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MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  3-921 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 3 - Environmental Programs|Subtitle 9 - Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority|Section 3-921 - Award of Contracts for Purchases

    All purchases, including but not limited to contracts and orders for materials, services and supplies performed or furnished in connection with the construction of any project owned by the Authority, shall be awarded in accordance with rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, which rules and regulations shall provide, with respect to contracts and orders involving the expenditure of more than $10,000 for award by resolution of the Authority after either competitive bidding or public design competition, and which rules and regulations need not be approved by any other board, agency or department of the State. The Authority’s rules and regulations providing for competitive bidding or public design competition may include competitive sealed bidding, competitive negotiation, and revised bids after competitive sealed bidding where all bids are rejected as methods for source selection and contract formation. The State Finance and Procurement Article does not apply to the Authority.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  3-922 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 3 - Environmental Programs|Subtitle 9 - Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority|Section 3-922 - Judicial Review

    Judicial review of any action under this subtitle shall in all instances include the right to appeal to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals and the Maryland Court of Appeals; provided, however, that nothing in this subtitle shall be construed or applied so as to permit any court or State or local regulatory authority to impair any obligation of the Authority to fix, charge and collect rates, rentals, fees and charges in amounts sufficient to satisfy any covenant in any resolution authorizing bonds or in any trust agreement securing bonds.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  3-923 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 3 - Environmental Programs|Subtitle 9 - Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority|Section 3-923 - Reports to Governor and Participating Counties; Financial Accounting; Annual Audit; State Audit

    (a)    Within the first ninety days of each fiscal year, the Authority shall make a report to the Governor and to the chief executive officer and the legislative body of each participating county of its activities for the preceding fiscal year. Each such report shall set forth the complete operating and financial statement covering its operations during such year.    (b)    The Authority shall make provision for a system of financial accounting, controls, audits, and reports. All accounting systems and records, auditing procedures and standards, and financial reporting shall conform to generally accepted principles of governmental accounting. The Authority shall adopt the fiscal year of July 1 to June 30, designate the necessary funds for complete accountability, and specify the basis of accounting for each fund. As soon as practical after the closing of the fiscal year, an audit shall be made of the financial books, records, and accounts of the Authority. The audit shall be made by independent certified public accountants, selected by the Authority and licensed to practice in the State. The accountants may not have a personal interest either directly or indirectly in the fiscal affairs of the Authority. They shall be experienced and qualified in the accounting and auditing of public bodies. The report of audit shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing principles and point out any irregularities found to exist. The accountants shall report the results of their examination, including their unqualified opinion on the presentation of the financial position of the various funds and the results of the Authority’s financial operations. If they are unable to express an unqualified opinion they shall state and explain in detail the reasons for their qualifications, disclaimer, or opinion including recommendations necessary to make possible future unqualified opinions.    (c)    The books, records, and accounts of the Authority are subject to audit by the State. Any officer or employee who refuses to give the required assistance and information to the accountants selected by the Authority or by the State, or who refuses to submit to them for examination the books, documents, records, files, accounts, papers, things, or property required for the audit, in the discretion of the Authority, may be required to forfeit his or her office or employment.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  3-924 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 3 - Environmental Programs|Subtitle 9 - Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority|Section 3-924 - Termination of Existence of Authority

    The Authority and its corporate existence shall continue until terminated by law, provided, however, that no such law shall take effect so long as the Authority shall have bonds outstanding, unless adequate provision has been made for the payment thereof. Upon making adequate provision for the payment of all outstanding bonds of the Authority, the Authority may merge into the Maryland Environmental Service, with the consent of the Maryland Environmental Service and the approval of the Governor, by filing a statement of merger with the Secretary of State and the Department of Legislative Services. Upon termination of the existence of the Authority, all its rights and properties shall pass to and be vested in the State for such distribution as may be provided for in contracts between the Authority and the participating counties and in the statement of merger, if any.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  3-925 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 3 - Environmental Programs|Subtitle 9 - Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority|Section 3-925 - Severability

