Ch. 793                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND

relating   to the redeposit of spoil within a certain distance

of the     Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island chain in Baltimore

County;     and generally relating to the redeposit of spoil

within a certain distance of the Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island

chain in Baltimore County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Natural   Resources

Section 8-1602.1

Annotated Code of   Maryland

(1983 Replacement   Volume and 1988 Supplement)

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

Article - Natural Resources

8-1602.l.

(a)  (1) [The] EXCEPT FOR DREDGE SPOIL FROM LOCAL DREDGING
PROJECTS INITIATED BY BALTIMORE COUNTY IN THE WATERS OF BALTIMORE
COUNTY, THE Department may not approve more than one ANY
contained area for the redeposit of spoil within 5 miles of the
Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island chain in Baltimore County.

(2) A contained area described in paragraph (1) of
this subsection may not exceed the approximately 1,100 acre size
provided in the projects U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit
dated November 22, 1976.

(b)  Only (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, ONLY spoil from the excavation or dredging of
Baltimore Harbor, its approach channels and Baltimore County
tributary spoil from an approved dredging project in any of the
Baltimore County tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay may be
redeposited in a contained area described in subsection (a) of
this section.

(2) ONLY DREDGE SPOIL FROM LOCAL DREDGING PROJECTS

INITIATED BY BALTIMORE COUNTY IN THE WATERS OF BALTIMORE COUNTY

MAY BE REDEPOSITED IN ANY ADDITIONAL CONTAINED AREA FOR THE

REDEPOSIT OF SPOIL AUTHORIZED UNDER SUBSECTION (A)(1) OF THIS
SECTION.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1989.

Approved May 25, 1989.

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