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§ 5-903. Purposes; goals

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEconomic DevelopmentEffective: October 1, 2008

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Economic Development (Refs & Annos)
Division I. Secretary of Commerce and Department of Commerce [Titles 1-8] (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Economic Development and Financial Assistance Programs (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 9. Dredged Material Disposal Alternative Program (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2008
MD Code, Economic Development, § 5-903
§ 5-903. Purposes; goals
Currentness
Purposes
(a) The purposes of the Program are to:
(1) designate innovative reuses of dredged material as a sustainable alternative in the management of dredged material disposal; and
(2) provide financial assistance for the production and marketing of technologies that dewater, analyze for contaminants, dry, and process dredged material for reuse in an economically beneficial manner.
Goals
(b) The goals of the Program are to:
(1) implement the beneficial reuse of dredged materials as a sustainable dredged material management method;
(2) foster markets for end-use products that use dredged material as a resource;
(3) increase public awareness of the many valuable commercial and industrial uses of dredged material and products made using dredged material; and
(4) facilitate the reuse of at least 500,000 cubic yards of dredged material each year.

Credits

Added by Acts 2008, c. 306, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2008.
MD Code, Economic Development, § 5-903, MD ECON DEV § 5-903
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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