Chesapeake Bay —

Ballast water management to prevent introduction of unwanted
species via ballast water into the Chesapeake Bay and other waters,
federal government and international organizations urged to
implement programs and fund research ...........................................

Bay access, appropriation for................................................................

Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Management Administration,
appropriation to.................................................................................

Communications Coordinating Office, appropriation to.....................

Critical Area Commission -
Appropriation to................................................................................

Pier and bulkhead construction, procedure to avoid duplication of
regulatory jurisdiction by State and local jurisdictions, provisions
added ...............................................................................................

Environmental Education and Visitors Center at Sandy Point State
Park, bond funds for..........................................................................

Floating Theatre, bond funds for.........................................................

Foundation, appropriation to................................................................

Heritage Loan of 1994, bond funds for Maritime Museum of Havre
de Grace and the R. Madison Mitchell Decoy Workshop, matching
fund requirements altered .................................................................

Marina project development in the Chesapeake Bay critical area,
local jurisdiction approval, credit for prior water quality protection
measures, provisions added ...............................................................

Patuxent River Commission, established as the Tributary Strategy
Team for the Patuxent watershed, and membership altered;
consideration of and voting requirements for Patuxent River Policy
Plan amendments, provisions altered ...............................................

Tidewater Administration, appropriation to........................................

Water quality improvement projects, bond funds for .........................

Waterway Improvement Fund financing of construction projects
beneficial to the boating public, maximum cost of eligible projects,

increased .............................................................................................

Child Abuse —

Baltimore County -

St. Vincent's Center for Children, bond funds for ..........................

Child abuse and neglect finding appeals involving a child who is the
subject of a child in need of assistance proceeding, hearing
procedures altered ............................................................................

Child custody, consideration of evidence of abuse required when
deciding custody or visitation issues .................................................

Child Sexual Offenders -
Probation prior to judgment, prohibited ..........................................

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INDEX

Chapter

Page

JR6 7	3623 421
7 7	511 561 377
7	427 551
525	2986
131 132 7	1781 1796 488
312	2231
626	3538
532 7 131	2996 428 551 1756 1779
430	2592
149	1848
570	3279
12	676
144	1839