    The provisions of this subtitle are severable, and if any of its provisions are held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of the court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  3-926 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 3 - Environmental Programs|Subtitle 9 - Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority|Section 3-926 - Deeds and Releases Upon Payment of Bonds

    When the principal of and interest on bonds of the Authority issued to finance the cost of a particular project or projects for a subdivision or person, (including any refunding bonds issued to refund and refinance such bonds), have been fully paid and retired, or when adequate provision has been made to fully pay and retire the same, and all other conditions of the resolution or trust agreement authorizing and securing the same have been satisfied and the lien of such resolution or trust agreement has been released in accordance with the provisions thereof, the Authority, to the extent required by applicable agreements with any person or subdivision shall promptly do such things and execute such deeds, releases, and documents as are necessary and required:         (1)    To convey title to such project or projects to such person or subdivision, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, all to the extent that title to such project or projects shall not, at the time, then be vested in such person or subdivision; and        (2)    To release securities held as collateral by a trustee or trustees pursuant to the trust agreement to such person or subdivision, which had, pursuant to the trust agreement, deposited and turned over such securities to a trustee or trustees in order to assure the full payment and retirement of said bonds, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, all to the extent that title to such securities shall not, at the time, then be vested in such person or subdivision.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  3-927 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 3 - Environmental Programs|Subtitle 9 - Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority|Section 3-927 - Subtitle Supplemental and Additional

    This subtitle shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of things authorized thereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws, and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers now existing.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  3-928 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 3 - Environmental Programs|Subtitle 9 - Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority|Section 3-928 - Liberal Construction

    This subtitle, being necessary for the welfare of the State and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  3-9A-01 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 3 - Environmental Programs|Subtitle 9A - Solid Waste Disposal Facilities|Section 3-9A-01 - Contracts by Certain Charter Counties for Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Authorized

    (a)    By resolution or ordinance of its legislative body, any charter county not a party to the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority provided for in § 3-903 of this title may enter into contracts with any industrial concern for the collection, storage, treatment, utilization, processing or final disposition of solid waste or for the recovery of material or energy therefrom, or any combination thereof.    (b)    The contracts:        (1)    Shall be only in connection with solid waste disposal facilities financed under this article located within the charter county or another participating county; and        (2)    May not be in connection with a landfill.    (c)    The contracts may be for a period not to exceed 30 years.    (d)    The contracts may provide for minimum amounts of waste to be delivered or processed, and payment based thereon, whether or not the waste is actually delivered or processed, and may contain other terms and conditions as the parties consider appropriate.    (e)    Any contract may not be deemed a debt of or gift of the county within the meaning of any provision of law or charter, but shall constitute only the contractual liability provided by its terms.    (f)    The county may award or negotiate contracts which it deems to be in its best interest in the manner provided with respect to State competitive sealed proposals under § 13-104 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.    (g)    If construction of any waste disposal facility subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section is proposed within 1 mile of the border of an adjoining county, the government of the county in which construction is proposed shall provide the government of the adjoining county with a copy of the filings and notice of public hearings required under § 9-209 of the Environment Article.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 1 - In General|Section 4-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Apprenticeship permit” means a permit issued by the Department that authorizes the permittee to gain practical experience in the presence of a tidal fish licensee regarding commercial fishing activities.    (c)    “Authorization” means an authorization under a tidal fish license issued by the Department which entitles a licensee to engage in a particular fishing activity.    (d)    “Catch” includes to take, kill, trap, gather, harvest, or in any manner reduce any fish to personal possession.    (e)    “Closed season” means the time during which any particular species of fish may not be caught legally and includes any period of time not included within the open season.    (f)    “Commercial fishing pier” means a pier open to the public that charges a fee to fish in the tidal waters of the State.    (g)    “County” includes Baltimore City unless otherwise indicated.    (h)    “Crew member” means a person who assists a tidal fish licensee during commercial fishing activities including operating a boat, handling fishing related gear, or culling fish.    (i)    “Department” means Department of Natural Resources.    (j)    “Fish” means finfish, crustaceans, mollusks, and amphibians and reptiles which spend the majority of their life cycle in water and any part, egg, offspring, or dead body of any of these species.    (k)    “Game and freshwater fish” means fish found in nontidal water, including but not limited to, a pond, lake, or canal, whether publicly or privately owned.    (l)    “Hailing system” means a communication system used by licensees to notify the Department of a fishing trip, harvest, or other fishing related information as required by the Department.    (m)    “Nontidal water” means water above a point where the tide ebbs and flows.    (n)    “Open season” means the time during which fish legally may be caught and includes both the first and last day of the season or period designated in this title.    (o)    “Person” includes 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.    (p)    “Resident” means an individual who:        (1)    For more than 6 months of the taxable year maintains a residence in the State; or        (2)    Moves to the State with the intent to be domiciled in the State.    (q)    “Secretary” means Secretary of Natural Resources.    (r)    “Tidal fish license” means a license issued by the Department which authorizes the licensee to guide fishing parties, catch fish for commercial purposes and buy, sell, process, transport, export or otherwise deal in fish which were caught in the tidal waters of Maryland.    (s)    “Tidal water” means water below a point where the tide ebbs and flows.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 1 - In General|Section 4-102 - Application of State Local or General Laws Regulating Size and Sale of Fish Generally; Finfish and Shellfish Caught in Compliance With Regulations of Potomac River Fisheries Commission

