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HARRY HUGHES, Governor
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or more counties, and in more than one weekly newspaper of
general circulation in one or more counties, which the Department
determines may be directly affected by the proposed activity.
The applicant also shall notify by registered or certified mail
the mayor or chief executive officials of each city, the county
legislative body and chief executive official of each affected
county, and the proper official of any interested State unit or
political subdivision. The Department shall allow at least 15
days after the public notice to receive requests for a hearing.
If the Department does not receive a request for a hearing, the
Department may issue or deny the permit without a hearing.
Within 30 days after receipt of a hearing request, the Department
shall set the date, place, and time for the public hearing and
shall publish notice of the hearing once in each week for 2
successive weeks in a daily newspaper published in one or more
counties, and in more than one weekly newspaper of general
circulation in one or more counties, which the Department
determines may directly be affected by the proposed activity.
At the public hearing, the applicant and any interested person
shall be given an opportunity to present facts, evidence, and
arguments for or against granting the application. If a
contested case hearing is requested specifically, the hearing
shall be conducted to comply with the contested case provisions
of the Administrative [Procedures] PROCEDURE Act.
(d) The Department may waive holding a public hearing on
any permit application under the following conditions:
(5) If temporary structures constructed to provide
access across streams during construction operations or to trap
sediment or achieve another similar purpose [meets] MEET minimum
design standards the Department establishes, and are removed
completely, in a manner acceptable to the Department, within six
months after need for the structure is terminated.
9-101.
(a) In this title[,] the following words have the meaning
indicated.
(b) "Board" means THE Board of Public Works.
[(d)] (C) "County" includes Baltimore City unless otherwise
indicated.
[(e)] (D) "Department" means THE Department of Natural
Resources.
[(f)] (E) "Dredging" means the removal or displacement by
any means of soil, sand, gravel, shells, or other material,
whether or not of intrinsic value, from any State or private
wetlands.
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[(g)] (F) (1) "Filling" means either:
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