with the eastern margin of said road right-of-way, southwesterly approximately 1,250 feet, thence southerly approximately 750 feet again crossing the Patuxent River to the beginning point. 
 

A twenty-five hundredths (0.25) of an acre parking area located approximately 50 feet northeast of the Patuxent River along the east side of Hipsley Mill Road shall be excluded from the Patuxent River Wildland. 
 

Parcel 2 
 

Beginning at a point, said point being the beginning of the 2nd line of a tract of land which by deed dated January 24, 1975, and recorded in the land records of Howard County in Liber 719, Folio 027, was conveyed by Wiley G. Griffith to the State of Maryland, to the use of the Department of Natural Resources, and running with said second line, south 69 degrees 25 minutes 30 seconds east 818.49 feet to a point, said point being the beginning of the eleventh line of a tract of land which by deed dated, June 26, 1969, and recorded in the land records of Howard County in Liber 513, Folio 289, was conveyed by Theron P. and Elizabeth Sager to the State of Maryland, to the use of the Department of Forest and Parks, and running with said line, south 70 degrees 50 minutes 20 seconds east 130.00 feet more or less to a point, north 16 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds east 960.00 feet to a point on the southern edge of Annapolis Rock Road, thence running with the south side of said road in a easterly direction to the intersection and western edge of Hipsley Mill Road, thence running with the western edge of Hipsley Mill Road in a southwesterly direction 1800 feet to a point in the western edge of said road, said point also being distant north 36 degrees 46 minutes 30 seconds west 150.00 feet from a point located north 56 degrees 03 minutes 23 seconds west 20.00 from the end of the 33rd line of a tract of land which by deed dated, February 1, 1972, and recorded in the land records of Howard County in Liber 584, Folio 211, was conveyed by George G. and Sidney Ann Adams Wilson to the State of Maryland, to the use of the Department of Forests and Parks, and running thence, north 56 degrees 03 minutes 23 seconds west 890 feet more or less to a point in the 30th line of said aforementioned conveyance, thence running with part of said 30th line, south 28 degrees 39 minutes 20 seconds west 1200.00 feet more or less to a point, north 67 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 650.00 feet more or less to a point, north 81 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds west 800.00 feet more or less feet to a point, north 33 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds east 300.00 feet more or less to a point, north 57 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 430.00 feet more or less to a point, south 09 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds west 550.00 feet more or less feet to a point, south 70 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds east 930.00 feet more or less to a point, north 66 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds east 270.00 feet more or less to a point, south 66 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds east 840.00 feet more or less to a point, south 31 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds east 450.00 feet more or less to a point on the west edge of Hipsley Mill Road, thence running with the west edge of said road 2850 feet more or less to a point, said point being distant north 76 degrees 02 minutes 12 seconds west 20.00 feet from the beginning of the first line of a tract of land which by deed dated, March 8, 1975, and recorded in the land records of Montgomery County in Liber 4633, Folio 650, was conveyed by William B. King to the State of Maryland, to the use of the Department of Natural Resources, and running thence, north 76 degrees 02 minutes 12 seconds west 56.51 feet to a point, north 67 degrees 22 minutes 12 seconds west 612.57 feet to a point, north 86 degrees 44 minutes 42 seconds west 219.50 feet to a point, said point being the end of the third line of said aforementioned conveyance from King, thence running, north 86 degrees 44 minutes 42 seconds west 221.81 feet to a point, said point being the end of the 11th line of a tract of land which by deed dated June 10, 1971, and recorded in the land records of Montgomery County in Liber 4081, Folio 247, was conveyed by Margaret Gallagher to the State of Maryland, to the use of the Department of Forest and Parks, and running thence with said eleventh line, north 66 degrees 36 minutes 14 seconds west 200.00 feet to a point, south 29 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 1120.00 feet more or less to a point, north 83 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 480.00 feet more or less to a point, said point being distant south 34 degrees 16 minutes 36 seconds 200.00 feet from the end of the 7th line of the last mentioned deed, thence running, south 07 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 800.00 feet more or less to a point, said point being in  