    (a)    Any local or general law of the State which sets or regulates minimum and maximum sizes of fish, or regulates or prohibits the sale of fish, applies whether the fish are caught in the waters of the State or in the waters of any other state, county, or territory and brought into the State. Any fine or penalty prescribed for violation of these laws applies to the same extent.    (b)    Notwithstanding any general or local laws or ordinances to the contrary, finfish, crabs, oysters, clams, and other shellfish, caught in the waters within the jurisdiction of the Potomac River Fisheries Commission, in compliance with regulations prescribed by the Commission pursuant to the Potomac River Compact of 1958, may be possessed, stored, marketed, and otherwise disposed of elsewhere in the State.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 2 - Organization and Authority of Department Pertaining to Fish and Fisheries -- in General|Section 4-202 - Responsibility of Secretary -- in General

    The Secretary is responsible for conservation management of the fish, fisheries, fish resources and aquatic life within the State.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 2 - Organization and Authority of Department Pertaining to Fish and Fisheries -- in General|Section 4-203 - Transfer of Jurisdiction of Department of Game and Inland Fish and Fish and Wildlife Administration to Department

    Every right, power, duty, obligation, and function previously conferred upon or exercised by the Department of Game and Inland Fish or the Fish and Wildlife Administration is transferred to and may be exercised by the Department. Every reference to the Department of Game and Inland Fish or the Fish and Wildlife Administration which appears in the Code, in any other State law, or in any ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, legal action, directive, or document, means the Department.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 2 - Organization and Authority of Department Pertaining to Fish and Fisheries -- in General|Section 4-206 - Department's Authority Over Packers and Dealers in Resources Generally; Revealing Information in Reports Prohibited

    (a)    The Department shall audit the books of any person who packs or deals in fish resources within the jurisdiction of the Department including anyone who catches and ships directly to market. The Department audit shall be conducted to determine the quantity of resources caught and any other data needed for reporting and accounting to State officials.    (b)    Every person engaged in the business of packing or dealing in any fish resource within the Department’s jurisdiction shall keep accurate books, statements, and accounts showing every detail of the business. Every book, statement, and account shall be open for the Department to inspect at reasonable hours. Every person engaged in the business of packing or dealing in any fish resource within the Department’s jurisdiction shall make any report the Department requires on forms the Department prescribes.    (c)    Every person the Department licenses to catch the fish resource shall make any report the Department requires on forms the Department provides.    (d)    An officer or employee of any department or unit of the Executive Branch of State government may not divulge or use in any manner information contained in any report submitted pursuant to the provisions of this section that would reveal the income of any person submitting the report. This section does not prohibit the publication of statistics classified to prevent the identification of particular reports and items of them or prohibit inspection of reports and records by any official or employee of the Executive Branch having a proper interest in them.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 2 - Organization and Authority of Department Pertaining to Fish and Fisheries -- in General|Section 4-207 - Assent to Public Law 681, 81st Congress

