3410

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 734

(a)  There is a Scenic and Wild Rivers Program. The
following rivers, including their tributaries, are [the initial
components of the State scenic and wild rivers system] INITIALLY
INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM: the Anacostia, Deer Creek, Monocacy,
[the] Patuxent, Pocomoke, Potomac River in Montgomery and
Frederick counties, Severn, Wicomico in Charles County, and
Youghiogheny.

(b)  The Secretary shall administer the provisions of this
subtitle. [He] THE SECRETARY shall formulate and implement a
program to carry out the [purposes of the Scenic and Wild Rivers
Program] POLICY UNDER § 8-401 OF THIS SUBTITLE for each
designated river including any other river designated
subsequently as part of the system. The Program shall provide for
THE PREPARATION OF A PLAN AND FOR THE wise management of
resources [on the land and preservation of their scenic,
agricultural, and wild qualities] ACCORDING TO THE POLICY UNDER §
8-401 OF THIS SUBTITLE. [Development] TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE,

DEVELOPMENT [is limited to activities such as] INCLUDES

ACTIVITIES SUCH AS fishing, hunting, hiking, horseback riding,
natural and geological interpretation, scenic appreciation, and
other programs by which the general public can appreciate and
enjoy the value of these areas as scenic and wild rivers in a
setting of natural solitude SHALL BE FEATURED IN A MANAGEMENT
PLAN TO THE EXTENT THESE ACTIVITIES ARE PRACTICABLE IN THE SCENIC
OR WILD RIVER, AND PROVIDED THESE ACTIVITIES ARE NOT CONDUCTED ON
PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE PROPERTY OWNER.

(c)  The [Department] SECRETARY[, by July 1, 1976,] shall
prepare a study and plan for the use and development of the water
and related land resources of Deer Creek in Harford County. The
study and plan shall evaluate Deer Creek as a water,
agricultural, and scenic resource, and evaluate its shoreline and
related land in terms of zoning, parks, and recreational areas,
public and private use. The study and plan shall be made in
consultation and cooperation with every affected unit of Harford
County. Upon completion, the [Department] SECRETARY shall file
the study and plan with appropriate recommendations with the
Harford County Planning Commission, the Harford County executive,
and the Harford County Council for inclusion and implementation
in the county's land use planning and zoning as the county deems
appropriate. THE ORIGINAL PLAN FOR DEER CREEK IN HARFORD COUNTY
AS APPROVED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY BE CHANGED OR RESTUDIED ONLY
IF THE DEER CREEK LOCAL SCENIC AND WILD RIVER ADVISORY BOARD AND
THE HARFORD COUNTY COUNCIL APPROVE.

(d)  (1) (I) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.

(II)(2) "SCENIC RIVER" MEANS A FREE-FLOWING
RIVER WHOSE SHORELINE AND RELATED LAND ARE PREDOMINANTLY
FORESTED, AGRICULTURAL, GRASSLAND, MARSHLAND, OR SWAMPLAND WITH A
MINIMUM OF DEVELOPMENT FOR AT LEAST 2 MILES OF THE RIVER LENGTH.

(III)(3) "WILD RIVER" MEANS A FREE-FLOWING
RIVER WHOSE SHORELINE AND RELATED LAND ARE: