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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 607

SHALL CONDUCT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH AND MONITORING STUDIES WHERE
NECESSARY.

(C) (1) THE DEPARTMENTS, IN COOPERATION WITH THE
PARTICIPATING AGENCIES, SHALL CONSULT WITH AND INVOLVE INTERESTED
PARTIES, INCLUDING AFFECTED PRIVATE SECTOR INDUSTRIES AND
RESOURCE CONSERVATIONISTS, IN THE COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION IN
PARAGRAPH (1) OF SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION.

(2) THE INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL PARTICIPATE IN THE
PLANNING OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAM AND MONITORING ACTIVITIES, THE
DESIGN OF SPECIFIC PROJECTS, THE REVIEW OF THE RESULTS OF
STUDIES, AND THE PRODUCTION OF FINAL REPORTS.

3-3A-03.

(A)  THE DEPARTMENTS SHALL DESIGN AND OPERATE A
COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH AND MONITORING PROGRAM THROUGH:

(1)  NEW STUDIES ON ISSUES AFFECTING THE STATE;

(2)  APPLICATION OF THE RESULTS FROM ONGOING AND
COMPLETED PROJECTS SPONSORED BY THE STATE; AND

(3)  THE RESULTS OF RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL
ACID PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM AND OTHER PROGRAMS FUNDED
BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS OR PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS.

(B)  THE COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH AND MONITORING PROGRAM
SHALL:

(1)  DETERMINE THE RELATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS, IF ANY, TO
ACID DEPOSITION IN THE STATE OF VARIOUS SOURCES OF ACID
DEPOSITION PRECURSOR EMISSIONS;

(2)  DETERMINE IF ACID DEPOSITION' VARIES SIGNIFICANTLY
FROM 1 GEOGRAPHIC REGION OF THE STATE TO ANOTHER AND IDENTIFY THE
RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION OF VARIOUS SOURCES OF PRECURSOR EMISSIONS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS VARIABILITY;

(3)  EXPAND AND IMPROVE IMPACT DATA BASES THROUGH THE
COMPILATION OF EXISTING DATA ON PRECIPITATION AND SURFACE WATER
CHEMISTRY, IMPROVED QUALITY CONTROL, AND STANDARDIZATION OF
SAMPLING AND ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES;

(4)  IDENTIFY REGIONS, LOCALIZED AREAS, OR SPECIFIC
ECOSYSTEMS OF THE STATE ESPECIALLY SENSITIVE TO ACID DEPOSITION;

(5)  ASSESS THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTS OF ACID DEPOSITION ON RESOURCES SUCH AS SURFACE WATER,
GROUNDWATER, CROPS, FORESTS, FISHERIES, AND STRUCTURES;

(6)  IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE THE TECHNOLOGICAL
EFFECTIVENESS, IF ANY, AND ECONOMIC COST OF TECHNOLOGIES AND
NONCONTROL MITIGATIVE TECHNIQUES THAT ARE FEASIBLE FOR USE IN THE