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Ch. 113
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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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(i) may not receive compensation; but
(ii) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the
Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.
(2) If a regulated lobbyist is appointed to serve as a member of the
Task Force, the lobbyist:
(i) is not subject to § 15-504(d) of the State Government Article with respect to that service; and
(ii) is not subject to § 15-703(f)(3) of the State Government Article as a result of that service.
(f) The Department of Natural Resources shall provide staff support for the
Task Force.
(g) The Task Force shall issue a final report of its findings and
recommendations to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1246 of the State Government
Article, to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2007.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED. That one-tenth of the oyster
seed or spat produced for planting in accordance with Section 1 of this Act at the
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Laboratory
shall be made available for purchase to any leaseholder of land beneath the waters of
the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries who leased in accordance with Title 4. Subtitle
11A of the Natural Resources Article.
SECTION & 4, AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, as required under §
4-11A-07(c) of the Natural Resources Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this Act, the
Department of Natural Resources shall adopt regulations on or before December 31,
2007, to establish standards for determining whether a leased oyster bottom is being
actively utilized for pound restoration purposes. That:
(a) By October 1, 2007, the Department of Natural Resources shall adopt
regulations relating to the suspension and revocation of licenses and authorizations
issued under Title 4. Subtitle 7 of the Natural Resources Article.
(b) The regulations shall require the suspension of a person's tidal fish
license or authorization for a period of not less than 180 days and not exceeding 365
days during the oyster harvest season for:
(1) the unlawful harvest of oysters from a leased oyster bottom or from
more than 150 feet within an oyster sanctuary, oyster reserve, or area closed to
harvest by the Department of the Environment, when the area is designated and
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