S.B. 65

VETOES

(2) THE ANALYSIS REQUIRED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION
SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION ON HOW ASSISTANCE UNDER THE COST SHARING
PROGRAM IS ALLOCATED.

(b)     The Department of Natural Resources shall study and analyze the progress
made in the management and control of the spread of phragmites on:

(1)     Lands that the Department of Natural Resources owns or controls; and

(2)     Any real property on which the Department of Natural Resources assists
landowners with the control of phragmites.

(c)     No later than December 1, 1091, the Department of Natural Resources, in
conjunction with the Department of Transportation and soil conservation districts, shall
prepare an inventory of phragmites in the State.

(d) By December 1, 1994, and on request of the committees thereafter, the THE
Department shall ANNUALLY submit a report under subsections (a) and (b) of this section
to:

(1)     The Environmental Matters Committee of the House of Delegates of
Maryland; and

(2)     The Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee of the Senate of
Maryland.

8-2107.

The Secretary shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle,
INCLUDING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR LANDOWNERS TO OBTAIN COST SHARING
ASSISTANCE AND PROCEDURES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COST SHARING
PROGRAM UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read as
follows:

Article - Natural Resources

I0-308.1.

(f) (1) All revenues accruing to the Wildlife Management and Protection Fund from
sales of the migratory wild waterfowl stamps shall be expended solely for the following
purposes:

(i) Waterfowl projects included in an approved State program to create,
develop, enhance, maintain, and manage nesting cover, winter foods, and other habitat
components on public lands to satisfy the habitat requirements of a broad range of wintering
waterfowl and native waterfowl species; and

(ii) Not more than 30% to adopt and implement a program to eradicate
the species Myocastor coypu (nutria) and to control the species Phragmites communis
(phragmites) [consistent with subparagraph (i) of this paragraph] ON PRIVATE LANDS.

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