Ch. 306

LAWS OF MARYLAND

of a department may, at any time, refer ah alleged violation of
this section, of any rule or regulation adopted under this
section, or of any approved plan requirement, directly to the
Attorney General for appropriate court action.

(g) (1) In addition to any other sanction under this
section, a person who constructs, operates, or maintains an
agricultural drainage project without approved plans or in
violation of approved plan requirements shall be liable to the
State in a civil action for damages in an amount equal to double
the cost of that portion of constructing, operating, or
maintaining the project that was not done in accordance with
approved plans.

(2) Any civil action under this section shall be
prosecuted by the Attorney General on behalf of a Secretary of a
department. Damages recovered shall be deposited in a special
fund, to be used solely for. first correcting the agricultural
drainage project in question, and then for support of the
Secretary of Agriculture's program for review and approval of
agricultural drainage projects.

(h) The Secretary of a department may seek an injunction
against any person who fails to obtain or comply with approved
plans.

8-703.

(a)  The Secretaries of Agriculture and [Health and Mental
Hygiene] THE ENVIRONMENT shall, by jointly promulgated rule or
regulation:

(1)  Identify geographic areas in watersheds
throughout the State which have a high potential for
agriculturally related soil erosion or movement of sediments,
animal wastes, or agricultural chemicals into the surface waters
of the State;

(2)  Designate priority areas for cost sharing under
this subtitle; and

(3)  Establish program requirements; including
application procedures, eligibility criteria, provisions for
monitoring and review, and measures to assure accountability for
all cost sharing funds.

(b)  (I) The selection of projects and the degree of State
financial assistance shall be based on:

(i) Water quality improvements to be achieved,
with consideration given to the cumulative effect of other
projects on the same body of water;

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