Ch. 307

LAWS OF MARYLAND

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

Article - Natural Resources

8-707.

There is a Waterway Improvement Fund for the purposes
specified in this subtitle. Except as provided in § 8-709, any
money received into the Waterway Improvement Fund shall be used
solely for the following projects:

(4) Constructing marine facilities beneficial to the
boating public, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTING PUMP-OUT STATIONS FOR USE
BY THE GENERAL BOATING PUBLIC AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MARINAS. THE
SECRETARY MAY USE THE FUNDS TO INSTALL PUMP-OUT STATIONS FOR USE
BY THE GENERAL BOATING PUBLIC OR AND TO SUPPLEMENT OPERATIONAL
MAINTENANCE COSTS AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE SECRETARY. BEFORE
APPROVING THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY PUMP-OUT STATION AT A PUBLIC OR
PRIVATE MARINA, THE SECRETARY SHALL CONSULT WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF THE ENVIRONMENT TO ASSURE THAT THE WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND
TREATMENT SYSTEM OF THE MARINA IS ADEQUATE TO HANDLE ANY
INCREASED FLOW. THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS TO GOVERN
THE USE AND OPERATION OF PUMP-OUT STATIONS FOR USE BY THE GENERAL
BOATING PUBLIC CONSTRUCTED OR SUPPORTED BY STATE FUNDS UNDER THIS
SECTION;

8-708.

(a)  Projects for dredging and marking channels and harbors,
construction of jetties and breakwaters, and clearing debris,
aquatic vegetation, and obstructions in navigable [waters]
WATERS, as well as construction of marine facilities located
within lands owned by the State Department of Natural Resources
AND CONSTRUCTION OF PUMP-OUT STATIONS FOR USE BY THE GENERAL
BOATING PUBLIC AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MARINAS shall be financed
solely by the Waterway Improvement Fund. Any funds available from
the federal government, any governing body, or any gift also may
be used for these purposes.

(b)   [The] EXCEPT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUMP-OUT STATIONS
FOR USE BY THE GENERAL BOATING PUBLIC AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
MARINAS, THE governing body and the Waterway Improvement Fund
jointly shall finance projects to construct marine facilities
beneficial to the boating public. The contribution of the
Waterway Improvement Fund shall be limited to not more than 50
percent of the cost of each project. However, the Waterway
Improvement Fund may finance completely any construction project
beneficial to the boating public which costs less than $25,000
regardless of its location.

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