Ch. 6 LAWS OF MARYLAND
DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Section 8-202(c) of the Natural Resources Article is deleted as obsolete.

8-203.

(b) The Department shall exercise to the fullest extent possible the State's
responsibility for its water resources by planning and supervising multiple purpose
development and conservation of the waters of the State for the State's best interests
and benefit. [It] THE DEPARTMENT shall develop a general water resources
program which contemplates proper conservation and development of the waters of the
State, in a manner compatible with multiple purpose management on a watershed or
aquifer basis, or any other appropriate geographical unit. The program shall recognize
and be consistent with functions of other State units. The Department shall be guided
by the program in the performance of its duties.

(d) The Department may make or cause to be made[,] surveys, maps,
investigations, and studies of water resources of the State necessary to provide
sufficient information to formulate a program and perform its duties. The Department
may contract for research or scientific investigation with the Natural Resources
Institute of the University of Maryland, the Chesapeake Bay Institute of [the] THE
Johns Hopkins University, or other appropriate research organizations.

(e) The Department may operate, sell, buy, lease, exchange, rent, or repair any
vehicle, vessel, boat, net, or other equipment necessary for its work. [It] THE
DEPARTMENT may furnish a vehicle, vessel, or boat which [it] THE DEPARTMENT
owns or operates[,] with any required arms, ammunition, or equipment. The
Department's authority under this subsection is subject to the provisions of the Code
relating to budget and procurement.

(g) (1) The Department may issue orders for corrective measures to any
person [whom it] WHO THE DEPARTMENT believes to be violating any provision of
this title or any [rule or] regulation adopted under this title.

(2) The person to whom an order is issued may, on request, contest the
order in a hearing before the Department. The Department, by [rules and regulations]
REGULATION, shall adopt procedures by which the hearings [shall be] ARE held.

(3) A court action for violation of the terms of an order may not be
instituted unless the violator has had opportunity for an administrative hearing.
However, regardless of whether an order for corrective measures has been issued, the
Department at any time may refer an alleged violation of this title or any [rule or]
regulation adopted under this title directly to the Attorney General for appropriate
court action [J. [and this] THIS subsection does not prevent the Attorney General from
taking immediate action against the violator.

8-303.

(A) There is [hereby created] a commission consisting of [three] 3 members to
act jointly with commissions appointed for like purposes by the state of West Virginia,
the commonwealths of Pennsylvania and Virginia, the District of Columbia, and an

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