Section 8-1923 – Development of Programs
(a) In developing its programs and seeking federal and State grants, the Trust and the Corps Board shall: (1) Coordinate all efforts with the Maryland Conservation Corps established in Title 5, Subtitle 2 of this article to engage young adults in conservation service projects; (2) Coordinate all efforts with the Civic Justice Corps, an adjunct program of the […]
Section 8-1924 – Reports
(a) On or before October 1 of each year, the Trust, in consultation with the Corps Board shall report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly. (b) The report shall include a complete operating and financial statement covering the operations of the Corps Board and a summary […]
Section 8-2001 – Penalties and Fines
(a) Any person who violates any provision of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, unless another penalty is specifically provided elsewhere in this title, the person is subject to a fine not exceeding $500, with costs imposed in the discretion of the court. Every fine and cost […]
Section 8-2002 – Attorney General Responsible for Cases Arising Under Provisions of Title
The Attorney General shall take charge of, prosecute, and defend on behalf of the State every case arising under the provisions of this title, including the recovery of penalties, except for prosecution of violations of the provisions of Subtitle 7 of this title and regulations adopted under Subtitle 7 of this title.
Section 8-2003 – Citations for Offenses on Publicly Owned Watershed Property
(a) Whenever a person is halted by a regular or special police officer for an offense on publicly owned watershed property punishable as a misdemeanor and which is either a violation of law or a violation of watershed regulations, and is not taken before a District Court commissioner as would otherwise be required or is permitted […]
Section 8-2101 – Legislative Findings
The General Assembly finds that the growth of the tall, reed-like grass Phragmites communis, commonly known as phragmites, may be a public and common nuisance on land and wetlands used for wildlife habitat areas. Therefore, it is the intent of the General Assembly that this subtitle require that statewide studies of phragmites be conducted in […]
Section 8-2102 – Cost Sharing Assistance to Real Property Owner
(a) A person who owns real property on which phragmites grows may apply to the Secretary for cost sharing assistance in the management and control of the spread of phragmites. (b) The Secretary shall establish a cost sharing program to assist landowners, on whose property phragmites grows, in the management and control of the spread of phragmites. […]
Section 8-2103 – Cost Sharing Program; Study and Analysis of Progress
(a) (1) The Department shall study and analyze the effectiveness of the cost sharing program in the Department that assists landowners in paying for the cost of the management and control of the spread of phragmites. (2) The analysis required in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include information on how assistance under the cost sharing program is […]
Section 8-2104 – Aid, Gifts, or Grants
The Secretary may accept, use, or expend any aid, gift, or grant made available from any private or public source to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.
Section 8-2105 – Department Owned or Controlled Lands
The Secretary shall implement a program to control the spread of phragmites, where appropriate, on lands that the Department owns or controls.