HARRY HUGHES, Governor

2087

Article - Agriculture
Section 8-701(e) and (f)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1974 Volume and 1984 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Agriculture

Section 8-704(a)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1974 Volume and 1984 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Agriculture

8-701.

(e)  "Pooling agreement" means a written agreement between
persons, approved by the Secretary of Agriculture, to perform
best management practices and which is intended to solve a mutual
pollution problem on different farms.

(f)  "Project" means a project to prevent or control
agriculturally related nonpoint source water pollution by
establishing best management practices on a farm.

8-704.

(a) (1) State cost sharing in any project may be made
available for up to 87 1/2 percent of eligible costs, not to
exceed:

(I) $10,000 FOR AN ANIMAL WASTE FACILITY

PROJECT;

(II) $5,000 in any [one] OTHER project; or

(III) $10,000 for best management practices
carried out under a pooling agreement.

(I) $10,000 FOR ANY ONE PROJECT; OR

(II) $20,000 FOR ANY BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
CARRIED OUT UNDER A POOLING AGREEMENT.

(2) State cost sharing funds may be made available
for any project if:

(i) The Department of Agriculture, the soil
conservation district, and a person have executed an agreement