§ 16-101. Definitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironmentEffective: May 8, 2020
Effective: May 8, 2020
MD Code, Environment, § 16-101
§ 16-101. Definitions
(e) “Dredging” means the removal or displacement by any means of soil, sand, gravel, shells, or other material, whether or not of intrinsic value, from any State or private wetlands.
(f)(1) “Filling” means:
(g) “Landward boundary of wetlands” means the common boundary between wetlands, as defined in this section, and lands not included within the definitions of wetlands appearing in this section.
(h) “Licensed marine contractor” has the meaning stated in Title 17, Subtitle 3 of this article.
(i)(1) “Nonwater-dependent project” means a temporary or permanent structure that, by reason of its intrinsic nature, use, or operation, does not require location in, on, or over State or private wetlands.
(j) “Person” means any natural person, partnership, joint-stock company, unincorporated association or society, the federal government, the State, any unit of the State, a political subdivision, or other corporation of any type.
(k)(1) “Pier” means any pier, wharf, dock, walkway, bulkhead, breakwater, piles, or other similar structure.
(l)(1) “Private wetlands” means any land not considered “State wetland” bordering on or lying beneath tidal waters, which is subject to regular or periodic tidal action and supports aquatic growth.
(m)(1) “Public notice” means the public notice and public informational hearing procedures established in § 5-204(b) through (e) of this article.
(n) “Regular or periodic tidal action” means the rise and fall of the sea produced by the attraction of the sun and moon uninfluenced by wind or any other circumstance.
(p) “State wetlands” means any land under the navigable waters of the State below the mean high tide, affected by the regular rise and fall of the tide. Wetlands of this category which have been transferred by the State by valid grant, lease, patent, or grant confirmed by Article 5 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights shall be considered “private wetland” to the extent of the interest transferred.
Credits
Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 4, § 1. Amended by Acts 1978, c. 618; Acts 1981, c. 481; Acts 1982, c. 820, § 3; Acts 1983, c. 8; Acts 1987, c. 388; Acts 1989, c. 311; Acts 1989, c. 794; Acts 1990, c. 6, § 2; Acts 1994, c. 739, § 2. Renumbered from Natural Resources § 9-101 and amended by Acts 1995, c. 488, §§ 3, 8, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1995, c. 525, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995; Acts 2008, c. 142, § 1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2010, c. 286, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2011, c. 65, § 1, eff. April 12, 2011; Acts 2013, c. 492, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013; Acts 2019, c. 236, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 237, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2020, c. 628, § 1, eff. May 8, 2020.
Formerly Art. 66C, § 719.
MD Code, Environment, § 16-101, MD ENVIR § 16-101
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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