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MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1612 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 16 - Forest Conservation|Section 5-1612 - Enforcement

    (a)    (1)    The enforcement provisions in this section and § 5–1608 of this subtitle are in lieu of any other provision in this title.        (2)    In addition to the enforcement authority granted the Department, the enforcement provisions of this section may be exercised by any local authority that has adopted a forest conservation program, in addition to any enforcement provisions available to the local authority.    (b)    The Department or a local authority may revoke an approved forest conservation plan for cause, including violation of conditions of the plan, obtaining a plan approval by misrepresentation, failing to disclose a relevant or material fact, or change in conditions. The Department or a local authority shall notify the violator in writing and provide an opportunity for a hearing.    (c)    The Department or a local authority may issue a stop work order against any person who violates any provision of this subtitle or any regulation, order, approved plan, or management agreement.    (d)    (1)    A person who violates any provision of this subtitle or any regulation, order, plan, or management agreement under this subtitle is liable for a penalty not exceeding $1,000 which may be recovered in a civil action brought by the Department or a local authority. Each day a violation continues is a separate violation under this subtitle.        (2)    The court may issue an injunction requiring the person to cease the violation and take corrective action to restore or reforest an area.    (e)    A local authority conducting enforcement activity in accordance with this section or § 5–1608(c) of this subtitle shall give notice to the Department within 15 days after the commencement of the enforcement activity.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1613 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 16 - Forest Conservation|Section 5-1613 - Annual Report

    On or before September 30 of each year, the Department shall submit, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee and the House Environment and Transportation Committee a statewide report, compiled from local authorities’ reports to the Department, on:        (1)    The number, location, and type of projects subject to the provisions of this subtitle;        (2)    The amount and location of acres cleared, conserved, and planted, including any areas which utilize forest mitigation bank credits or areas located in the 100 year floodplain, in connection with a development project;        (3)    The amount of reforestation and afforestation fees and noncompliance penalties collected and expended, the number of acres for which the fees were collected, and the number of acres reforested, afforested, or conserved using the fees;        (4)    The costs of implementing the forest conservation program;        (5)    The size, location, and protection of any local forest mitigation banks which are created under a local or State program;        (6)    The number, location, and type of violations and type of enforcement activity conducted in accordance with this subtitle; and        (7)    To the extent practicable, the size and location of all conserved and planted forest areas, submitted in an electronic geographic information system or computer aided design format.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 17 - Leasing of State Oil and Gas Resources|Section 5-1701 - Regulations; Lease Required; Restrictions on Leases

    (a)    (1)    The Board of Public Works shall adopt regulations establishing procedures and standards for awarding any oil or natural gas lease for production or reserve under lands or waters of the State.        (2)    An area leased for reserve may not be put into production until the lessee obtains a lease for production pursuant to § 5-1702 of this subtitle.    (b)    The Board of Public Works shall adopt regulations establishing a system by which persons may periodically nominate areas beneath lands or waters of the State for possible leasing for production or reserve of oil or natural gas.    (c)    The Board of Public Works may not enter into any lease under this section that would preclude or interfere with the public or private harvesting of finfish or shellfish.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1703 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 17 - Leasing of State Oil and Gas Resources|Section 5-1703 - Strict Liability

    Any person who drills for oil or gas on the lands or in the waters of the State is strictly liable for any damages that occur in exploration, drilling, or producing operations or in the plugging of the person’s oil or gas wells, including liability to the State for any environmental damage.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 18 - South Mountain Battlefield|Section 5-1801 - Legislative Findings; Established; Management; Fees; Revenues; Boundaries; Funding

