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MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 4 - Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board and Related Program|Section 8-401 - Declaration of Policy

    Many of the rivers of Maryland or portions of them and their related adjacent land areas possess outstanding scenic, geologic, ecologic, historic, recreational, agricultural, fish, wildlife, cultural, and other similar values. The policy of the State is to preserve and protect the natural values of these rivers, enhance their water quality, and fulfill vital conservation purposes by wise use of resources within their surrounding environment. Development of a Scenic and Wild Rivers Program is desirable to fulfill these purposes.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 4 - Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board and Related Program|Section 8-404 - Recommendation of Rivers, Streams, and Lands for Inclusion in Scenic and Wild Rivers Program

    The Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board may recommend for inclusion in the Scenic and Wild Rivers Program rivers, streams, and portions of rivers, streams, and tributaries, and the related adjacent lands which fall within the following descriptions:         (1)    Trout streams and wetland areas;        (2)    Spawning and propagation areas;        (3)    Streams and rivers with scenic and aesthetic value of statewide significance;        (4)    Existing or proposed public land adjacent to the rivers and streams;        (5)    Sections of any river or stream where no development exists on either side of the river or stream for a distance of one-quarter mile from the mean high water line of the river or stream;        (6)    Sections of any river or stream where limited development exists but is compatible with the wise use of the resources;        (7)    Sections of any river or stream where encroachment is imminent and would lead to degradation of the river or stream, to some form of pollution, or adversely affect the intent of this subtitle; or        (8)    Sections of any river or stream that are important as food production areas, areas supporting migratory waterfowl, and spawning areas for shellfish.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 4 - Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board and Related Program|Section 8-405 - Evaluation of Waterway Prior to Approval of Use or Development Plan

    Before specific plans for use and development of water and related land resources are approved, including constructing improvements, diversions, roadways, crossings, channelizations, locks, canals, or other uses that change the character of a river or waterway or destroy its scenic value, the Secretary shall give full consideration and evaluation of the river as a scenic and wild resource.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 4 - Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board and Related Program|Section 8-406 - Approval Required for Construction, Operation, or Maintenance of Dams, Etc

    A dam or other structure impeding the natural flow of a scenic and wild river may not be constructed, operated, or maintained in a scenic and wild river, and channelization may not be undertaken, unless the Secretary specifically approves.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 4 - Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board and Related Program|Section 8-407 - Cooperation by State Units

    Every State unit shall recognize the intent of the Scenic and Wild Rivers Program and take whatever action is necessary to protect and enhance the scenic and wild qualities of the designated river. The Secretary shall utilize the Scenic and Wild Rivers Program and all related information to assist and cooperate with any other State or local unit that exercises jurisdiction and authority over land use planning and management.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-408 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 4 - Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board and Related Program|Section 8-408 - Youghiogheny River -- Designation as Wild River; Scenic Corridor Defined; Boundaries; Mining Restrictions

