§ 5-802. Legislative findings
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironmentEffective: June 1, 2019
Effective: June 1, 2019
MD Code, Environment, § 5-802
§ 5-802. Legislative findings
(a) The General Assembly finds and declares that:
(1) Recurrent flooding of a portion of the State's land resources causes loss of life, damage to property, disruption of commerce and governmental services, and unsanitary conditions, all of which are detrimental to the health, safety, welfare, and property of the occupants of flood hazard areas of the State;
(4) The public interest necessitates management of waters and flood hazard areas for the objectives of preventing and alleviating flood threats to life and health, reducing private and public economic losses, and to the extent possible, preserving the biological values associated with these land and water resources.
(b) The policy and purposes of this subtitle are:
Credits
Acts 1976, c. 691, § 1; Acts 1980, c. 352; Acts 1990, c. 6, § 2. Renumbered from Natural Resources § 8-9A-02 by Acts 1995, c. 488, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 651, § 1, eff. June 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 652, § 1, eff. June 1, 2019.
MD Code, Environment, § 5-802, MD ENVIR § 5-802
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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