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HOUSE BILL 149
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HB 160/21 – ENT (PRE–FILED)
By: Delegate Bagnall
Requested: October 20, 2021
Introduced and read first time: January 12, 2022
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Wetlands and Waterways – Riparian Rights – Voluntary Registry and Notice 2
FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of the Environment to establish and 3
maintain a voluntary registry on the Department’s website for property owners who 4
have registered a claim of riparian rights with the Department; requiring the 5
Governor to appropriate funds to the Department to cover the cost of establishing 6
and maintaining the registry; requiring the holder of a covenant for riparian rights 7
to be provided notice of a certain proposed project at a certain time; and generally 8
relating to riparian rights. 9
BY adding to 10
Article – Environment 11
Section 16–201.1 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2014 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 14
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
Article – Environment 17
16–201.1. 18
(A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTA BLISH AND MAINTAIN A PUBLICLY 19
ACCESSIBLE VOLUNTARY REGISTRY ON THE DEPARTMENT ’S WEBSITE OF PROPERT Y 20
OWNERS WHO HAVE REGI STERED A CLAIM OF RI PARIAN RIGHTS WITH T HE 21
DEPARTMENT . 22
(2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DETE RMINE THE INFORMATIO N THAT A 23 2 HOUSE BILL 149
PROPERTY OWNER IS RE QUIRED TO SUBMIT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE R EGISTRY 1
UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 2
(3) THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPROP RIATE FUNDS TO THE 3
DEPARTMENT TO COVER T HE COST OF ESTABLISH ING AND MAINTAINING TH E 4
REGISTRY. 5
(B) THE HOLDER OF A COVEN ANT FOR RIPARIAN RIG HTS, INCLUDING A 6
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIO N, SHALL BE PROVIDED NO TICE OF A PROPOSED P ROJECT 7
IN THE IMMEDIATE ARE A OF THE PROPERTY SU BJECT TO THE COVENAN T AT THE 8
BEGINNING OF THE STATE OR LOCAL PERMITTIN G OR OTHER APPROVAL PROCESS 9
FOR THE PROPOSED PRO JECT. 10
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 11
October 1, 2022. 12