    (a)    That segment of the Youghiogheny River between Millers Run and the southern corporate limits of Friendsville is designated a wild river.    (b)    In §§ 8–408 through 8–411 of this subtitle, “scenic corridor” means the visual corridor of the Youghiogheny River in that segment of the Youghiogheny River designated as wild that:        (1)    An individual can see from the river or its contiguous shorelines; and        (2)    The Secretary demonstrates by field investigation and defines by regulations.    (c)    (1)    By July 1, 1985 the Secretary shall:            (i)    Define by field investigation the boundaries of the scenic corridor of the Youghiogheny River; and            (ii)    Submit to the property owner a map indicating the proposed boundaries which affect the property owner.        (2)    The Youghiogheny local Scenic and Wild River Advisory Board shall verify the field investigation that the Secretary uses to define the extent of the scenic corridor.    (d)    (1)    By July 1, 1985 the Secretary shall verify the boundaries of the scenic corridor of the Youghiogheny River with each property owner whose property is included in the scenic corridor:            (i)    By an opportunity for an on–site review of the visual boundaries; or            (ii)    If an on–site review is not possible, by constructive notice in a certified letter, return receipt requested, bearing a postmark of the United States Postal Service, that states the boundaries of the scenic corridor in a way that is easily understood.        (2)    (i)    The Secretary shall submit to each property owner a map indicating the proposed boundaries that affect the property owner.            (ii)    If the property owner is not satisfied with the proposed boundaries shown to the property owner by the Department, within 30 days after the property owner has been shown the proposed boundaries, the property owner may request, in writing, a field survey of the boundaries.            (iii)    If funding for the requested field survey is not immediately available:                1.    The Department shall request funding for the field survey in the next fiscal budget; and                2.    The field survey is contingent on that funding being provided.        (3)    This subsection does not prevent the Secretary from proceeding to adopt regulations to define the scenic corridor under subsections (b) and (c) of this section.    (e)    (1)    The provisions of this subsection do not apply to any area in the scenic corridor that has been mined and is not reclaimed.        (2)    A person may not mine any minerals by the strip or open pit mining method in the scenic corridor.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-409 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 4 - Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board and Related Program|Section 8-409 - Youghiogheny River -- Development; Regulations for Implementation of Management Plan, and Use and Development in Scenic Corridor

    (a)    In this section, “development” means any structure, appurtenance, other addition, modification, or alteration that is constructed, placed, or made on or to land or water.    (b)    (1)    In addition to other regulatory authorities that are provided by this subtitle, the Secretary, in coordination with the Youghiogheny River local Advisory Board and the Board of Garrett County Commissioners, shall prepare regulations that are necessary to:            (i)    Implement the approved management plan for the Youghiogheny River; and            (ii)    Regulate use and development in the scenic corridor where the use and development would affect the primitive qualities and characteristics of the wild river segment of the Youghiogheny River.        (2)    The Board of Garrett County Commissioners and the Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board shall review the regulations of the Secretary before the Secretary adopts the regulations.        (3)    On the adoption of the regulations under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Secretary shall administer and enforce the regulations.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-410 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 4 - Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board and Related Program|Section 8-410 - Youghiogheny River -- Use of Funds to Purchase Property; Restrictions on Use of Water or Land Areas

    (a)    If the prohibitions of § 8–408 of this subtitle or of any regulation that the Secretary adopts for the Scenic and Wild Rivers Program would constitute a taking of a property right without just compensation in violation of the Constitution of the United States or the Maryland Constitution, funds under Program Open Space may be used to purchase or otherwise pay for any property that is taken, providing that the acquisition has been previously approved by the General Assembly.    (b)    (1)    As to any water or land areas within that portion of the Youghiogheny River that is designated by § 8–408(a) of this subtitle as a wild river, funds under the open space program may be used to purchase any restriction, whether drafted in the form of an easement, covenant, or condition, that prohibits or limits the use of any of the water or land areas or any improvement or appurtenance to the water or land areas for any of the purposes listed in § 2–118(b) of the Real Property Article.        (2)    The restriction creates an incorporeal property interest in the water or land areas or the improvement or appurtenance to the water or land areas, so restricted, that is enforceable in both law and equity in the same manner as an easement or servitude with respect to the water or land areas or the improvement or appurtenance to the water or land areas, if the restriction is executed in compliance with the requirements of the Real Property Article for the execution of deeds or the Estates and Trusts Article for the execution of wills.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-411 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 4 - Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board and Related Program|Section 8-411 - Protection of Property Owners' Rights

    (a)    (1)    Notwithstanding the regulatory authorities that are provided by this subtitle, the Secretary, in the process of administering the Scenic and Wild Rivers Program, shall consider, protect, and ensure protection of the rights of property ownership.        (2)    The Secretary may not adopt any regulation that would constitute a taking of a right of property ownership that violates the Constitution of the United States or the Maryland Constitution.    (b)    The State may not acquire by eminent domain land in the scenic corridor of the wild segment of the Youghiogheny River without first proving that the acquisition is necessary to preserve the wild segment of the Youghiogheny River, as provided in this subtitle.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-702 - Legislative Intent

