MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                2875

acquisition. The Department may require the applicant
for titling to submit satisfactory proof that he owned
the vessel prior to June 1, 1965.

8-1005.

(a) The "Shore Erosion Control Construction Loan
Fund," is created and continued. The Department shall
administer the Fund solely to provide interest-free loans
to persons, municipalities, or counties for construction
of shore erosion structures. The Fund shall be
maintained by:

(1)   Repayments of principal on loans made from the
Fund, with the repayments made through a special real
estate tax the State levies on privately owned property
benefited by shore erosion control projects. The tax
shall compensate the State for net project construction
cost. The tax may be levied at a uniform rate over a
period not exceeding 25 years, as the State and the
property owner agrees; and

(2)     Annual appropriation of general funds to
restore the Fund to a level sufficient to carry out an
effective shore erosion control construction loan program
during the succeeding year.

A property owner whose project is approved is
eligible to receive an interest—free loan covering 100
percent of the first $20,000 of project construction
cost, 50 percent of the next $10,000 of project
construction cost, 25 percent of the next $10,000 of
project construction cost, and [ten] 10 percent of the
part of construction cost exceeding $40,000. However,
where two or more property owners are included within a
shore erosion control project, and project construction
costs exceed 340,000, the land of each property owner is
considered a separate shore erosion project for the
purpose of computing net project construction cost under
this formula.

9-301.

(a) The Secretary shall promptly delineate the
landward boundaries of any wetlands in the State. The
landward boundaries of the wetlands shall be shown on
suitable maps or aerial photographs on a scale of [one] 1
inch to 200 feet. The maps shall cover an entire
political subdivision of the State as determined by the
Secretary.

10-101.

(y) "Wild quadruped" means any species of wildlife