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 […]
(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. […]
(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 […]
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.
The Secretary shall implement a program to control the spread of phragmites, where appropriate, on lands that the Department owns or controls.
In implementing a phragmites control program, the Secretary shall consider alternative management and control methods and employ only those determined not to have adverse water quality impacts.
The Secretary shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle, including eligibility criteria for landowners to obtain cost sharing assistance and procedures for the implementation of the cost sharing program under this subtitle.