the northernmost line of the PEPCO transmission line right of way, thence running along the northern line of said right of way in a northwesterly direction 580.00 feet more or less to a point, thence leaving said right of way and running north 11 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 630.00 feet more or less to a point, said point being the end of the seventh line of a tract of land which by deed dated September 2, 1971, and recorded in the land records of Montgomery County in Liber 4118, Folio 689, was conveyed by A. W. Thompson to the State of Maryland, to the use of the Department of Forest and Parks, and running thence with the 8th, 9th and 10th line of the last mentioned deed, north 03 degrees 31 minutes 50 seconds west 305.50 feet to a point, north 50 degrees 13 minutes 45 seconds west 717.75 feet to a point, south 41 degrees 58 minutes 35 seconds west 492.54 feet to a point, said point being the end of the 1st line of a tract of land which by deed dated January 6, 1981, and recorded in the land records of Montgomery County in Liber 5641, Folio 156, was conveyed by Jerome W. and Ella Jean Cassidy to the State of Maryland, to the use of the Department of Natural Resources, and running thence with the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th line of said deed, south 47 degrees 16 minutes 25 seconds east 656.72 feet to a point, south 47 degrees 16 minutes 25 seconds east 232.01 feet to a point, south 68 degrees 42 minutes 42 seconds west 76.83 feet to a point, north 75 degrees 29 minutes 58 seconds west 122.09 feet to a point, south 85 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 208.00 feet to a point in the northernmost right of way line of PEPCO and running with said right of way in a northwesterly direction 2100.00 feet more or less to a point, said point being south 65 degrees 44 minutes 39 seconds east from the end of the 2nd line of a tract of land which by deed dated September 19, 1984, and recorded in the land records of Montgomery County in Liber 6566, Folio 868, was conveyed by Kenneth and Nancy Zastrow to the State of Maryland, to the use of the Department of Natural Resources, and running thence, north 08 degrees 30 minutes 45 seconds east 77.00 feet more or less to a point, north 13 degrees 18 minutes 12 seconds east 149.28 feet to a point, north 09 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds 102.01 feet to a point, said point being the end of the 11th line of a tract of land which by deed dated September 2, 1971 and recorded in the land records of Montgomery County in Liber 4118, Folio 689, was conveyed by A.W. Thompson to the State of Maryland, to the use of the Department of Natural Resources, and running thence, north 46 degrees 12 minutes 00 seconds east 1537.00 feet to a point on the south bank of the Patuxent River, thence running with the south bank of said river in a northwesterly direction 300.00 feet more or less to a point on the east side of Madcap Road, thence running with the east side of Madcap Road in a northwesterly direction 600.00 feet more or less to a point on the easternmost line of a gas line right of way, thence running with the easternmost line of said right of way in a northerly direction 24000.00 feet more or less to a point, thence running north 88 degrees 00 seconds 00 minutes east 250.00 feet more or less to the beginning. 
 

Within this parcel of the Patuxent River Wildland are twenty (20) acres of leased agricultural land located off the west side of Hipsley Mill Road approximately 700 feet from the Patuxent River. This use may continue until December 31, 1998. 
 

Parcel 3 
 

Beginning at a point, said point being situated south 18 degrees 43 minutes 03 seconds west 859.29 feet from the beginning of the 12th line of a tract of land which by deed dated December 3, 1975, and recorded in the land records of Howard County in Liber 747, Folio 330, was conveyed by Howard and Mary Nicodemus to the State of Maryland, to the use of the Department of Forests and Parks, said point also being a corner of the previously established Patuxent River Wildland, and running thence, south 18 degrees 43 minutes 03 seconds west 400 feet more or less to a point, south 57 degrees 39 minutes 47 seconds east 935.90 feet to a point, south 69 degrees 09 minutes 01 seconds east 1,435.28 feet to a point, south 08 degrees 27 minutes 54 seconds west 400.00 feet more or less to a point in a line of the previously mentioned wildland, thence running with the outline of said wildland to the point of beginning. 
 

