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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Ch. 8
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The Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies, a branch
of the University of Maryland, is designated to encompass the
functions of the [National] NATURAL Resources Institute and the
additions set forth in this subtitle.
3-403.
(a) The Center for [the] Environmental and Estuarine
Studies shall conduct a comprehensive program to develop and
apply predictive ecology for Maryland to the improvement and
preservation of the physical environment, through a program of
research, public service, and education. The Center for
Environmental and Estuarine Studies shall perform the following
functions:
(1) Maintain liaison with the State to identify the
important regional and environmental problems, including the
relationship to the use of the waters of the State and in
particular those environmental problems affecting the waters of
the Chesapeake Bay;
(2) Inventory appropriate:
(i) Professional individuals;
(ii) Organizations which are private, public,
and commercial;
(iii) Facilities; AND
(iv) Programs, including:
1. Educational;
2. Research and development; and
3. Public service [.];
(3) Arrange or prepare critical reviews, analyses,
summaries of present levels of understanding and technical status
reports on topical environmental problems, in formats ranging in
depth from informal consultation to formal reports;
(4) Assist the development and coordination of single
or multidisciplinary programs and projects on the environment at
public and private educational and research institutes;
(5) Develop and promote environmental educational
programs in the State;
(6) Conduct environmental research programs;
(7) Implement a program of environmental education to
include participation in undergraduate and graduate collegiate
programs, assist public and private educational systems, and
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