Section 8-1805 – Commission Staff
(a) The Commission shall have the staff provided for in the State budget. (1) The staff assigned to the Coastal Zone Management Program in the Department shall assist the Commission in the development of regulations and the review of programs. (2) The State departments represented on the Commission may lend staff or other assistance to the Commission. (b) (1) The […]
Section 8-1806 – Powers of the Commission
(a) The Commission has all powers necessary for carrying out the purposes of this subtitle, including the following: (1) In accordance with Title 2, Subtitle 5 (Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review) and Title 10, Subtitle 1 (Administrative Procedure Act) of the State Government Article, to adopt and amend regulations as authorized under this subtitle […]
Section 8-1807 – Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Areas
(a) The initial planning area for determination of the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area consists of the following areas, as indicated on the Statewide Base Map: (1) All waters of and lands under the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries to the head of tide; (2) All State and private wetlands designated under Title 16 of the Environment Article; and […]
Section 8-1311 – Leases and Contracts of Acquired Land
(a) The appropriate county governing body or its duly designated agency may: (1) Lease for a term not exceeding 20 years and renew any lease for any additional term, not exceeding 20 years each, to any person, any portion of the land acquired for the purposes stated in this subtitle; and (2) Grant any privilege, permit, or enter […]
Section 8-1808 – Program Development
(a) (1) It is the intent of this subtitle that each local jurisdiction shall have primary responsibility for developing and implementing a program, subject to review and approval by the Commission. (2) (i) The Governor shall include in the budget a sum of money to be used for grants to reimburse local jurisdictions for the reasonable costs of developing […]
Section 8-1312 – Sale, Conveyance, Transfer, Lease, or Exchange of Unnecessary Acquired Lands
The appropriate county governing body or its duly designated agency, with the approval of the Department, may sell, convey, transfer, lease, or exchange any land acquired under this subtitle deemed unnecessary for the purposes of this subtitle.
Section 8-1808.1 – Growth Allocation in Resource Conservation Areas
(a) This section is intended to establish conditions for development in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area and the Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area in addition to those established in criteria of the Commission. However, in the event of any inconsistency between the criteria and the provisions of this section, this section shall control. (b) The growth allocation […]
Section 8-1313 – Regulations for Use of Acquired Land
The appropriate county governing body or its duly designated agency may adopt regulations for use of land or other property acquired under the provisions of this subtitle. A copy of the regulations shall be posted on the land or other property to which they apply. Following their adoption, the regulations shall be published at least […]
Section 8-1808.2 – Intrafamily Transfers
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Bona fide intrafamily transfer” means a transfer to a member of the owner’s immediate family of a portion of the owner’s property for the purpose of establishing a residence for that family member. (3) “Immediate family” means a father, mother, son, daughter, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, […]
Section 8-1314 – Application by Counties for Program Open Space Grants; Annual Budget Request of Department; Matching Funds
(a) To acquire land and other property shown or recommended on the Watershed plan, the appropriate county governing body or its duly designated agency may apply to the Department for a grant from the local projects share of Program Open Space as provided in Title 5 of this article. The application shall conform to the requirements […]