Within this parcel of the Patuxent River Wildland are thirty (30) acres of leased agricultural land immediately south of Cabin Branch. This use may continue until December 31, 1999. 
 

Parcel 4 
 

Beginning at a point, said point being the end of the 4th line of a tract of land which by deed dated March 10 1972, and recorded in the land records of Montgomery County in Liber 4193, Folio 797, was conveyed by Walter Tarlton Bryan to the State of Maryland, to the use of the Department of Forests and Parks, said point also being a corner of the previously established Patuxent River Wildland, and running thence, south 45 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 450.00 feet more or less to a point, said point being in the northerly right of way of the PEPCO transmission line, thence running with said right of way in a northwesterly direction 2200.00 feet more or less to a point in a line of the aforementioned wildland, and running thence with the outline of said wildland to the point of beginning. 
 

Within this parcel of the Patuxent River Wildland are twenty (20) acres of leased agricultural land located along the PEPCO power line right of way approximately 2400 feet east of Hipsley Mill Road. This use may continue until December 31, 1998. 

(i)  Gunpowder Falls Wildland.-  

(1) Pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, that property in Baltimore County containing approximately 792 acres and described as follows is a Type 2 wildland, and shall be named the "Gunpowder Falls Wildland": 
 

Beginning at a point near Falls Road Bridge over the Gunpowder Falls where the west margin of the falls right-of-way meets the south bank of the Gunpowder Falls: Thence with the outline of the proposed wildland in a clockwise direction by the following bearings and distances: With the right-of-way margin of the Falls Road, southwesterly approximately 2,100 feet, thence southerly approximately 1,650 feet, thence southwesterly approximately 4,300 feet to the Evna Road. Thence with the margin of said Evna Road northwesterly approximately 1,050 feet, thence westerly approximately 325 feet. Leaving the road, thence northerly approximately 300 feet, thence northwesterly approximately 700 feet and thence westerly approximately 1,000 feet to the Prettyboy Dam Road. Thence with the eastern margin of the Prettyboy Dam Road, northeasterly approximately 1,500 feet, thence easterly approximately 300 feet. Then leaving the road, southerly approximately 350 feet, thence easterly approximately 600 feet, northerly approximately 500 feet, thence easterly approximately 750 feet, thence northwesterly approximately 700 feet, thence southwesterly approximately 300 feet, thence westerly approximately 650 feet again to the Prettyboy Dam Road. Again with the eastern margin of said road, northerly approximately 700 feet, thence northeasterly approximately 300 feet, thence again northeasterly approximately 250 feet, thence northerly approximately 400 feet, thence northeasterly approximately 300 feet, thence leaving Prettyboy Dam Road easterly approximately 600 feet, thence northerly approximately 450 feet, thence southeasterly in two courses approximately 875 and 1,600 feet, thence northeasterly approximately 300 feet to the Gunpowder Falls. Thence crossing the Gunpowder Falls still northeasterly approximately 100 feet, thence northwesterly approximately 500 feet, thence northerly approximately 150 feet, thence northeasterly approximately 400 feet, thence northerly approximately 1,000 feet, thence westerly approximately 600 feet. Thence northerly in two courses approximately 100 and 1,350 feet again to the Prettyboy Dam Road. Then with the east margin of said road northeasterly approximately 875 feet. Thence leaving the road southeasterly approximately 225 feet, thence northeasterly approximately 575 feet, thence northwesterly approximately 125 feet, thence northeasterly approximately 825 feet, thence northerly  

approximately 300 feet, thence easterly approximately 300 feet, thence northeasterly in two courses approximately 200 and 250 feet, thence easterly approximately 250 feet. Thence southwesterly approximately 1,100 feet, thence easterly approximately 325 feet, thence southeasterly in three courses approximately 250, 250 and 200 feet. Thence easterly approximately 150 feet, thence northeasterly approximately 300 feet, thence southeasterly approximately 300 feet, thence northeasterly approximately 450 feet, thence easterly approximately 650 feet. Thence southeasterly in two courses of approximately 600 and 1,200 feet to the west margin of the Falls Road and with said margin southwesterly crossing the Gunpowder Falls approximately 2,350 feet to the beginning. 