    It is the intent of this subtitle to foster the development, use, and enjoyment of all the waters of Maryland. The State shall cooperate to the fullest possible extent with neighboring states and the federal government in connection with assistance and rescue operations and in enforcement of laws and regulations relating to recreational boating safety.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-703 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-703 - Powers and Duties of Department Generally

    (a)    The Department shall administer the provisions of this subtitle. In addition, the Department shall:        (1)    Develop plans, within the limits of available income, for the improvement and promotion of the waters of the State for recreational purposes;        (2)    Promote safety of life and property through an educational program directed to boat owners, boat operators, and others concerning the inherent hazards to vessels and people on the waters, including precautions to be observed, and emergency action;        (3)    Plan a regulatory program and its related cooperation with officials of other states, the federal government, and local governments;        (4)    Improve the State’s waterways by deepening channels, acquiring and developing access areas, clearing waterways by removing logs, debris, and other material obstructing or detrimental to navigation, building docks, and clearing waters of aquatic vegetation;        (5)    Cooperate with federal, State, or local agencies which make funds available for the purposes of this subtitle;        (6)    In order to protect life and property, tow disabled vessels on any waters of the State to the nearest safe harbor or to a location where commercial towing facilities are available. The Department may not engage in towing in competition with commercial towing services;        (7)    Designate and mark channels in the waters of the State; and        (8)    By April 1, 1990, for any attended boat launching facility or marina that is owned or operated by the Department on July 1, 1989 or that is purchased, built, or otherwise acquired by the Department on or after July 1, 1989, install a pump-out station on-site at any attended boat launching facility or marina that is adequate to handle the sewage capacity from vessels expected to use the boat launching facility or marina.    (b)    The Department may take possession of any document the Department issues pursuant to this subtitle:        (1)    After the document’s expiration, revocation, cancellation, or suspension; or        (2)    If the document is issued unlawfully or erroneously.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-703.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-703.1 - Antifouling Paints

    (a)    The Department shall develop and implement by August 1, 1987 an educational program to advise boaters, boatyards, marine suppliers, and other users of antifouling paints on:        (1)    The provisions of Title 5, Subtitle 9 of the Agriculture Article, § 9-321.1 of the Environment Article, and this section;        (2)    The toxic propensities to marine life of antifouling paints containing tributyltin compounds; and        (3)    The availability of substitute paints.    (b)    The Department shall:        (1)    Publish for use by the public a detailed listing of antifouling paints in use in the State that contain tributyltin and those that do not; and        (2)    Publish, to the extent possible, which antifouling paints containing tributyltin have acceptable release rates, as defined in § 5-901 of the Agriculture Article.    (c)    The Department shall develop the educational program under subsection (a) of this section and the materials used in the program in coordination with the State Department of Agriculture and in consultation with the marine trades and with representatives of the boating public.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-703.2 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-703.2 - Boating Regulations for Jennings Randolph Lake

    (a)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Department may adopt boating regulations exclusively applicable to Jennings Randolph Lake.    (b)    Regulations adopted under this section:        (1)    Shall be developed in coordination with the State of West Virginia;        (2)    Shall allow for joint enforcement of boating activities by Maryland and West Virginia authorities in accordance with the Jennings Randolph Lake Project Compact; and        (3)    May differ from Maryland boating laws that would otherwise apply.    (c)    Regulations adopted under this section may:        (1)    Provide age limits for the operation of a vessel;        (2)    Establish vessel noise limits;        (3)    Impose safety requirements regarding vessels;        (4)    Impose other standards and requirements for the operation of a vessel;        (5)    Provide for rules of the road for vessels;        (6)    Provide requirements regarding the operation of personal watercraft;        (7)    Impose restrictions on the operation of vessels while towing an individual on water skis or similar devices; and        (8)    Address other areas pertaining to activities at the Jennings Randolph Lake Project that the Department considers appropriate.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-703.3 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-703.3 - Aquatic Invasive Species -- Decontamination of Vessels

