§ 5-218. Maryland Conservation Corps
West's Annotated Code of MarylandNatural Resources
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 5-218
§ 5-218. Maryland Conservation Corps
(a) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated:
(c) The Corps shall provide meaningful and productive employment for available manpower of this State in the field of development and maintenance of the State's natural resources. The General Assembly finds that employing Maryland's youth to conserve or develop natural resources and enhance and maintain environmentally important lands and waters is:
(d) The purpose of this section is to provide Maryland's youth with a work experience opportunity that will:
(e) The Corps shall engage in projects for:
(f) Corps projects shall conserve, improve, or develop natural resources or enhance, preserve, and maintain environmentally important public lands and waters, while providing youths with an opportunity for personal development in a variety of basic skills. Projects shall be undertaken in both urban and rural areas on the basis of:
(g) Youths participating in the Corps shall work in projects which do the following:
(h)(1) The Department shall recruit and employ youths for the Corps through existing State service delivery systems.
(3) A youth recruited for the Corps may not be hired through mechanisms for the employment of skilled service or professional service employees in the State Personnel Management System and may not earn any of the benefits of a skilled service or professional service employee, with the exception of special appointments.
(i) Annual funding for the Corps will be from:
(j) The Department shall use any federal appropriations that:
Credits
Added by Acts 1982, c. 297. Amended by Acts 1984, c. 510; Acts 1993, c. 22, § 1; Acts 1997, c. 743, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997.
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 5-218, MD NAT RES § 5-218
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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