(a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, and for as long as the United States shall own the land, the State cedes exclusive jurisdiction to the United States over all that certain tract or parcel of land situate in Anne Arundel County, being a portion of the Fort George G. Meade Military Reservation, lands owned by the United States as designated by Tract Numbers 170-1, 171, 172, and 174, comprising approximately 265 acres and hereinafter referred to by the tract number and more particularly bounded and described as follows: Beginning at concrete monument number 77 in the Fort George G. Meade Military Reservation boundary line, being an original corner of the Fort George G. Meade Military Reservation boundary line, said corner being common to Tract Number 170-1 and the original reservation, both being lands of said Military Reservation owned by the United States; thence crossing said Military Reservation by running and binding along the original Military Reservation line, said line common to the easterly line of said Tract Number 170-1 the following 16 courses: (i) south 05 degrees 48 minutes 40 seconds west 665.51 feet, (ii) south 21 degrees 08 minutes 19 seconds west 1,586.36 feet, (iii) south 61 degrees 34 minutes 06 seconds west 784.82 feet, (iv) south 61 degrees 45 minutes 24 seconds west 243.08 feet, (v) south 17 degrees 49 minutes 32 seconds east 377.50 feet, (vi) south 72 degrees 10 minutes 13 seconds west, passing concrete monument number 65 at 300.00 feet, in all 849.95 feet to concrete monument number 64, (vii) south 18 degrees 03 minutes 44 seconds east 100.16 feet, to concrete monument number 63, (viii) south 73 degrees 03 minutes 24 seconds west 246.48 feet, (ix) south 53 degrees 53 minutes 26 seconds east 108.71 feet, to concrete monument number 61, (x) south 29 degrees 19 minutes 41 seconds west 198.24 feet, to concrete monument number 60, (xi) south 44 degrees 57 minutes 02 seconds west 1,201.77 feet, to concrete monument number 58, (xii) north 61 degrees 38 minutes 35 seconds west 148.49 feet, to concrete monument number 57, (xiii) south 42 degrees 41 minutes 45 seconds west 1,087.75 feet, (xiv) south 59 degrees 02 minutes 46 seconds west 619.72 feet, (xv) south 36 degrees 20 minutes 02 seconds west 453.33 feet, to concrete monument number 54, (xvi) south 46 degrees 48 minutes 10 seconds west 136.61 feet, to an iron pipe located in the northern right-of-way line of State Route 32; thence leaving said original Military Reservation line of Fort George G. Meade and running and binding along the Fort George G. Meade Military Reservation boundary line being the southerly line of said Tract Number 170-1, and said northerly road right- of-way, North 24 degrees 40 minutes 07 seconds west 1,027.36 feet, to a corner common to said northern road right-of-way line of State Route 32 and the easterly right-of- way line of Colony Seven Road; Thence continuing along said Military Reservation boundary line, being a portion of the westerly line of said Tract Number 170-1, and leaving said State Route 32 northern right-of-way line and running and binding along said Colony Seven Road easterly right-of-way line the following two courses and distances: (i) north 05 degrees 08 minutes 30 seconds east 93.49 feet, (ii) north 37 degrees 00 minutes 50 seconds east 408.54 feet; Thence leaving said Colony Seven Road easterly right-of-way line and continuing running and binding along said Military Reservation boundary line and said westerly line of Tract Number 170-1 the following two courses and distances: (i) north 15 degrees 08 minutes 34 seconds east 505.57 feet, (ii) north 49 degrees 50 minutes 53 seconds east 478.74 feet to a point in the easterly right-of-way line of State Route 295, commonly known as the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, said point being a corner common to Tract Numbers 170-1 and 174 of said Military Reservation; Thence continuing running and binding along said Military Reservation boundary line being common to the westerly lines of said Tract Numbers 170-1 and 174 and said Parkway easterly right-of-way line the following nine courses and distances: (i) north 49 degrees 42 minutes 59 seconds east 311.11 feet, (ii) north 47 degrees 19 minutes 55 seconds east 1,441.09 feet, (iii) north 47 degrees 23 minutes 45 seconds east 290.05 feet, (iv) north 45 degrees 09 minutes 58 seconds east, crossing the center line of the old Severn-Annapolis Junction Road at 27.00 feet, in all 220.64 feet, (v) north 36 degrees 46 minutes 58 seconds east 319.80 feet, (vi) south 63 degrees 38 minutes 32 seconds east 200.28 feet, (vii) north 25 degrees 51 minutes 09 seconds east 997.62 feet, (viii) north 30 degrees 20 minutes 54 seconds east 1,542.06 feet, (ix) north 29 degrees 35 minutes 54 seconds east 1,721.68 feet; Thence leaving said Parkway easterly right-of-way line and continuing running and binding along said Military Reservation boundary line being common to the northerly and easterly lines of said Tract Number 170-1 the following six courses and distances: (i) south 50 degrees 05 minutes 05 seconds east 87.89 feet, (ii) north 86 degrees 29 minutes 26 seconds east 123.40 feet, (iii) south 04 degrees 51 minutes 50 seconds east 635.41 feet, (iv) south 75 degrees 17 minutes 41 seconds east 86.63 feet, (v) south 02 degrees 22 minutes 05 seconds east 866.38 feet, (vi) north 88 degrees 17 minutes 30 seconds east 278.48 feet to the point of beginning, containing 265.45 acres, more or less. (2) The bearings used are referenced to the Maryland State Plane Coordinate System, 1927 North American Datum. (b) It is the intent that the description in subsection (a) of this section include all the same lands acquired by the United States and as filed and recorded in the land records of Anne Arundel County for the following four tracts: (1) Tracts 170-1 and 170-2 - by declaration of taking, civil number WN 87-2810, filed October 19, 1987; (2) Tract 171 - from John Cronmiller, et al., by deed dated August 22, 1988, Deed Book 4676, page 779; (3) Tract 172 - from Nancy V. Allan and Alexander V. Allan, by deed dated February 23, 1988, Deed Book 4555, page 846; and (4) Tract 174 - From Colony 7 Motor Inn Limited Partnership, Party of the First Part, and Arthur C. Grant, Frieda C. Grant, William A. Grant, Harold Pollin, Elaine Korn, and Richard Pollin, Trustees and Nominees of Colony 7 Motor Inn Limited Partnership I, by deed dated July 11, 1980, Deed Book 5129, page 168. (c) Notwithstanding the grant of exclusive jurisdiction ceded by the State under subsection (a) of this section, the State retains the right to: (1) serve all civil and criminal process of the courts of the State; and (2) enforce and ensure compliance with all applicable environmental and Public Service Commission laws and regulations.
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