    (a)    The General Assembly finds that:        (1)    On September 14, 1862, the Union and Confederate Armies fought a major battle along a seven mile stretch of South Mountain, which was the first battle of the Civil War fought on Maryland soil.        (2)    The South Mountain Battlefield has been recognized as one of the 11 most endangered historic places in America for 2000.        (3)    In order to preserve the land where the battle was fought and to provide the public with access to appreciate the land where the battle was fought, it is declared to be the public policy of this State to establish the first Civil War State Battlefield at South Mountain and to provide the authority and resources to develop and operate the Battlefield.    (b)    (1)    The Department shall manage the development and operation of the South Mountain Battlefield.        (2)    The Department shall exercise the same powers of adopting regulations and managing the Battlefield that:            (i)    Are exercised by the Department for a State park; and            (ii)    Are consistent with the historic significance of the Battlefield.        (3)    (i)    The Department may set and charge fees based upon the approximate cost of operating the Battlefield to cover the cost of operating the Battlefield.            (ii)    Any excess revenue at the end of a fiscal year shall be remitted to the General Fund.    (c)    The South Mountain Battlefield shall encompass the property owned by the State along South Mountain between the northern portion of Washington Monument State Park in Washington and Frederick counties and the property near the town of Brownsville, south of Gathland State Park in Washington County.    (d)    Subject to the availability of funds, the Governor shall appropriate the necessary funds in the State budget each year to the Department for the construction, operation, maintenance, and administration of the South Mountain Battlefield.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  5-1901 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 5 - Forests and Parks|Subtitle 19 - Calvert County Youth Recreational Opportunities Fund|Section 5-1901 - Fund

    (a)    In this section, “Fund” means the Calvert County Youth Recreational Opportunities Fund.    (b)    There is a Calvert County Youth Recreational Opportunities Fund.    (c)    The purpose of the Fund is to increase youth recreational opportunities in Calvert County.    (d)    The Secretary shall administer the Fund.    (e)    (1)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (2)    The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.    (f)    The Fund consists of:        (1)    Revenue distributed to the Fund under § 2–202(b)(3) of the Tax – General Article;        (2)    Money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund; and        (3)    Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.    (g)    The Fund may be used only for projects that are approved by the Secretary to advance youth recreational opportunities in Calvert County and that receive contributions from the county for the projects.    (h)    (1)    The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.        (2)    Any investment earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the General Fund of the State.    (i)    Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.    (j)    Subject to subsection (k) of this section, money expended from the Fund for youth recreational opportunities in Calvert County is supplemental to and is not intended to take the place of funding that otherwise would be appropriated for youth recreational opportunities in Calvert County.    (k)    (1)    Money from the Fund first shall be used for the sole purpose of completing the development of Ward Farm Recreation and Nature Park until the development of the park is complete.        (2)    After completion of the development of Ward Farm Recreation and Nature Park, the Calvert County Board of County Commissioners shall adopt a plan to expand youth recreational opportunities at additional locations.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 1 - In General|Section 8-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “County” includes Baltimore City unless otherwise indicated.    (c)    “Department” means Department of Natural Resources.    (d)    “Person” includes the federal government, the State, any county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the State, or any of their units, or an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, fiduciary, or representative of any kind, or any partnership, firm, association, public or private corporation, or any other entity.    (e)    (1)    “Pollution” means every contamination or other alteration of the physical, chemical, or biological properties, of any waters of the State.        (2)    “Pollution” includes change in temperature, taste, color, turbidity, or odor of the waters of the State or the discharge or deposit of any organic matter, harmful organism, or liquid, gaseous, solid, radioactive, or other substance into any waters of the State as will render the waters of the State harmful, detrimental, or injurious to public health, safety, or welfare, domestic, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational, other legitimate beneficial uses, or livestock, wild animals, birds, fish, or other aquatic life.    (f)    “Secretary” means Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources.    (g)    “Waters of the State” includes:        (1)    Both surface and underground waters within the boundaries of the State subject to its jurisdiction;        (2)    That portion of the Atlantic Ocean within the boundaries of the State;        (3)    The Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries;        (4)    All ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, public ditches, tax ditches, and public drainage systems within the State, other than those designed and used to collect, convey, or dispose of sanitary sewage; and        (5)    The floodplain of free–flowing waters determined by the Department of the Environment on the basis of the 100–year flood frequency.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 2 - Conservation and Management of State Waters -- in General|Section 8-202 - Management and Development of Chesapeake Bay and Other Tidal Waters; Authority to Acquire and Maintain Vessels and Equipment; Additional Powers