(2) Within part of the Gunpowder Falls Wildland is eight-tenths (0.8) of an acre of nonconforming use located approximately 1,600 feet northeast of Evna Road along the north side of Falls Road. This use may continue for a period not to exceed 20 years. 

(3) A twenty-five hundredths (0.25) of an acre parking area located approximately 600 feet southwest of the Gunpowder River along the northwest side of Falls Road shall be excluded from the Gunpowder Falls Wildland. 

(j)  Rocky Gap Wildland.-  

(1) Pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, that property in Allegany County containing approximately 943 acres and described as follows is a Type 2 State wildland and shall be named "Rocky Gap Wildland": 

Beginning at a concrete monument with a brass disc in the top marked as United States Coast & Geodetic Station "Penmar" (Md State plane coordinates north 692383.265, east 333384.588) said monument being a Mason-Dixon marker at the top of Evitts Mountain, said monument also being at the end of the north 88 degrees 53 minutes 50 seconds west 3,536.66 foot line of a tract of land which by deed dated September 28, 1966 and recorded in Liber 402, Folio 391 of the land records of Allegany County was conveyed by inquisition from George and Loretta Coffman to the State of Maryland, then running south 88 degrees 53 minutes 50 seconds east 2,500.00 feet, then running south 28 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds west 7,130.00 feet more or less, to a point of intersection with a stream, said stream being a tributary of Rocky Gap Run, and the Evitts Mountain Road, then running along said stream in a southwesterly direction, 1,550.00 feet more or less, to its intersection with Rocky Gap Run, then running with Rocky Gap Run in a southeasterly direction 400.00 feet more or less, to a point in said run, then leaving said run and running, south 16 degrees 25 minutes 00 seconds east 300.00 feet more or less, to a point, then running south 37 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds west 180.00 feet more or less, to a point, then running south 25 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds west 250.00 feet more or less, to a point, then running south 37 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 330.00 feet more or less, to a point, then running south 63 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds west 300.00 feet more or less, to a point, then running south 16 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 350.00 feet more or less, to a point, then running south 13 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds east 420.00 feet more or less, to a point on the north edge of the Old Hancock Road, then running along the north edge of said road in a southwesterly direction 3,000.00 feet more or less, to a point on the northeast edge of Rocky Gap Road, then running along the northeast edge of said road in a northwesterly direction 3,800.00 feet more or less, to a point, said point being distant 50.00 feet from the end of the 5th line of the second Parcel of a tract of land which by deed dated November 11, 1968, and recorded in Liber 427, Folio 154 of the land records of Allegany County, was conveyed by Leo J. Ruppert et al. to the State of Maryland, then running with the remainder of the 6th, and all of the 7th, 8th, and 9th lines of said conveyance, south 42 degrees 47 minutes 53 seconds east 272.33 feet to a point, then running south 61 degrees 03 minutes 56 seconds east 131.94 feet to a point, then running south 66 degrees 17 minutes 58 seconds east 379.39 feet to a point, then running south 61 degrees 21 minutes 24 seconds east 360.29 feet to a point, said point having Maryland State plane coordinates north 683519.30, east 327594.29, said point also being 33.70 feet from the end of the 1st line of the aforesaid conveyance from George and Loretta Coffman (Liber 401, Folio 391), then running with the remainder of the 1st line of the Coffman conveyance and then with the 50th through the 38th lines reversed, north 76 degrees 58 minutes 44 seconds east 362.30 feet to a point, then running north 76 degrees 58 minutes 46 seconds east 483.50 feet to a point, then running north 12 degrees 58 minutes 46 seconds east 223.38 feet to a point, then running north 81 degrees 43 minutes 13 seconds  