    The State assents to the provisions of the act of Congress entitled “An act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in fish restoration and management projects, and for other purposes,” approved August 9, 1950, Public Law 681, Eighty-First Congress, 64 Stat. 658. The Department shall perform every act necessary to conduct and establish cooperative fish restoration projects, as defined in this act of Congress, in compliance with act and rules and regulations the Secretary of the Interior promulgates pursuant to it.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 2 - Organization and Authority of Department Pertaining to Fish and Fisheries -- in General|Section 4-208 - State Fisheries Management and Protection Fund

    (a)    In this section, “Fund” means the State Fisheries Management and Protection Fund.    (b)    There is a State Fisheries Management and Protection Fund in the Department.    (c)    The purpose of the Fund is to finance the scientific investigation, protection, propagation, and management of nontidal finfish.    (d)    The Department 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 Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.    (f)    The Fund consists of:        (1)    Any money received for a fish and fisheries license, stamp, permit, or application fee under this title, unless otherwise provided;        (2)    Any investment earnings of the Fund; and        (3)    Money appropriated from the General Fund of the State in accordance with subsection (j) of this section.    (g)    The Fund may be used only for:        (1)    The scientific investigation, protection, propagation, and management of nontidal finfish; and        (2)    Administrative costs calculated in accordance with § 1–103(b)(2) of this article.    (h)    (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 may not be transferred or revert to the General Fund of the State, but shall remain in the Fund.    (i)    Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.    (j)    Beginning with fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor may include in the budget bill an appropriation from the General Fund for the Fund.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  4-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 4 - Fish and Fisheries|Subtitle 2 - Organization and Authority of Department Pertaining to Fish and Fisheries -- in General|Section 4-209 - Fisheries Research and Development Fund

    (a)    In this section, “Fund” means the Fisheries Research and Development Fund.    (b)    There is a Fisheries Research and Development Fund in the Department.    (c)    The purpose of the Fund is to:        (1)    Finance the replenishment of fisheries resources and related research; and        (2)    Match federal funds available for research and development of fisheries resources.    (d)    The Department 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 Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.    (f)    The Fund consists of:        (1)    Any money received under this title for:            (i)    Commercial licenses and permits;            (ii)    Service fees, taxes, and royalties paid to the State for oyster shells and clam shells removed from the bottom beneath the tidal waters of the State;            (iii)    The sale of seed oysters under § 4–1103 of this title; and            (iv)    Any fine or forfeiture collected under § 4–1202 of this title;        (2)    Any investment earnings of the Fund;        (3)    Money received from any other source; and        (4)    Money appropriated from the General Fund of the State in accordance with subsection (j) of this section.    (g)    Subject to §§ 4–701(q), 4–1020, 4–1028, and 4–1035 of this title, the Fund may be used only for:        (1)    Replenishing fisheries resources and related research;        (2)    Matching federal funds available for research and development of fisheries resources; and        (3)    Administrative costs calculated in accordance with § 1–103(b)(2) of this article.    (h)    (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 may not be transferred or revert to the General Fund of the State, but shall remain in the Fund.    (i)    Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.    (j)    Beginning with fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor may include in the budget bill an appropriation from the General Fund for the Fund.    (k)    The Governor shall include in the budget bill for each fiscal year a General Fund appropriation to the Fisheries Research and Development Fund of not less than $1,794,000.