    (a)    This section applies to a vessel that is operated in a lake that is owned or managed by the State.    (b)    After April 1, 2017, an owner of a vessel may not place the vessel or have the vessel placed in a lake at a public launch ramp or public dock unless the owner has cleaned the vessel and removed all visible organic material.    (c)    An owner of a vessel who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding:        (1)    $100 for a first violation;        (2)    $250 for a second violation; and        (3)    $500 for a third or subsequent violation.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-704.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-704.1 - Disclosure of Information

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Department may not furnish to any person the name, address, or other identifying information about the owner of the registered vessel.    (b)    This section does not prevent the Department from furnishing information under this section:        (1)    To another governmental agency;        (2)    If not requested for the purpose of preparing a mailing list, to a person requesting the information in connection with the compilation of statistical data;        (3)    As to the owners of vessels registered under this subtitle, to a person whose request for the information is determined by the Department to be limited to, and necessary for, the protection of the ownership, safe operation, proper maintenance, or repair of the vessel; or        (4)    To a financial institution, as defined in § 1–101(j) of the Financial Institutions Article, or its agents, employees, or contractors, requesting information under § 4–317 of the General Provisions Article.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-705 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-705 - Waterways Improvement Districts -- in General

    (a)    A governing body may establish and designate areas of land or water within its jurisdiction as waterways improvement districts, subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section.    (b)    A governing body:        (1)    Shall act as the district council for the district; and        (2)    May carry out the duties vested by law or which are reasonably necessary.    (c)    A governing body shall refer every proposed district to the section of waterways improvement of the Department for a report and evaluation of benefits to be achieved by creating the proposed district. The Department shall review the proposed district and submit a report to the governing body containing recommendations on feasibility and need for the proposed district. The report shall include the area within the district, the work or project to be carried out within the district pursuant to § 8-707 of this subtitle, and the estimated cost for the work or project recommended.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-706 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-706 - Waterways Improvement Districts -- Department's Functions

    The Department shall carry out the administrative duties concerning the waterways improvement districts. In addition, the Department shall:         (1)    Review proposals and petitions to establish waterways improvement districts and report to the governing body on each proposed district as provided in § 8-705 of this subtitle;        (2)    Provide engineering design for waterways projects and supervise or provide supervision for these projects;        (3)    Clear debris, aquatic vegetation, and obstructions from waters of the State;        (4)    Provide liaison with the United States Army Corps of Engineers on projects under § 107 of the Rivers and Harbors Act;        (5)    Prepare requests for appropriation of funds necessary to pay the State’s share of the cost of projects;        (6)    Administer the Waterway Improvement Fund to provide interest-free loans to any governing body for a waterway improvement project as provided in § 8-708(d) of this subtitle; and        (7)    Administer the Waterway Improvement Fund to provide interest-free loans to a governing body for the benefit of a residential property owner, or group of residential property owners, with land abutting a channel adjacent to a main channel or harbor for dredging the adjacent channel as provided in § 8-708.1 of this subtitle.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-708.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 7 - State Boat Act|Section 8-708.1 - Financing for Projects for Dredging Channels Adjacent to Main Channels or Harbors

    (a)    Projects for dredging channels adjacent to federal, State, county or municipal main channels or harbors may be financed by interest-free loans to a governing body for the benefit of a residential property owner or a group of residential property owners with land abutting the adjacent channel.    (b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, unless every residential property owner with land abutting the adjacent channel agrees to participate in the financing of the dredging project, the dredging project may not be approved.        (2)    If all residential property owners abutting a channel adjacent to a main channel or harbor agree to exempt a residential property owner or group of residential property owners from participating in the financing of the dredging project, the residential property owner or group of residential property owners shall be exempt.    (c)    Repayments of the principal on loans made under this section shall be made by the governing body in accordance with § 8-708(c) of this subtitle.