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Ch. 225
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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Natural Resources
5-1605.
(d) Within 45 days from receipt of the forest conservation plan, the
Department or local authority shall notify the applicant whether the forest
conservation plan is complete [and approved]. If the Department or local authority
fails to notify the applicant about the forest conservation plan within 45 days, the
plan shall be treated as complete and approved. The Department or local authority
may require further information or provide for an extension of this deadline for an
additional 15 days for extenuating circumstances. In addition, at the request of the
applicant, the State or local authority may extend this deadline for extenuating
circumstances.
5-1607.
(e) (1) As part of the development of a forest conservation program, [a] THE
STATE OR local government shall develop provisions for:
(i) Preservation of areas described in subsections (c) and (d)(1) and
(3) of this section;
(ii) Retention as forest of all land forested, afforested, or reforested
under this subtitle; and
(iii) Limitation of uses of forest to those that are not inconsistent
with forest conservation, such as recreational activities and forest management under
subsection (f) of this section.
(2) The provisions required in paragraph (1) of this subsection may
include protective agreements for areas of forest conservation, including conservation
easements, deed restrictions, and covenants.
5-1610.
(c) Money collected by the State or a local authority under § 5-1608(c) OR §
5-1612 of this subtitle for noncompliance with this subtitle or regulations adopted
under this subtitle, or for noncompliance with a forest conservation plan or the
associated 2-year management agreement shall be deposited in the Forest
Conservation Fund.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect October 1, 2002.
Approved April 25, 2002.
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