Section 8-7A-02 – Animal Waste Technology Fund
(a) There is an Animal Waste Technology Fund in the Department. (b) The purpose of the Animal Waste Technology Fund is to provide financial assistance to individuals and business enterprises that: (1) Conduct research or develop technologies that are intended to reduce the amount of nutrients in animal waste; (2) Alter the composition of animal waste; (3) Develop alternative animal […]
Section 8-803.9 – Regulations
The Department may adopt regulations for agricultural research, education, and demonstration exemptions to this subtitle.
Section 8-7A-03 – Financial Assistance
(a) To be eligible for assistance from the Fund, an animal waste technology project shall have strong potential for: (1) Improving the public health and the environment; (2) Preserving the viability of the agricultural industry; and (3) Having a positive economic development impact in the State. (b) If the amount of financial assistance requested exceeds the amount of money available […]
Section 8-804 – Regulations; Advisory Committee
(a) The Department shall establish a Nutrient Management Advisory Committee. The Secretary shall appoint to the Committee representatives of the agricultural community, the environmental community, the commercial lawn care, biosolids, and agricultural fertilizer industries, academia, and appropriate government units. The Secretary also shall appoint to the Committee a representative of county government from a list submitted […]
Section 8-405 – Adequate Personnel and Resources for Soil Conservation Districts
(a) The General Assembly finds that, from fiscal year 1991 through fiscal year 1998, inadequate resources have been provided for the soil conservation districts to employ adequate field personnel to assist farmers in the preparation of soil conservation and water quality plans. (b) It is the intent of the General Assembly to provide sufficient technical assistance and […]
Section 8-501 – Short Title
The first four subtitles of this title may be cited as the Maryland Soil Conservation Districts Law.
Section 8-601 – Powers and Duties of Secretary
The Secretary shall promote and encourage the drainage of agricultural lands in the State, correlate the activities of the local drainage organizations in the State, and cooperate with State and federal agencies in the interest of a permanent program of improved drainage. The Secretary has the powers necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subtitle.
Section 8-602 – Cost Sharing in Maintenance of Drainage Outlet Systems
(a) To implement the purposes of this subtitle, the Secretary may provide up to 50 percent of the costs necessary to maintain drainage outlet systems constructed under the provisions of Title 25 or Title 26 of the Local Government Article. (b) Maintenance of drainage outlet systems is limited to the control of vegetation and the removal of […]
Section 8-603 – Regulation of Agricultural Drainage Projects Financed or Managed by Public Drainage Associations
(a) (1) “Agricultural drainage project” means the construction, reconstruction, or repair, or the straightening, widening, or deepening, of any ditch, drain, canal, or other watercourse, natural or man–made, financed or managed by a public drainage association for the purpose of lowering the water level in the soil of adjacent lands for agricultural purposes. (2) “Department” means the Department […]
Section 8-701 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Best management practice” means a conservation or pollution control practice that manages soil loss due to farming practices or manages nutrients, animal wastes, or agricultural chemicals so as to minimize movement into the surface waters of the State. (c) “Eligible cost” means a capital expenditure for […]