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§ 8-7A-04. Animal Waste Technology Fund Advisory Committee

West's Annotated Code of MarylandAgricultureEffective: October 1, 2015

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Agriculture
Title 8. Soil Conservation (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 7a. Animal Waste Technology Fund (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2015
MD Code, Agriculture, § 8-7A-04
§ 8-7A-04. Animal Waste Technology Fund Advisory Committee
Currentness
Establishment
(a) The Department shall establish an Animal Waste Technology Fund Advisory Committee.
Chair and staff
(b) The Secretary of Agriculture shall be the Chair of the Advisory Committee and the Department will provide staff support.
Membership
(c) Ex officio membership of the Advisory Committee shall include:
(1) The Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary's designee;
(2) The Secretary of the Environment, or the Secretary's designee;
(3) The Secretary of Natural Resources, or the Secretary's designee;
(4) The Director of the Maryland Energy Administration, or the Director's designee; and
(5) The Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Maryland, or the Dean's designee.
Representatives
(d) The Secretary shall appoint committee representatives to include the poultry and livestock industries, agricultural community, environmental community, agricultural fertilizer industries, energy sector, and other areas of expertise as deemed appropriate.
Duties
(e) In consultation with the Animal Waste Technology Fund Advisory Committee, the Department shall:
(1) Develop program criteria;
(2) Review proposals; and
(3) Make project funding determinations.

Credits

Added by Acts 2012, c. 429, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012. Amended by Acts 2012, c. 66, § 6, eff. April 10, 2012; Acts 2015, c. 22, § 5.
MD Code, Agriculture, § 8-7A-04, MD AGRIC § 8-7A-04
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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