    (a)    The Department shall be responsible for planning, development, management, and conservation of the Chesapeake Bay and any other tidal waters, including their shoreline and bottom, and any resources associated with these waters. Also, the Department may:        (1)    Plan and develop public recreational facilities in or on the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and other tidal waters;        (2)    Assist other State units to plan public recreational facilities for the Chesapeake Bay and other tidal waters;        (3)    Cooperate with other units to carry out measures to protect tidal water fronts and waterways of the State against erosion and deposit; and        (4)    Act for the State to develop further navigation aids and improvement of waterways in the Chesapeake Bay and other tidal water areas of the State.    (b)    The Department may operate, sell, buy, lease, exchange, rent, or repair any vehicle, vessel, boat, net, or other equipment necessary for its work. The Department may furnish a vehicle, vessel, or boat which the Department owns or operates with any required arms, ammunition, or equipment. The Department’s authority under this subsection is subject to the provisions of the Code relating to budget and procurement.    (c)    In addition to powers and duties stated in this title, the Department may exercise authority reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this title.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 2 - Conservation and Management of State Waters -- in General|Section 8-203 - Intergovernmental Agreements to Preserve Resources of Chesapeake Bay

    The Secretary shall take every necessary step to enact appropriate intergovernmental agreements with other states to preserve the optimal state of the Chesapeake Bay through organization of an interstate body to plan, manage, coordinate, and enforce the proper use of the Chesapeake Bay, so every user of the Bay area can obtain maximum advantage of the Bay.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 2 - Conservation and Management of State Waters -- in General|Section 8-204 - Public Access to Chesapeake Bay and Its Tributaries

    (a)    The Department is the unit of State government that coordinates public access to the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.    (b)    The Department shall:        (1)    Identify and designate areas for public access to the waters of the State in each county that is located on the tidal waters of the State;        (2)    Coordinate with local and State agencies responsible for planning, purchasing, developing, and maintaining access areas;        (3)    Make recommendations to guide public agencies in the identification, development, and management of access areas; and        (4)    Serve as a repository for all information and inventories concerning shorefront access.    (c)    (1)    This section may not be construed to expand the authority that the Department has on July 1, 1988 to require or promote condemnation of real property along the Big Blackwater River and the Little Blackwater River.        (2)    The State may not acquire by eminent domain real property along the Big Blackwater River or the Little Blackwater River without first proving that the acquisition is necessary to preserve the natural qualities and unpolluted state of the Big Blackwater River and the Little Blackwater River.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 2 - Conservation and Management of State Waters -- in General|Section 8-205 - State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund

    (a)    In this section, “Fund” means the State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund.    (b)    There is a State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund.    (c)    The purpose of the Fund is to protect and restore State–owned lakes.    (d)    The Secretary shall administer the Fund.    (e)    (1)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (2)    The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.    (f)    The Fund consists of:        (1)    Money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund; and        (2)    Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.    (g)    The Fund may be used only for the protection or restoration of State–owned lakes.    (h)    (1)    The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.        (2)    Any interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.    (i)    Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.    (j)    Money expended from the Fund for the protection or restoration of State–owned lakes is supplemental to and is not intended to take the place of funding that would otherwise be appropriated for the protection or restoration of State–owned lakes.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 2 - Conservation and Management of State Waters -- in General|Section 8-206 - Working Budgets and Work Plans

