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(7)        DETERMINING THE POTENTIAL FOR
[[CONSTRUCTION]] CONSTRUCTIVE USES OF WASTE ENERGY TO
BE RELEASED AT PROPOSED ELECTRIC PLANT SITES; AND

(8)    ANALYSIS OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF
ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION FACILITIES ON THE LAND USES
OF THE STATE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears
as Article 66C, section 767(b) of the Code.
The only changes made are in style.

[[3-303. POWER PLANT ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM.

(A) THE SECRETARY IN COOPERATION WITH THE
SECRETARIES OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE AND ECONOMIC
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
REPRESENTATIVES SHALL IMPLEMENT A CONTINUING RESEARCH
PROGRAM FOR ELECTRIC POWER PLANT SITE EVALUATION AND
RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND USE CONSIDERATIONS.
THE SECRETARY SHALL SEEK FROM ADDITIONAL SOURCES
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RELATED RESEARCH TO BE INCLUDED IN
THE PROGRAM. THE ADDITIONAL SOURCES SHALL INCLUDE,
BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO APPROPRIATE FEDERAL AND STATE
AGENCIES, ELECTRIC COMPANIES AND TECHNICAL, SCIENTIFIC
OR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OR ORGANIZATIONS. AN
INITIAL PROGRAM SHALL BE DOCUMENTED ON OR ABOUT
JANUARY 1, 1972. THE SECRETARY SHALL INSTITUTE
EFFECTIVE PROCEDURES FOR COORDINATING ENVIRONMENTAL
RESEARCH ASSIGNMENTS TO PREVENT DISSIPATION OF MONEY,
TIME, AND EFFORT. TO THIS END, THE STATE'S ELECTRIC
COMPANIES SHALL BE REIMBURSED FROM THE FUND FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED TO
SATISFY APPLICATION AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR ANY
FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL REGULATORY AGENCIES, IF THE
ELECTRIC COMPANY HAS FURNISHED AN OUTLINE OF THE
PROGRAM AND ITS ESTIMATED COST SO THAT THE SECRETARY
CAN BUDGET IT IN ADVANCE.]]

[[(B) THE PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE:

(1) GENERAL BIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL BASELINE
STUDIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, APPROPRIATE
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES OF THE BIOLOGY, PHYSICS, AND
CHEMISTRY OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TRIBUTARIES;
SEDIMENT AND BIOLOGICAL SURVEYS TO DETERMINE AND
IDENTIFY ESSENTIAL MARINE ORGANISM NURSERY AREAS OF
THE STATE'S WATERS, INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND
TRIBUTARIES; EPIBENTHOS; BOTTOM SPECIES; CRAB; FIN
FISH AND HUMAN USE STUDIES;