Ch. 488                                    1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(7)     To receive a grant, the subdivision must participate in the national flood
insurance program.

(8)     Before making a grant, the Department, in cooperation with the Office
of Planning, shall review the flood control and watershed management operations of the
applicant subdivision to assure that the flood control and watershed management
operations are in compliance with this subtitle.

(9)     The Department, in consultation with the Office of Planning, shall adopt
regulations necessary for the administration of the grant program. These regulations may
include:

(i) A determination of statewide and interjurisdictional needs and
priorities;

(ii)    Standards of eligibility for applicants and projects;

(iii)   Criteria for recognition of tidal and nontidal areas;

(iv)   Engineering and economic standards and alternatives; and

(v)     Procedures for filing and processing contents of applications.

(10)   Each project application shall be submitted to and reviewed by the State
clearinghouse of the Office of Planning in accordance with established clearinghouse
procedures.

5-901.

(a)     In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b)     (1) "Agricultural activity" means aquaculture and farming activities.

(2) "Agricultural activity" includes:

(i) Plowing, tillage, cropping, seeding, cultivating, and harvesting for
the production of food and fiber products; and

(ii) The grazing of livestock.

(c)     "Best management practices" means conservation practices or systems of
practices and management measures that:

(1)     Control soil loss and reduce water quality degradation caused by
nutrients, animal waste, toxics, and sediment; and

(2)     Minimize adverse impacts to the surface water and groundwater flow
and circulation patterns, and to the chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of a
nontidal wetland.

(d)     "Department" means the Department of [Natural Resources] THE
ENVIRONMENT.

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