    (a)    The Department shall develop a working budget for the funds received from the State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund established under § 8–205 of this subtitle.    (b)    The Department shall develop, in coordination with local governments, organizations, and citizens, an annual work plan that prioritizes and details projects that will receive funding from the State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-2A-01 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 2A - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund|Section 8-2A-01 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “BayStat Program” means the program established under § 8–2A–03 of this subtitle.    (c)    (1)    “Nonpoint source pollution control project” means a project to improve water quality by a reduction of nitrogen, phosphorus, or sediment pollution.        (2)    “Nonpoint source pollution control project” includes:            (i)    An agricultural best management implementation practice, including cover crops, riparian forested buffer, manure processing, grassed waterways, animal waste storage structures, and livestock fencing;            (ii)    An urban or suburban stormwater practice;            (iii)    A sustainable forest management practice, including a forest stewardship plan or a nonornamental urban and suburban tree planting project;            (iv)    Stream and wetland restoration;            (v)    Riparian buffer planting;            (vi)    A project that demonstrates the effectiveness of an innovative nonpoint source pollution reduction measure provided that the measure is capable of integration into existing nonpoint source pollution programs;            (vii)    Technical assistance necessary to implement a nonpoint source pollution control project;            (viii)    Improvement of a municipal park located on or adjacent to a waterway, provided that the improvement is limited to state–of–the–art and sustainable nonpoint source pollution control measures that demonstrably improve water quality by reducing nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment pollution; and            (ix)    Strategic monitoring of water quality improvements from nonpoint source pollution control projects that have been funded, in whole or in part, with grants from the Trust Fund.    (d)    “Trust Fund” means the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund.    (e)    “Watershed implementation plan” means a plan to achieve the nutrient and sediment limits required under the Chesapeake Bay total maximum daily load.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-2A-02 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 2A - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund|Section 8-2A-02 - Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund

    (a)    There is a Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund.    (b)    The purpose of the Fund is to provide financial assistance necessary to advance Maryland’s progress in meeting the goals established in the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement for the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, including the Patuxent River, and to restore the health of the Atlantic Coastal Bays and their tributaries, by focusing limited financial resources on nonpoint source pollution control projects in all regions of the State.    (c)    The Secretary shall administer the Fund.    (d)    (1)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (2)    The Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.    (e)    The Fund consists of:        (1)    Money appropriated in the State budget for the Fund;        (2)    Money distributed to the Fund under §§ 2–1104 and 2–1302.1 of the Tax – General Article; and        (3)    Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.    (f)    (1)    The Fund may be used only for the implementation of nonpoint source pollution control projects to:            (i)    Support State and local watershed implementation plans by targeting limited financial resources on the most effective nonpoint source pollution control projects; and            (ii)    Improve the health of the Atlantic Coastal Bays and their tributaries.        (2)    It is the intent of the General Assembly that, when possible, moneys in the Fund shall be granted to local governments and other political subdivisions for agricultural, forestry, stream and wetland restoration, and urban and suburban stormwater nonpoint source pollution control projects, including up to 25% in matching funds to local governments and other political subdivisions that have enacted a stormwater remediation fee under § 4–202.1 of the Environment Article.    (g)    (1)    The Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.        (2)    Any investment earnings of the Fund shall be retained to the credit of the Fund.    (h)    Money expended from the Fund for the restoration of the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays and their tributaries, including the Patuxent River, is supplemental to and is not intended to take the place of funding that otherwise would be appropriated for bay restoration.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  8-2A-05 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 8 - Waters|Subtitle 2A - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund|Section 8-2A-05 - Long-Term Sample Collection in Tributaries Located on Lower Eastern Shore

    (a)    As part of the Department’s Chesapeake Bay Mainstem and Tidal Water Quality Monitoring Program, the Department shall conduct long–term sample collection in tributaries located on the lower Eastern Shore.    (b)    At a minimum, the Department shall regularly collect samples from each of the following locations:        (1)    Stations TRQ0088 and TRQ0146, located in the Transquaking River;        (2)    Station CCM0069, located in the Chicamacomico River;        (3)    Station XDJ9007, located in the Nanticoke River;        (4)    Station XCI4078, located in the Wicomico River;        (5)    Stations BXK0031 and MNK0146, located in the Manokin River; and        (6)    Stations POK0087 and XAK7810, located in the Pocomoke River.    (c)    To the extent practicable, water quality monitoring carried out under this section shall be done in locations where water quality monitoring was conducted prior to December 1, 2013, in order to allow the Department and the public to assess long–term water quality trends.