west 561.00 feet to a point, then running north 57 degrees 01 minutes 47 seconds west 1,154.31 feet to a point, then running north 68 degrees 23 minutes 57 seconds east 527.66 feet to a point on a rock, then running north 24 degrees 27 minutes 05 seconds east 1,820.45 feet to a stone pile, then running north 24 degrees 26 minutes 21 seconds east 1,683.12 feet to a point, then running north 26 degrees 13 minutes 19 seconds east 921.21 feet to a stone pile, then running north 27 degrees 47 minutes 28 seconds east 333.46 feet to a stone, then running north 12 degrees 16 minutes 11 seconds west 436.27 feet to a stone pile, then running north 00 degrees 49 minutes 21 seconds west 594.42 feet to a point on a rock, then running north 02 degrees 35 minutes 51 seconds east 462.01 feet to a point, then running north 69 degrees 49 minutes 59 seconds west 53.62 feet to a point, then running north 05 degrees 22 minutes 04 seconds east 513.18 feet to the end of the 1st line of a tract of land which by deed dated December 15, 1975 and recorded in Liber 483, Folio 236 of the land records of Allegany County was conveyed by William and Catherine Welsh to Mitchell Welsh, then running with the 2nd and 3rd lines of said conveyance as surveyed by Chapman Surveying, Inc. in 1984, south 50 degrees 42 minutes 35 seconds east 495.00 feet to a point, then running north 46 degrees 55 minutes 14 seconds east 2,000.89 feet to a 1/2 inch iron pin on the Mason-Dixon Line, then running along the Mason-Dixon Line north 82 degrees 12 minutes 35 seconds east 1,426.40 feet more or less, to the point of beginning. 

Saving and excepting from the above description the Evitts Mountain Road described as follows: beginning at the summit of Evitts Mountain east of a concrete monument with a brass disc in the top marked as United States Coast & Geodetic Station "Penmar" (Md State plane coordinates north 692383.265, east 333384.588) said monument being a Mason-Dixon marker, said monument also being at the end of the north 88 degrees 53 minutes 50 seconds west 3,536.66 foot line of a tract of land which by deed dated September 28, 1966 and recorded in Liber 402, Folio 391 of the land records of Allegany County was conveyed by inquisition from George and Loretta Coffman to the State of Maryland, then running 9,000.00 feet more or less, along the crest of Evitts Mountain in a southwesterly direction, then running 3,150.00 feet more or less, in a northeasterly direction to its intersection with a stream, said stream being a tributary of Rocky Gap Run. 

(2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to or prevent any future development that may be planned by the Department within the area of Rocky Gap State Park that lies outside of and that is not part of the described "Rocky Gap Wildland". 

(k)  Belt Woods Wildland.- Under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, that property in Prince George's County, containing approximately 610 acres and described as follows is a Type 2 State wildland and shall be named the "Belt Woods Wildland": 
 

Beginning at a point, said point being the end of the 11th line of a tract of land which by deed dated, November 30 1984, and recorded in the land records of Prince George's County in Liber 6041, Folio 249, was conveyed by the Mercantile Safe Deposit and Trust Company to the State of Maryland, to the use of the Department of Natural Resources, and running thence with the west side of Church Road in a southeasterly direction 1810 feet more or less to a point in the north west corner of the intersection of Church Road and Central Avenue, thence running along the northern right of way of Central Avenue in a westerly direction 2433 feet more or less to a point in the 7th line of the aforementioned deed, thence continuing along said right of way in a westerly direction 573 feet more or less to a point, thence running, north 05 degrees 50 minutes 10 seconds west 2977.54 feet to a point, north 32 degrees 10 minutes 26 seconds west 2093.66 feet to a point, north 27 degrees 43 minutes 31 seconds east 1899.67 feet to a point, north 02 degrees 46 minutes 07 seconds west 701.52 feet to a point, north 83 degrees 35 minutes 23 seconds east 2989.80 feet to a point, south 03 degrees 32 minutes 21 seconds east 1073.29 feet to a point, north 85 degrees 20 minutes 56 seconds east 737.15 feet to a point in the western right of way of Church Road, thence running with said right of way in a southerly direction 2700 feet more or less to a point in said right of way, thence running, north 81 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 800 feet more or less to a point, south 13 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 780 feet more or less to a point, south 81 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds east 680 feet more or less to a point in the western right of way of Church