§ 8-702. Cost sharing program
West's Annotated Code of MarylandAgricultureEffective: July 1, 2022
Effective: July 1, 2022
MD Code, Agriculture, § 8-702
§ 8-702. Cost sharing program
(a)(1) The General Assembly finds and declares that agriculturally related nonpoint sources of water pollution may potentially contribute to the degradation of the water resources of this State and that prevention and control efforts have been hampered because of the cost and lack of income producing potential in many agricultural practices designed to protect water quality.
(b) The cost sharing program established under this subtitle shall be implemented in conjunction with the “Agricultural Water Quality Management Program for the Control of Sediment and Animal Wastes” of the State Soil Conservation Committee as well as other State and local programs to control water pollution.
(c) The Department may not prohibit or limit, through any cost-share agreement, a participant in the cost sharing program established under this subtitle from participating in and receiving compensation from greenhouse gas markets, carbon credits, or soil carbon programs, if the purpose of the compensation is to achieve additional conservation benefits that are consistent with the State's Chesapeake Bay conservation goals.
(d) The Department may enter into partnerships, through formal contracts or memoranda of understanding, with private sector organizations with experience in carbon offset markets or programs in order to:
Credits
Added by Acts 1982, c. 405. Amended by Acts 2022, c. 237, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 238, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
MD Code, Agriculture, § 8-702, MD AGRIC § 8-702
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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