Ch. 326

2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAPTER 326
(House Bill 786)

AN ACT concerning

State Personnel - Department of Agriculture - Employees in Soil

Conservation Districts - Grants

FOR the purpose of authorizing a soil conservation district or a certain county to
supplement the salary of certain employees by making certain grants; and
generally relating to State employees and soil conservation districts.

BY adding to

Article - Agriculture

Section 8-312

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1999 Replacement Volume and 2002 Supplement)

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

Article - Agriculture

8-312.

A SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT OR A COUNTY IN WHICH A SOIL
CONSERVATION DISTRICT IS LOCATED MAY SUPPLEMENT THE SALARY OF AN
EMPLOYEE OF THE DEPARTMENT WHO IS ASSIGNED TO WORK FOR A DISTRICT BY
PROVIDING A GRANT TO THE EMPLOYEE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2003.

Approved May 13, 2003.

CHAPTER 327
(House Bill 794)

AN ACT concerning

Intrastate Hazardous Liquid Pipelines - Operations and Reporting

FOR the purpose of requiring the Public Service Commission to include an engineer
with certain qualifications on its staff; requiring the Commission to establish
and adopt by regulation methods and best practices for intrastate hazardous
liquid pipeline facilities; requiring intrastate hazardous liquid pipeline
operators to report certain information to the Commission and the National
Response Center; requiring the Commission to report certain information to the

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